Depositary, Custody & Banking

Standard Chartered (Securities Services)

DIFC securities services from Standard Chartered; among the earliest DFSA licensees, 2004.

The DIFC securities-services and custody business of Standard Chartered, a market leader in securities services and one of the DFSA's early licensees (licensed 20 Sep 2004; DFSA ref F000003). Its DFSA authorisation includes 'Arranging Custody' across securities and investment/crypto tokens. The bank runs its Africa & Middle East regional headquarters from the DIFC and in 2024 obtained a DFSA licence to provide digital-asset custody (powered by subsidiary Zodia Custody), with Brevan Howard Digital as inaugural client.

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Jurisdiction
Dubai
Service line
Depositary, Custody & Banking
Head office
London, UK
Founded
1969
Size
Global (5,000+ staff)
Services
Custody & safekeeping, Securities services, Digital asset custody (via Zodia Custody), Fund services / trustee, Corporate & institutional banking
Jurisdictions served
United Arab Emirates, Global
Client types
Asset managers, Funds, Hedge funds, Institutional investors, Corporates
Also listed in
British Virgin Islands
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