HSBC

732 results about this entity

Period: 17 May 2007 - 29 Sep 2025

/regulation

HSBC fined £57.4 million for "serious failings" in depositor protection

HSBC has been hit with a £57.4 million fine by the Prudential Regulatory Authority for failing to accurately log accounts eligible for compensation under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

/predictions

Humans will not be replaced by robots in the near future - HSBC

The power of human interaction will continue to play a critical role in business over the coming decade, even as technology such as AI, robotics and quantum computing dramatically reshapes entire sectors and business models, according to a new HSBC report – Digital Horizons: How emerging tech will shape tomorrow’s business.

/retail

Wise accuses high street banks of hidden exchange rate fees

For GBP to EUR, Wise reports that HSBC has the highest fee for exchange rates (3.7%), followed by Lloyds at 3.6%, Barclays at 2.75%, and NatWest, TSB and Santander all at 2.5%.

/startups

UK innovation sector on upwards trajectory as venture capital investment turns a corner

2024 could be the year of recovery after UK venture capital turned a corner in H2 2023 according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom.

/payments

HSBC AM leads €12 million investment in Unbox

Value exchange network Unbox has closed a €12 million Series A round with support from HSBC Asset Management and Belgian sovereign wealth fund subsidiary SFPIM.

/payments

HSBC to take on Wise with launch of money transfer app

HSBC is looking to take on money transfer behemoth Wise with the launch of a global currency conversion app.

/identity

Digital ID firm Yoti scores £12.5m debt funding from HSBC

Digital identity company Yoti has received £12.5 million debt funding from HSBC, and a further £7.5 million convertible debt funding from existing shareholders.

/startups

HSBC expands technology scale-up lending by £100 million

HSBC UK has announced the expansion of its ‘Growth Lending’ fund from £250 million to £350 million in response to growing demand from high-growth tech scale-ups.

/wholesale

HSBC pioneers new ‘fast-track’ digital trade finance demand guarantee

HSBC has launched a pioneering new ‘fast-track’ digital trade finance demand guarantee to help customers trade internationally in a more seamless, secure and efficient way.

/security

HSBC trials quantum protection for AI-powered FX trading

HSBC has piloted the use of quantum key encryption to protect client FX trading data from the threat of increasingly powerful cyber attacks.

/startups

SVB UK - now HSBC Innovation Banking - launches in Hong Kong

HSBC announced today it has officially launched HSBC Innovation Banking in Hong Kong, delivering a globally connected and specialised proposition for venture-backed businesses and their investors. This marks a new milestone in the Bank’s long-standing history of empowering young, fast-growing companies in the city and wider region, adding further support to the funding ecosystem.

/people

HSBC names executive team for new embedded finance fintech

HSBC has named the executive team that will spearhead a new embedded finance joint venture in the transaction banking arena