B2C2 and StanChart Partner to Expand Access to Digital Assets

Standard Chartered and digital asset liquidity provider B2C2 have unveiled a partnership aimed at enhancing institutional access to digital asset markets, combining Standard Chartered’s banking infrastructure with B2C2’s crypto liquidity across spot and options markets.

Under the agreement, B2C2 will offer its institutional client base future direct connectivity and liquidity provision to Standard Chartered’s network of banking rails and settlement facilities. The firms say the partnership aims to combine regulated banking services with crypto liquidity.

The two firms add that institutional adoption of digital assets continues to accelerate across Asia and beyond, driven by growing demand for regulated access to crypto as an emerging asset class. By providing B2C2’s clients with access to Standard Chartered’s banking network, the partnership helps bridge the traditional finance and crypto markets, reducing friction in fiat-to-crypto flows while enabling faster, more reliable settlement.

“As digital assets move from the periphery to the core of global finance, we are enabling regulated, scalable market linkage without compromising execution or risk management,” says Luke Boland, head of fintech, Asia, Standard Chartered.

Thomas Restout, Group CEO, B2C2, adds, “Standard Chartered’s global reach, strong regulatory credentials and commitment to digital assets make it an ideal strategic counterpart as we continue to expand our institutional footprint. Together, we are building a durable connectivity layer between traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem.”