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Company announcement/wealth

HSBC Premier enhances solution

Following interviews with over 2,500 mass affluent consumers, HSBC Wealth and Personal Banking is elevating the Premier proposition to the next level. This refresh is part of the bank’s aim to be the top choice for mass affluent and international customers worldwide.

27 September 2024

News/payments

HSBC calls for tech giants to help refund APP fraud victims

A senior HSBC executive is the latest banker to call for technology and social media firms to help foot the bill for compensating victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud.

24 September 2024

News/retail

UK consumers turn away from branch banking

British consumers are less bothered about bank branch closures than those in the US and Europe, according to recently published research.

23 September 2024

News/security

HSBC pilots quantum-safe technology for digital gold

HSBC has successfully trialled the first application of quantum-secure technology for buying and selling tokenised physical gold.

19 September 2024

Company announcement

Numeral API connects with HSBC

Numeral, the payment technology provider, and HSBC Innovation Banking UK, the banking partner to innovators and their investors, today announce a collaboration to enable innovative companies to embed HSBC Innovation Banking UK’s payment and account services via Numeral APIs.

29 August 2024

Company announcement/payments

GSBN to trial Bill of Lading tokenisation in Hong Kong

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a neutral, not-for-profit consortium enabling paperless, accessible and sustainable growth in global trade with its data infrastructure and ecosystem of partners, has officially joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble to test its electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) tokenisation use case with Ant Digital Technologies and conduct interbank atomic settlement of tokenised deposits between the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng).

28 August 2024

News/security

MAS collaborates with banks and tech firms on quantum security

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has gathered a consortium of banks and technology partners to study the application of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) as a defensive mechanisim against the threat posed by super-fast computing power.

15 August 2024

News/retail

HSBC joins Open Property Data Association

HSBC is the latest UK high street bank to join the Open Property Data Association, backing efforts to bring a standardised approach to sharing digital data in the home buying process.

14 August 2024

News/retail

HSBC pledges to retain branch numbers

HSBC has pledged not to close any more branches until at least 2026 amid politcal and regulatory pressure to maintain access to cash on UK high streets.

12 August 2024

News/markets

SME Finance Taskforce announces plan boost UK economic growth

The SME Finance Taskforce has released its coalition plan to boost the UK economy by speeding up lending and access to finance for 5.5 million SMEs.

02 August 2024

News/regulation

Major UK banks broke CMA rules

HSBC, Lloyds, TSB, and AIB have been rebuked by the UK's competition watchdog for failing to meet rules on providing customers with clear and up-to-date information.

25 July 2024

News/payments

Developing HSBC's Zing app: The role played by Visa, Currencycloud and Tink

Visa has revealed its role in the development of HSBC's money transfer app Zing, with subsidiaries Tink and Currencycloud providing key building blocks.

09 July 2024