Standard Chartered and OKX have announced the expansion of their partnership into the European Economic Area (EEA).

The collaboration between Standard Chartered and OKX was first introduced in the UAE in April 2025 with the launch of their collateral mirroring programme.

The initiative enables institutional clients to manage risk more effectively by holding assets off-exchange, with Standard Chartered acting as an independent and regulated custodian.

Through this partnership, the two firms will provide a complete value chain from trade execution to custody.

Expanding into the EEA will allow institutional clients to trade and safeguard digital assets across jurisdictions using both institutions’ combined capabilities.

“The expansion of our custody to the EEA represents a significant milestone in our collaboration with OKX,”

said Margaret Harwood-Jones, Global Head of Financing and Securities Services at Standard Chartered.

“By leveraging our established custody infrastructure and OKX’s regulatory framework, we are committed to ensuring the highest standards of security and compliance for our institutional clients in Europe.”

“The combination of our MiCA license and the expansion of our custody partnership into the EEA reflects OKX’s commitment to building a trusted and fully regulated marketplace in Europe,”

said Iskandar Vanblarcum, Vice President of Institutional Sales and Business Development at OKX.

“With MiCA providing clear regulatory standards, we’re giving institutional clients the confidence to deploy capital securely, while leveraging innovative solutions like collateral mirroring to trade more efficiently in a safeguarded environment.”

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