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Standard Chartered has appointed Naveen Mallela as Global Head of Payments as it integrates its clearing, collections and payments teams into one unit.
Naveen Mallela
Effective 4 May 2026, Mallela will lead the bank’s unified payments organisation.
The unit will develop payment capabilities across the full transaction lifecycle, covering both traditional rails and tokenised and on-chain payment flows.
Mallela will be based in Singapore and report to Mahesh Kini, Global Head of Cash Management at the bank.
He brings more than 25 years of experience in transaction banking and payments, with a focus on modernising payment infrastructure and developing next-generation solutions.
Mallela joins Standard Chartered from JPMorgan Chase, where he served as Global Co-Head of Kinexys, formerly known as Onyx.
Kinexys is JPMorgan’s permissioned blockchain unit that supports real-time cross-border payments and digital asset settlement.
Roberto Hoornweg
“As client needs evolve and payments increasingly integrate traditional and on-chain settlement models, Naveen’s experience in leading payments innovation will be pivotal as we scale our next phase of growth by combining clearing and digital assets capabilities in a client-centric way,”
said Roberto Hoornweg, CEO, Corporate and Investment Banking at Standard Chartered.
The move forms part of Standard Chartered’s broader efforts to modernise its cash management business through technology investments, process redesign and partnerships aimed at meeting evolving cross-border payment needs.
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