Expanding Our Partnership with Standard Chartered into the European Economic Area

Written by Erald Ghoos, CEO for OKX Europe

We’re expanding our partnership with Standard Chartered into the European Economic Area (EEA). When we first announced our collaboration with Standard Chartered in the UAE earlier this year, it was with the launch of our collateral mirroring programme, something we’re proud to call world-leading. The goal then, as now, was clear: give institutional clients the ability to manage risk better, reduce counterparty exposure, and trade with confidence.

The way we do this is simple in concept but powerful in impact. Institutional clients can custody their assets securely off-exchange, with Standard Chartered acting as an independent, regulated custodian. This separation enhances trust, transparency, and resilience in how assets are managed. Together, we’re building a system that combines the best of execution and custody, a full value chain for digital assets.

Now, by bringing this partnership into the EEA, we’re making it possible for clients to trade and secure their digital assets on a truly global scale. For us, this isn’t just an expansion. It’s the next step in building a safer, more reliable ecosystem for digital assets in Europe.

At Standard Chartered, Margaret Harwood-Jones, their Global Head of Financing and Securities Services, captured it well when she said that this expansion is about leveraging their established custody infrastructure alongside our regulatory framework to ensure the highest standards of security and compliance for institutional clients in Europe. That’s exactly what we’re striving for, meeting the needs of institutions in a regulated and trusted environment.

From our side at OKX, the combination of our MiCA license and this custody partnership represents our long-term commitment to Europe. MiCA provides clarity and certainty in regulation, which gives institutional clients the confidence to deploy capital securely. By pairing this with innovative solutions like collateral mirroring, we’re helping clients trade more efficiently in a safeguarded environment.

For us, it all comes down to trust, regulation, and innovation. With Standard Chartered as a partner, we’re bringing those principles to life in one of the world’s most important markets.