according to Techinasia, Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Naveen Mallela as the head of global payments business. Mallela will officially take office on May 4, 2026. Mallela will be based in Singapore and report to Mahesh Kini, head of global cash management at Standard Chartered Bank.

In his new role, Mallela will lead a global team that integrates collections, clearing, and payments, responsible for designing and delivering solutions covering the entire payment lifecycle, including traditional payments as well as emerging tokenized and on-chain payment processes.

Previously, Mallela served as the global co-head of Kinexys (formerly Onyx) at JPMorgan Chase, a licensed blockchain business unit of JPMorgan focused on real-time, 24/7 cross-border payments and digital asset settlement.