Mox Names Standard Chartered Veteran Anshul Sabherwal as Its Third CEO
Mox Names Standard Chartered Veteran Anshul Sabherwal as Its Third CEO #
Hong Kong digital bank Mox has appointed Anshul Sabherwal as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately, the company announced on November 10. Sabherwal succeeds Barbaros Uygun, who is stepping down after five years in the role, and is the neobank’s third CEO since its launch.
Sabherwal brings more than two decades of consumer banking experience to the position. Most recently he was Managing Director and Head of Products for Credit Cards, Personal Loans and Payments at Standard Chartered Hong Kong. His banking career began at Citibank India, where he started as a credit analyst in the credit cards division. Over the following 19 years at Citigroup he held senior leadership roles in Taiwan and Poland, where he was credited with turning local credit card businesses into market leaders.
Mox was founded in September 2020 and is backed by Standard Chartered, Hong Kong telecoms and media group PCCW, its mobile subsidiary HKT, and travel platform Trip.com. The retail-focused bank offers credit, personal lending, investments, insurance, and everyday banking services to customers in Hong Kong.
The leadership change follows a period of improving financial results. Mox reported its first breakeven quarter in Q1 2026, citing growth across all business lines, and subsequently launched Mox+, a product tier targeting more affluent customers.
Uygun took over from founding CEO Deniz Güven in September 2021. Sabherwal’s experience in cards, lending, and payments at Standard Chartered is seen as a natural fit given the parent bank’s role in Mox’s governance and strategy.
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