SHIFT · GLOBAL
Anchorage Digital and Standard Chartered expand institutional digital asset custody globally
Anchorage Digital, a digital asset custody platform, has formed a partnership with Standard Chartered to offer USD accounts, Swift wire access, and third-party transfer capabilities to non-US institutional clients, broadening crypto-asset banking infrastructure.
WHY IT MATTERS
Tier-1 bank partnership legitimizes institutional crypto custody and stablecoin settlement; BFSI orgs can now route digital-asset clients through regulated correspondent networks, accelerating tokenised-payment adoption.
Source: Finextra · 2026-10-06