UK-headquartered bank Standard Chartered and London-based crypto broker B2C2 have partnered to enhance institutional access to digital asset markets in a collaboration that combines the bank’s global banking infrastructure with the broker’s deep crypto liquidity across spot and options markets.

Under the agreement, the companies say, B2C2 will offer its institutional client base – including asset managers, hedge funds, corporates and family offices – future direct connectivity and liquidity provision to the bank’s network of banking rails and world-class settlement facilities.

The partnership, both organizations note, aims to deliver a best-in-class client experience by combining regulated banking services with institutional-grade crypto liquidity.

Institutional adoption of digital assets continues to accelerate across Asia and beyond, driven by growing demand for regulated access to crypto as an emerging asset class. By providing the broker’s clients with access to bank’s banking network, the partnership helps bridge the traditional finance and crypto markets, reducing friction in fiat-to-crypto flows, while enabling faster, more reliable settlement.

“As digital assets move from the periphery to the core of global finance,” says Luke Boland, the bank’s head of fintech for Asia, “we are enabling regulated, scalable market linkage without compromising execution or risk management.”

Thomas Restout, the broker’s group CEO, adds: “Standard Chartered’s global reach, strong regulatory credentials and commitment to digital assets make it an ideal strategic counterpart as we continue to expand our institutional footprint. Together, we are building a durable connectivity layer between traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem.”