Standard Chartered becomes first G-SIB to issue digitally native notes on Euroclear's D-FMI - Businessday NG

The landmark issuance marks another milestone in the development of digital capital markets and reinforces Standard Chartered’s commitment to advancing digital asset innovation

20 August 2026, London, Singapore – Standard Chartered today announced the issuance of a USD 200 million three-year floating-rate digitally native notes (DNNs), becoming the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) and the first UK Issuer to issue on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI). Application has been made for the notes to be admitted to trading on the International Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange.

The notes were issued using distributed ledger technology through Euroclear’s D-FMI, which enables the issuance of digital international securities within a regulated market infrastructure environment, while maintaining connectivity to established issuance, settlement and servicing processes. Standard Chartered acted as sole dealer for the offering.

The transaction marks an important step in the continued development of digital capital markets, demonstrating how distributed ledger technology can be embedded within existing market infrastructure to support more efficient and interoperable issuance processes. It also builds on Standard Chartered’s experience supporting clients on pioneering digital bond transactions and extends that capability to the Bank’s own funding programme.