Standard Chartered Archives

September 1, 2023

Standardised minimum 20-week parental leave provisions irrespective of gender, relationship status or how a child comes to permanently join an employee’s family. 31 August 2023, Colombo: Standard Chartered globally has announced the rollout of enhanced parental leave benefits. From 1 September 2023, the Bank will be standardising the amount of parental leave […]

August 17, 2023

17 August 2023, Colombo: Standard Chartered Sri Lanka demonstrated exceptional success at the Asset Triple A Treasuries Awards 2023 where the Bank secured five coveted awards across various categories. The awards, a hallmark of excellence in corporate treasury management, trade finance, supply chain management, risk management, and ESG initiatives, underscore the Bank’s […]

July 20, 2023

Champions Dialog win Grand Prize to tour UK and witness a live LFC EPL game at Anfield 18 July 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Standard Chartered Cup 2023, a 5-a-side Futsal tournament organised by Standard Chartered Sri Lanka, concluded at the Racecourse Grounds, Colombo on Saturday, 8th July. Competing amongst 11 […]

June 12, 2023

12 June 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Standard Chartered Sri Lanka clinched two awards at The Asset Triple A Treasurise Awards 2023. In addition to the ‘Best Payments and Collections Solution’ award received under the ‘New Economy Solutions’ category for the recently implemented interbank instant payment Application Programming Interface (API) for PickMe, […]

May 3, 2023

02 May 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The South Asia Cluster Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered, Zarin Daruwala, is currently being hosted by Standard Chartered Sri Lanka. With the focus of further deepening the Bank’s long-standing strategic partnership with the nation’s public and private sectors and help support the nation towards […]

April 27, 2023

27 April 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – With the recent introduction of Indian Rupees (INR) as a designated foreign currency by the Central Bank, Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has completed its first INR transaction for a multinational corporate client in the form of an outward telegraphic transfer between Sri Lanka and the […]

March 30, 2023

Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Yohan Samarakkody as Country Chief Risk Officer (CCRO) and Head of Operational Risk for Sri Lanka, effective 1st March 2023. Yohan counts for over 15 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Equity Research and Banking. In his previous roles prior to joining Standard Chartered, he […]

March 13, 2023

10 March, 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Research team recently visited Sri Lanka to hold its annual Global Research Briefing (GRB), themed ‘A year of two halves’. The event, held on March 3 at the Galle Face Hotel Colombo, was attended by approximately 150 Corporate, Commercial & Institutional […]

December 19, 2022

19 December, 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Standard Chartered Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Bingumal Thewarathanthri was elected as the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) with immediate effect, at a recently concluded meeting of the SLBA Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment, Bingumal was a Vice Chairperson and […]

December 13, 2022

13 December, 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Standard Chartered Sri Lanka has partnered with the Soul Sounds Academy for a third consecutive year to ring in the festive cheer through an evening of traditional Christmas Carols, in collaboration with Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Soul Sounds, the renowned all-female choral ensemble, directed by veteran […]

Standard Chartered drives inclusion with enhanced global parental leave benefit

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka shines with five prestigious Honours at the Asset Triple A Treasuries Awards 2023

Standard Chartered hosts SC Cup 2023, awarding the champions with a prize of a lifetime

Standard Chartered takes home ‘Best Payments and Collections Solution’ at The Asset Triple A Treasurise Awards 2023

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka hosts Cluster CEO Zarin Daruwala

Standard Chartered Sri Lanka executes its first INR transaction

Standard Chartered appoints Yohan Samarakkody as Country Chief Risk Officer and Head of Operational Risk

Standard Chartered provides insights on Global and Sri Lankan economic outlook at annual Research Briefing

Standard Chartered CEO appointed Chairperson of Sri Lanka Banks’ Association

Standard Chartered & Soul Sounds to present ‘Moods of Christmas’ this festive season