Standard Chartered USA: Best International Corporate & Institutional Bank US 2021

Standard Chartered USA draws on more than  160 years of financial services experience to execute clients’ financial imperatives and drive commerce and prosperity through its unique diversity. The group, headquartered in the UK and dual listed on the London and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges, deploys a global workforce of 85,000 employees with over 120 nationalities to serve clients across 150 markets. The Americas business is headquartered in NYC and present in eight locations across North and South America. Through its corporate, commercial and institutional banking division, Standard Chartered USA works with multinational corporations, financial institutions and development organisations, leveraging the group’s global network and deep local knowledge to support clients’ growth and international expansion efforts. Standard Chartered USA boasts a strong balance sheet with exceptional access to top-tier entities, a proven understanding of dynamic global markets and deep institutional knowledge. The bank is committed to driving commerce and prosperity on a global scale — and in alignment with the sustainability agenda. Standard Chartered USA promotes sustainable development goals and the 2050 target to achieve net zero carbon emissions through financing. It assists clients across the network with the drafting and implementation of net-zero strategies. It works with multinationals and community partners through various programmes that support disadvantaged youth and hopes to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators through a series of youth outreach initiatives. The CFI.co judging panel announces Standard Chartered USA — agile, ambitious and always client-centric — as the winner of the 2021 award for Best International Corporate & Institutional Bank (US).