Standard Chartered Launches Corporate Tokenized Deposit Service in Hong Kong
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Standard Chartered ($STAN.L) launched a tokenized deposit service for corporate clients in Hong Kong on the 2nd, marking the first market in the bank's global network to offer the product. Eligible clients can represent bank deposits in token form for use in treasury and investment operations, with the bank citing intra-group cash management and liquidity management as key use cases. The service targets digital investment and corporate treasury functions and is not a consumer payments offering. Standard Chartered is building the service on its own blockchain infrastructure in connection with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Project Ensemble pilot. The launch positions the bank within Hong Kong's push to develop tokenized financial markets under HKMA oversight. Watch for expansion of the service to other markets in Standard Chartered's network and further integration with Project Ensemble's tokenized deposit ecosystem.
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