Standard Chartered launches UAE cryptocurrency trading on October 14: stock pre-market at EUR 25.42
Published on 10/16/2026 at 07:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSDigital assets and leadership
- Standard Chartered launched its UAE cryptocurrency trading solution on October 14, 2026.
- Standard Chartered stock was quoted pre-market at EUR 25.42 at 7:40 a.m. CEST on October 16, 2026, at Lang & Schwarz.
- Ying Ying Tan joined Standard Chartered in 2017 and was appointed to two global roles on October 14, 2026.
Standard Chartered announced on October 14, 2026, that it had launched a cryptocurrency trading solution for affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates. At 7:40 a.m. CEST on October 16, 2026, the stock was quoted pre-market at EUR 25.42 by Lang & Schwarz.
Pre-market trading
The quote was recorded before the Xetra open. The bank's bid was EUR 25.36 and its ask was EUR 25.47. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Standard Chartered stock.
What matters today
On October 14, 2026, Standard Chartered said the UAE offering would initially be available to Professional Investor clients. The solution enables clients to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether through their existing bank accounts. Ying Ying Tan, who joined Standard Chartered in 2017, was appointed Global Head of Securities Services and Global Head of Digital Assets on October 14, 2026.
UAE cryptocurrency service
The bank said the offering was the first of its kind from an international bank in the UAE. It was developed through collaboration between the bank's Wealth and Retail Banking and Corporate and Investment Banking businesses, alongside SC Ventures-backed Zodia Markets, and received licensing approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. Standard Chartered said the service uses its custody and settlement infrastructure.
Leadership appointments
In a separate October 14, 2026, announcement, Standard Chartered said Tan would lead its global Securities Services business and its digital assets agenda. She succeeded Margaret Harwood-Jones in the securities services role, while Harwood-Jones became CEO of UK & Europe. Standard Chartered said Tan would be based in Singapore.
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