HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentium has partnered with Standard Chartered to make cross-border expansion simpler and faster for businesses across Asia-Pacific (APAC). Formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding, the collaboration is designed to empower clients to seize opportunities in the region with practical, clear solutions.
Launching in Hong Kong with a fast-track banking service for Ascentium clients, the partnership helps businesses open accounts quickly and begin operations without unnecessary delays. While Hong Kong is the starting point, both organisations plan to extend this model to other APAC markets in the near future.
The partnership also creates a connected network across APAC, giving clients direct access to Standard Chartered's referral network in Singapore, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, and India. By combining banking efficiency with Ascentium's corporate services expertise, the collaboration positions Ascentium as a one-stop growth platform for businesses looking to scale across borders with confidence.
Beyond delivering a smarter way to bank, Ascentium and Standard Chartered are opening avenues for businesses to connect, grow, and thrive through joint marketing initiatives and co-hosted events in markets including Vietnam and Mainland China which are already underway. Ascentium will also join Standard Chartered's Global Chinese Services network, establishing a connection to Chinese corporates and reinforcing both organisations' commitment to supporting businesses with global ambitions.
Wendy Wang, Founding Management and Group President of Ascentium, said: "This partnership reflects a shared mission to make expansion simpler, faster, and more human. By bringing together leaders in banking and corporate services, we've created a powerhouse that gives businesses clarity and confidence from day one. We're excited to embark on this journey with Standard Chartered, and to work together in delivering this model to more markets across Asia."
Xie Wen, Global Head, SME Banking at Standard Chartered, added: "As a leading international wealth manager, our goal is to make banking simple and accessible for businesses with global ambitions. Our partnership with Ascentium allows us to offer our clients a smoother, end-to-end experience, from account opening to cross-border expansion, helping businesses scale with confidence."
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About Ascentium
Ascentium is a leading global business services platform dedicated to helping businesses and individuals scale greater heights. Headquartered in Singapore, we drive extraordinary growth through expert people, purpose-led technology, and an unwavering commitment to service excellence.
With over 2,500 professionals across 45 cities in 23 markets globally, we deliver integrated solutions in corporate services, finance and accounting, fund administration, human resources, and fiduciary and trust services. Serving more than 60,000 client entities across diverse industries, Ascentium combines specialised expertise with innovative, technology-enabled solutions to help clients navigate complexity and unlock new opportunities for sustainable growth.
For more information, visit: ascentium.com
About Standard Chartered
We are a leading international banking group, with a presence in 54 of the world's most dynamic markets. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.
Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges.
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Ascentium and Standard Chartered Announce Strategic Partnership to Simplify Cross-Border Growth
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for next-generation DeFi and real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Almanak, the AI-powered quant platform enabling automated hedge-fund–grade strategies through a no-code, multi-agent AI system.
Following Almanak's spot listing on Bybit, the project will deploy its token on Mantle Network, launch a liquidity pool, and integrate its strategy-building engine directly into Mantle's ecosystem. This expansion brings a new class of AI-managed trading activity on-chain and gives Almanak users access to Mantle's fast, low-cost execution environment for algorithmic code-based strategies.
Together, Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak are establishing a seamless liquidity loop where AI-powered strategies can operate across centralized and decentralized venues, providing users with greater accessibility, transparency, and execution efficiency.
Unlocking a New Era of AI-Powered Onchain Capital Efficiency
Almanak enables users to build, research, test, and deploy sophisticated quantitative strategies using a swarm of specialized AI agents—all without writing code. Integrating with Mantle Network unlocks a high-performance execution layer where these agents can operate with precision, enabling high-frequency rebalancing, automated multi-step strategies, and complex simulations that are impractical on high-cost chains.
Mantle's low-fee, high-throughput architecture provides the ideal substrate for these workflows, supporting advanced automation and composable strategy design across the ecosystem.
Bybit complements this with global exchange infrastructure acting as the Liquidity Bridge, enabling capital to flow seamlessly between Almanak's AI-powered strategies, Mantle's on-chain environment, and broader market venues. More than 70 million users will gain streamlined access to both AI-managed strategy execution and Mantle-native liquidity.
As part of the rollout, Almanak will launch a two-sided liquidity pool on Mantle to deepen capital availability and support the growth of composable, AI-driven assets across the network.
"Almanak brings a new dimension of intelligent liquidity to Mantle," said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Head of Spot at Bybit. "By combining AI-driven strategy creation with Mantle's high-speed execution layer and Bybit's global liquidity, we're unlocking an integrated financial environment where sophisticated automation becomes accessible to users and institutions worldwide."
"Deploying AI strategies on Mantle gives our users the high-performance environment required for today's models," said Neo, CEO of Almanak. "Low-cost, scalable infrastructure enables more complex simulation, faster iteration, and more efficient execution. Mantle amplifies what AI-powered DeFi can achieve."
Advancing the Future of AI-Driven Onchain Finance
The collaboration marks a major step toward scaling AI-driven finance across both CeFi and DeFi. By merging Almanak's AI strategy engine, Mantle's execution infrastructure, and Bybit's global distribution, the partnership establishes a unified framework for deploying quantitative strategies in a frictionless, intelligent, liquid, multi-chain environment.
