Standard Chartered outlines digital push to smooth global payments at Sibos 2026
Standard Chartered's Naveen Mallela discussed how the bank is using new digital infrastructure to reduce cross-border friction and speed up international settlement. The item is a video from Sibos 2026.
At Sibos 2026, Standard Chartered’s Naveen Mallela spoke about the bank’s work with digital infrastructure for global payments. The focus was on making cross-border transactions less cumbersome and helping international settlement move more quickly. The story is available as a video from the event. Because the available material is limited, the item mainly signals an ongoing industry conversation rather than detailing specific systems, timelines, or results.
If digital infrastructure can reduce cross-border friction, businesses, remittance senders, and recipients could see faster settlement and less uncertainty. Banks and payment providers may need to adapt their systems and processes. The scale of any benefit may depend on adoption, interoperability, and safeguards, so the impact could vary across markets and users.