StanChart taps ex-Deutsche Bank exec Matthiessen to lead digital assets push
Standard Chartered announced on Monday that Ole Matthiessen, formerly of Deutsche Bank, will join as global head of transaction services and digital assets within its corporate and investment banking arm. The appointment places a seasoned transaction-banking executive in charge of the bank’s push to expand custody, settlement and tokenization capabilities for institutional clients. The hire underscores Standard Chartered’s ambition to scale crypto-related services as demand from corporates and asset managers grows. Matthiessen’s background at a major European bank should help accelerate product development and client outreach, while the move also highlights intensifying competition among global banks to capture institutional flows in digital assets. Market participants and regulators will likely watch how quickly Standard Chartered translates the leadership change into live offerings.