“Can Standard Chartered accelerate its global relevance by building and investing in fintech ventures that embed banking services into digital ecosystems across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East?”
SC Ventures was created as Standard Chartered's dedicated innovation arm to 'rewire the DNA in banking.' Rather than operating solely as a corporate VC, it builds and incubates new ventures (e.g. SOLV, nexus BaaS) alongside making fintech investments. Its portfolio spans Digital Banking & Lifestyle, Trade & Supply Chains, and Digital Assets, reflecting a strategic bet on embedding financial services into non-bank ecosystems globally — particularly across Asia and Africa.
Sc Ventures discloses Standard Chartered nexus (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Sc Ventures does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Standard Chartered nexus (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Sc Ventures's stack: Banking / BaaS (Standard Chartered nexus (in-house)); Lending (Furaha (purpose-driven loans for African markets — education, gender-focused lending) and SOLV (B2B marketplace with embedded trade finance/credit for Indian MSMEs)).
Sc Ventures is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore.
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