About us

Our heritage

Zodia Markets is backed by SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered Bank, and BC Technology Group, Asia’s leading digital asset company and parent of SFC-licensed digital asset platform OSL.  

Only we can blend the first-hand insight of an emerging markets leader with client focused  innovation, applying the governance that frees institutions to fearlessly embrace the digital asset future. 

 

 

 

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Our mission

Zodia Markets is an institution-first digital asset marketplace.  Our mission is to make the unfamiliar, familiar.

Our digital asset brokerage and exchange – the first by a leading bank to be registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority – is born institution-ready.

Robust, compliant, and free from complexity. We enable our clients to access the digital asset future.  

Simply, safely and without compromise.

 

 

Making the unfamiliar, familiar.

"With a heritage that combines OSL’s experience in digital assets with Standard Chartered’s expertise in developing new markets, Zodia Markets serves as a trusted guide for institutional participation in the digital asset ecosystem."
Usman Ahmad - Chief Executive Officer
Usman Ahmad
Chief Executive Officer

Our team

Usman Ahmad - Chief Executive Officer

Usman Ahmad

Chief Executive Officer

Nick Philpott - Chief Operating Officer

Nick Philpott

Chief Operating Officer

Michael Walsh - CEO Ireland & Head of Distribution

Michael Walsh

CEO Ireland & Head of Distribution

Dina White - General Counsel

Dina White

General Counsel

Andrew Price - Chief Compliance Officer

Andrew Price

Chief Compliance Officer

Saira Hassan - Chief Information Security Officer

Saira Hassan

Chief Information SECURITY Officer

Benedict Roth - Chief Risk Officer

Benedict Roth

Chief Risk Officer

Buford Scott - Chief Financial Officer

Buford Scott

Chief Financial Officer

Giovanni Miano - Chief Technology Officer

Giovanni Miano

Chief Technology Officer

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Bharvi Hadani

Head of Business Development

Fei Yang - Head of Operations

Fei Yang

Head of Operations

Gareth Hughes - Head of Exchange

Gareth Hughes

Head of Exchange

Catherine-Woods,-Head-of-Onboarding

Catherine Woods

Head of Onboarding

Mark Richardson - Head of Trading

Mark Richardson

Head of Trading

Contact us

Shareholding

1 Basinghall Avenue, London
EC2V 5DD