- Data completeness
- 100%
- Confidence
- 88%
- Sources
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 7 Jun 2025
What to know
Standard Chartered is a London-headquartered, publicly traded multinational bank (formed by a 1969 merger, with origins tracing to the Chartered Bank in 1853) and one of Tempo's original design partners, announced September 4, 2025. Its Standard Chartered-backed institutional digital-asset custody venture, Zodia Custody, operates a validator on the Tempo network, announced April 14, 2026.
Best for
- +Understanding Tempo's institutional bank and design-partner cohort
- +Tracing the Zodia Custody validator and institutional digital-asset custody on Tempo
Watch out
- The Tempo validator is operated by Zodia Custody, the bank's digital-asset custody venture, rather than Standard Chartered's core bank directly.
- Design-partner and validator status carry no token: Tempo has no native token, and fees are paid in USD-denominated stablecoins.
Key facts
- Role on Tempo
- One of Tempo's original/initial design partners, contributing input on the network's institutional requirements· 94%
- Design-partner announcement
- Named an original Tempo design partner, announced September 4, 2025· 92%
- Validator (via Zodia Custody)
- Zodia Custody, the bank's institutional digital-asset custody venture, operates a Tempo validator, joining Stripe and Visa among the network's first external validators· 91%
- Validator announcement date
- April 14, 2026· 91%
- Zodia Custody relationship
- Zodia Custody is a Standard Chartered-backed institutional digital-asset custodian; the Tempo validator is run by Zodia rather than the core bank directly· 60%
- Tempo token/fee context
- Tempo has no native token; transaction fees are paid in supported USD-denominated stablecoins· 97%
History
1853
Chartered Bank founded
The Chartered Bank was founded in London, forming one of the earliest roots of the modern group.
1969
Standard Chartered formed
Standard Bank and The Chartered Bank merged to create Standard Chartered.
2025-09
Named a Tempo design partner
Standard Chartered was listed among Tempo's original design partners at the network's launch announcement on September 4, 2025.
2026-04
Zodia Custody joins Tempo as a validator
Zodia Custody, backed by Standard Chartered, joined Stripe and Visa as one of Tempo's first external validators, announced April 14, 2026.
FAQ
- What is Standard Chartered's role on Tempo?
- It is one of Tempo's original design partners (announced September 4, 2025), and its Standard Chartered-backed custody venture, Zodia Custody, operates a Tempo validator (announced April 14, 2026).
- Is Standard Chartered itself the validator?
- The validator is operated by Zodia Custody, its institutional digital-asset custody venture, rather than the core bank directly.
- Where is Standard Chartered based and when was it founded?
- It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and was formed in 1969 through a merger, with origins tracing to the Chartered Bank founded in London in 1853.
- Does Standard Chartered's involvement imply a Tempo token or airdrop?
- No. Tempo has no native token; transaction fees are paid in supported USD-denominated stablecoins.