Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services group headquartered in London. Formed in 1969 through the merger of Standard Bank of British South Africa and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, the group operates primarily across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, Standard Chartered provides corporate and institutional banking, trade and supply-chain finance, cash management, foreign exchange, capital markets, project and structured finance, and risk management services. Its network supports cross-border commerce and commodity flows, including financing for energy and chemicals value chains, infrastructure, and logistics. The bank also offers sustainable finance products used by industrial clients.