# Standard Chartered

*Global bank; its Zodia unit is a Tempo validator.*

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.

## At a glance

- **Type:** company
- **Category:** companies-partners
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://sc.com

## Key facts

- **Role on Tempo:** One of Tempo's original/initial design partners, contributing input on the network's institutional requirements _(confidence 94%)_
- **Design-partner announcement:** Named an original Tempo design partner, announced September 4, 2025 _(confidence 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 _(confidence 91%)_
- **Validator announcement date:** April 14, 2026 _(confidence 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 _(confidence 60%)_
- **Tempo token/fee context:** Tempo has no native token; transaction fees are paid in supported USD-denominated stablecoins _(confidence 97%)_

## Related entities

- [Tempo](https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/tempo) — partners

## Sources

1. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/introducing-tempo](https://tempo.xyz/blog/introducing-tempo)
2. [https://tempo.xyz/blog/stripe-visa-zodia-join-as-validators](https://tempo.xyz/blog/stripe-visa-zodia-join-as-validators)
3. [https://www.ledgerinsights.com/zodia-custody-standard-chartered-tempo-validator/](https://www.ledgerinsights.com/zodia-custody-standard-chartered-tempo-validator/)
4. [https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/fees](https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/fees)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/standard-chartered  
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