This foundation unlocks new opportunities for traders, institutions, and developers while strengthening Mantle's position as a leading chain for algorithmic, automated, and AI-native DeFi innovation.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.
With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, OP-Succinct and EigenLayer.
For more information about Mantle, please visit: mantle.xyz
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
For updates, please follow: Bybit's Communities and Social Media
Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Telegram | TikTok | X | Youtube
About Almanak
Almanak is the largest DeFAI protocol and is more than twice the size of the rest of the category combined. It is an AI native asset management platform where a team of specialized agents known as the AI Swarm builds, tests, and simulates advanced code based strategies that are ready to be deployed by users. The AI Swarm creates strategy logic and produces deployable code, but it does not manage funds directly. Strategies run entirely on code, ensuring predictable and transparent execution.
Users can deploy strategies for their own use or publish them in vaults for others to participate in, allowing strategy creators to scale their impact and monetize their work. This model combines the creativity and speed of AI generated strategy development with user control and code driven execution, establishing Almanak as the leading platform for AI powered on chain asset management.
Discover the power of the AI Swarm at https://builder.almanak.co/
Website | X | Discord | Telegram
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for next-generation DeFi and real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Almanak, the AI-powered quant platform enabling automated hedge-fund–grade strategies through a no-code, multi-agent AI system.
Following Almanak's spot listing on Bybit, the project will deploy its token on Mantle Network, launch a liquidity pool, and integrate its strategy-building engine directly into Mantle's ecosystem. This expansion brings a new class of AI-managed trading activity on-chain and gives Almanak users access to Mantle's fast, low-cost execution environment for algorithmic code-based strategies.
Together, Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak are establishing a seamless liquidity loop where AI-powered strategies can operate across centralized and decentralized venues, providing users with greater accessibility, transparency, and execution efficiency.
Unlocking a New Era of AI-Powered Onchain Capital Efficiency
Almanak enables users to build, research, test, and deploy sophisticated quantitative strategies using a swarm of specialized AI agents—all without writing code. Integrating with Mantle Network unlocks a high-performance execution layer where these agents can operate with precision, enabling high-frequency rebalancing, automated multi-step strategies, and complex simulations that are impractical on high-cost chains.
Mantle's low-fee, high-throughput architecture provides the ideal substrate for these workflows, supporting advanced automation and composable strategy design across the ecosystem.
Bybit complements this with global exchange infrastructure acting as the Liquidity Bridge, enabling capital to flow seamlessly between Almanak's AI-powered strategies, Mantle's on-chain environment, and broader market venues. More than 70 million users will gain streamlined access to both AI-managed strategy execution and Mantle-native liquidity.
As part of the rollout, Almanak will launch a two-sided liquidity pool on Mantle to deepen capital availability and support the growth of composable, AI-driven assets across the network.
"Almanak brings a new dimension of intelligent liquidity to Mantle," said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Head of Spot at Bybit. "By combining AI-driven strategy creation with Mantle's high-speed execution layer and Bybit's global liquidity, we're unlocking an integrated financial environment where sophisticated automation becomes accessible to users and institutions worldwide."
"Deploying AI strategies on Mantle gives our users the high-performance environment required for today's models," said Neo, CEO of Almanak. "Low-cost, scalable infrastructure enables more complex simulation, faster iteration, and more efficient execution. Mantle amplifies what AI-powered DeFi can achieve."
Advancing the Future of AI-Driven Onchain Finance
The collaboration marks a major step toward scaling AI-driven finance across both CeFi and DeFi. By merging Almanak's AI strategy engine, Mantle's execution infrastructure, and Bybit's global distribution, the partnership establishes a unified framework for deploying quantitative strategies in a frictionless, intelligent, liquid, multi-chain environment.
This foundation unlocks new opportunities for traders, institutions, and developers while strengthening Mantle's position as a leading chain for algorithmic, automated, and AI-native DeFi innovation.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.
With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, OP-Succinct and EigenLayer.
For more information about Mantle, please visit: mantle.xyz
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
For updates, please follow: Bybit's Communities and Social Media
Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Telegram | TikTok | X | Youtube
About Almanak
Almanak is the largest DeFAI protocol and is more than twice the size of the rest of the category combined. It is an AI native asset management platform where a team of specialized agents known as the AI Swarm builds, tests, and simulates advanced code based strategies that are ready to be deployed by users. The AI Swarm creates strategy logic and produces deployable code, but it does not manage funds directly. Strategies run entirely on code, ensuring predictable and transparent execution.
Users can deploy strategies for their own use or publish them in vaults for others to participate in, allowing strategy creators to scale their impact and monetize their work. This model combines the creativity and speed of AI generated strategy development with user control and code driven execution, establishing Almanak as the leading platform for AI powered on chain asset management.
Discover the power of the AI Swarm at https://builder.almanak.co/
Website | X | Discord | Telegram
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak Partner to Bring AI-Powered Quant Strategies Onchain at Global Scale
