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Standard Chartered bank could cut more than 7,500 jobs as it seeks to replace "lower-value human capital" under a technology and artificial intelligence (AI) drive. The London-based but Asia-focused banking giant said it was to axe more than 15% of back-office roles by 2030 in favour of increased automation and adoption of new technologies including AI. The bank has a total ‌global staff of nearly 82,000. The announcement forms part of a drive by its long-serving chief executive of 11 years, Bill Winters, aimed at bolstering profitability. He told reporters: "It's not cost-cutting. It's replacing in some cases lower-value human capital with the financial capital and the investment capital we're putting in."

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