DEPLOYMENT · GLOBAL
Standard Chartered enables institutional USDC minting and redemption
Standard Chartered partnered with Circle to provide institutional clients direct access to USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuance and redemption. This moves institutional crypto on-/off-ramps closer to primary banking infrastructure.
WHY IT MATTERS
Tier-1 bank embedding stablecoin infrastructure signals regulatory approval and de-risks corporate treasuries holding digital assets; accelerates enterprise adoption of tokenized settlement.
Source: Finextra · 2026-07-03