Standard Chartered wins IFSCA nod for GIFT City wealth management push

Standard Chartered has received in-principle approval from IFSCA to distribute capital-market products from GIFT City and plans to launch wealth management services there in the coming months.

— Filed Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 15:43 IST · Source Business Standard · Companies · Updated

Standard Chartered received IFSCA in-principle approval to distribute capital-market products from GIFT City and plans to launch wealth management services there within months, expanding its India retail-services offering.

Why this matters

With no related recent signals provided, the IFSCA approval establishes Standard Chartered's planned GIFT City wealth-management expansion.

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