chartered bank

American  

noun

Canadian.

1. a private bank operating under authorization by the federal government of Canada.

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chartered bank British  

noun

1. a privately owned bank that has been incorporated by Parliament to operate in the commercial banking system

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Example Sentences

Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce, global head of geopolitical analysis and senior economist with Standard Chartered Bank, notes that "hydrocarbon supply is much more geographically diverse than it was in the 1970s typically, electricity sources have also expanded with the renewables."

From Barron's

Burrill, currently group head of central finance and deputy chief financial officer at Standard Chartered Bank, will be based in London, the lender said in an exchange filing Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the fourth quarter of 2025, SoFi became the first nationally chartered bank to launch consumer crypto trading and its own stablecoin on a public blockchain.

From Barron's

And in December, the company said it received government approval to convert its BitGo Trust Co. to a federally chartered bank for digital assets.

From MarketWatch

And in December, the company said it received government approval to convert its BitGo Trust Co. to a federally chartered bank for digital assets.

From MarketWatch