Strategic Alliance Between LSEG and Standard Chartered Enhances Market Data Integration and Strengthens Regulatory Ready Infrastructure

Strategic Alliance Between LSEG and Standard Chartered Enhances Market Data Integration and Strengthens Regulatory Ready Infrastructure

(IN BRIEF) LSEG and Standard Chartered have launched a multi-year collaboration that enables the bank to adopt LSEG’s multi-asset data, analytics, and news services at an enterprise level through a unified governance and delivery model. The agreement focuses on consolidating market-data access, improving transparency and control over data usage, and streamlining entitlements to support regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. By integrating these capabilities across front-to-back workflows, the partnership aims to accelerate innovation and enhance data-driven client services.

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 18-Feb-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has entered into a long-term strategic collaboration with Standard Chartered to deliver enterprise-wide access to LSEG’s multi-asset data, news, and analytics capabilities. The agreement will allow the bank to integrate these resources across its operations through a unified framework for distribution, permissions, and governance.

The partnership is designed to simplify Standard Chartered’s market-data environment by centralizing access to content while enhancing visibility into data cataloguing, usage lineage, and entitlement controls. This consolidated approach is expected to support a more efficient operating model and strengthen oversight of how information is managed and consumed throughout the organization.

Gianluca Biagini, Group Co-Head of Data & Analytics at LSEG, said the collaboration reflects a shared commitment to improving how financial institutions access and deploy critical data resources. He noted that LSEG’s broad content coverage, transparent rights structure, and flexible delivery options—including direct feeds, APIs, and cloud-based channels—will help the bank optimize performance today while enabling future innovation.

Mark Price, Chief Operating Officer for Corporate & Investment Banking at Standard Chartered, highlighted that the agreement provides a single, well-governed route to high-quality, multi-asset information. By unifying access and entitlement management, the bank aims to reduce complexity across its data landscape, strengthen internal controls, and accelerate the delivery of value to clients.

Combining the global reach and expertise of both organizations, the collaboration enhances auditability and regulatory alignment while enabling integrated workflows spanning trading, risk management, finance, and wealth services. The initiative is intended to help Standard Chartered deliver more consistent, insight-driven client experiences with improved speed and operational coherence.

SOURCE: LSEG