Standard Chartered Faces Renewed Allegations of $100 Billion in Terrorist Financing

Whistleblowers claim the UK bank conducted transactions with entities linked to Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups between 2008 and 2013.

• Court filings allege over half a million transactions violated US sanctions against Iran.
• A former bank executive and whistleblower provided evidence of concealed transactions.
• The bank has previously paid $1.7 billion in fines but avoided prosecution.
• Newly surfaced data contradicts earlier US government dismissals of the claims.
• Standard Chartered denies the allegations, labeling them as fabricated and meritless.

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