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NAVEEN MALLELA

JOB FROM: GLOBAL CO-HEAD OF KINEXYS AT JP MORGAN CHASE

JOB TO: GLOBAL HEAD OF PAYMENTS, STANDARD CHARTERED

Standard Chartered has appointed Naveen Mallela as Global Head of Payments, effective 4 May 2026. Joining from JP Morgan’ s Kinexys, Naveen brings 25 years of innovation experience. He will lead a newly integrated team in Singapore, overseeing the convergence of traditional clearing with emerging tokenised and on-chain payment flows.

“Naveen’ s experience in leading payments innovation will be pivotal as we scale our next phase of growth”

Roberto Hoornweg, Chief Revenue Officer, Standard Chartered

16 April 2026