Standard Chartered Bank

StanChart names ex-JPMorgan chief PD Singh as India, South Asia CEO nominee

If approved, P D Singh will succeed Zarin Daruwala, who is set to retire on April 1, 2025, after nearly a decade in the role

Standard Chartered leads as dollar settlement bank in India's GIFT city

A settlement bank is traditionally responsible for processing trades, dealing with everything from the exchange of payment from buyer to seller and the transfer of securities.

StanChart to double down on SME, affluent, wealth banking segments

After Mumbai, the bank is planning to open such centres in some other key markets in India to address the requirements of global Indians

Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy Rs 4.1K cr India personal loan book of StanC

This deal marks the second significant transaction between an Indian private sector bank and a foreign bank in recent years

Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy Standard Chartered's India personal loan book

Transaction is expected to be completed over next three months

Sanjeev Mehta quits Standard Chartered Bank, set to launch new venture

Sanjeev Mehta Sanjeev Mehta has stepped down as Standard Chartered Bank's managing director and head of transaction banking sales for corporate, commercial and institutional Banking for South Asia after a 17-year career at the bank. Mehta resigned in July this year with plans to launch a greenfield venture, a statement said on Friday. His departure from the bank comes at a time when the Indian financial landscape is undergoing rapid change, presenting both challenges and opportunities for new entrants, it said.

Stable currency fosters internationalisation, says Zarin Daruwala

The rupee was the third most stable Asian currency against the US dollar in the financial year 2023-2024 after the Hong Kong dollar and Singapore dollar, primarily due to timely intervention by RBI

Standard Chartered Bank exits Protean eGov Tech, sells stake for Rs 225 cr

British multinational Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday exited Protean eGov Technologies by selling its entire 3.09 per cent stake for Rs 225 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available on the BSE, Standard Chartered Bank offloaded 12.50 lakh shares or 3.09 per cent stake in Protean eGov Technologies. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,799.79 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 224.97 crore. At the end of the June quarter, London-based Standard Chartered Bank owned a 3.09 per cent stake in Protean eGov Technologies, shareholding data showed with the bourse. Details of buyers of Protean eGov Tech's shares could not be ascertained. Shares of Protean eGov Technologies fell 1.19 per cent to close at Rs 1,845.45 per piece on the BSE. On Monday, Protean eGov Technologies reported a 10.83 per cent decline in its consolidated net sales to Rs 196.54 crore for the quarter ended June, compared to Rs 220.41 crore in the correspon

Standard Chartered Q1 2024 results: Profits rise 5.5%, beat estimates

Despite the forecast-beating quarterly profit, the bank saw its credit impairments worsen in 2024

Jio Financial set to hire StanChart India consumer banking head Kusal Roy

Jio Financial Services Ltd has been actively recruiting talent as part of its expansion effort

AdaniConneX in talks with banks to raise $900-950 mn in offshore loan

The funding arrangement entails an interest rate set at 250-260 basis points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and spans a duration of six years

DCM Shriram gets Rs 100 cr sustainable finance from Standard Chartered Bank

DCM Shriram Ltd on Wednesday said it has secured Rs 100 crore sustainable finance from the Standard Chartered Bank to fund the upcoming compressed bio-gas plant in Uttar Pradesh. The compressed bio-gas plant with 12 tonne per day capacity at the Ajbapur Sugar Unit will produce compressed bio-gas using 'pressmud' as feed stock, a waste generated in the sugar manufacturing process, the company said in a statement. DCM Executive Director and Group CFO Amit Agarwal said this is the company's second sustainable finance transaction in the last six months. Standard Chartered Bank Executive Director (Sustainable Finance) Shobana Chawla said sustainable financing continues to be one of the strategic priorities at the bank. "We have been assisting our clients transition to net zero, and at a group level have committed to mobilise USD 300 billion in sustainable finance by 2030. This facility to DCM Shriram is one such initiative," she added. DCM Shriram is in the diversified business of ...

StanChart exits CDSL, sells stake; Maruti mcap breaches Rs 4 trn mark

The market capitalisation of passenger car major Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) topped the Rs 4 trillion mark for the first time in intraday trade on Wednesday

Aster DM, CDSL dip up to 7% after 10% equity changes hands via block deals

Aster DM sees nearly 10 per cent of its equity change hands, while 10.23 per cent equity of CDSL were traded in a black deal on Wednesday.

StanChart weighs break up of corporate, investment bank to improve returns

The London-listed bank has been weighed down in recent years, in part as it was forced to set aside more in reserves for souring loans tied to Chinese commercial real estate.

Rana Talwar: Indian trailblazer who took Citi, StanC to new heights

Talwar, the son-in-law of real estate tycoon KP Singh, chairman emeritus of DLF, also served on the board as a non-executive director

Rana Talwar, first Indian to head a global bank, passes away at 76

Veteran banker Rana Talwar, who was the first Indian to head a global bank -- Standard Chartered Plc, died at the age of 76 years. Talwar, son-in-law of DLF Group chairman emeritus K P Singh, breathed his last on Saturday, sources said. He is survived by his wife Renuka and son Rahul. Besides DLF, he served on the boards of various companies including Asahi India Glass Limited and Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited. The company regrets to inform about the sad demise of Talwar, a non-executive director, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, which was intimated to the company by the family members, DLF said in a regulatory filing. Born in 1948, Talwar started his career as a banker in India with Citi Bank after passing out of the prestigious St Stephens College, Delhi. During his stint at Citi Bank, Gurvirendra Singh Talwar also known as Rana Talwar, was responsible for building the US-based bank's retail businesses across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He was subsequently respon

State Bank of India raises $600 million through dollar bonds

S&P Global Ratings had assigned a BBB long-term issue rating to benchmark-sized notes that the London branch of SBI issued

Vedanta close to raising $3 bn from JP Morgan, Standard Chartered: Report

The money will be used to escape default on Vedanta's upcoming payments

GreenCell, SCB ink green financing deal for Surat E-Mobility project

Electric mobility player GreenCell Mobility on Thursday said it has signed a green financing deal with Standard Chartered Bank for its Rs 125-crore Surat E-Mobility project. Surat E-Mobility project consists of 150 electric buses in Gujarat and aims to reduce 1 lakh tonne of CO2 emissions over the project lifetime, the company said in a statement. "GreenCell has availed green loan by the leading global bank, Standard Chartered Bank, in a significant move to step up our efforts towards transforming India's electric transportation landscape. "The green financing secured for our project will not only boost our operations but also reaffirm our leadership in the e-mobility sector in India," GreenCell Mobility CEO and Managing Director Devndra Chawla said. The company claimed that this is the first green loan project finance facility for an e-mobility project in India and globally by the Standard Chartered Bank. "We are delighted to support GreenCell Mobility on this landmark financing,