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Standard Chartered , said on Thursday it had launched cryptocurrency spot trading in bitcoin and ​ether for institutional clients in the United ‌Arab Emirates, becoming the first global systemically important bank to offer the service in the Gulf country.

Standard Chartered is helping its wealth management clients deploy a portion of their assets to hedge funds to better cushion the impact of ​heightened market volatility, a top executive said.

Ant International launched an upgraded version of its ​artificial intelligence model on Thursday, signing ‌up major global banks as financial institutions accelerate the adoption of specialised AI to ​manage liquidity risks.

Standard Chartered's joint venture Anchorpoint Financial said on Wednesday it had begun the first phase of the ​rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, offering ‌limited access to institutional distributors and professional investors.

Standard Chartered remains an attractive vehicle for emerging market exposure, despite a 20% stock price increase since January. STAN delivered robust H1 results: operating income up 7% to $11.6B, EPS at $1.52, and a $1B buyback launched. Loan loss provisions rose to $446M, but annualized losses remain modest at 26 bps; CET1 ratio is strong at 14.2%.