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Company announcement/retail

Scouts launch first-ever financial education badge

The Scout Association is today launching its new Money Skills Activity Badge, developed with HSBC UK to help Beaver and Cub Scouts – that’s over 200,000 girls and boys aged 6 to 10 – build important financial literacy skills for a changing world.

18 June 2021

Finextra TV/payments

HSBC pinpoints top transformations across the correspondent banking business

Akshat Saharia, Head of European Financial Institutions Product and Propositions, HSBC Europe speaks to FinextraTV in the lead-up to EBAday 2021 about the major transformations we're seeing in the correspondent banking business, the impact of ISO20022 on the payments landscape, the benefits and challenges involved and how these can be overcome.

14 June 2021

News/markets

HSBC unveil AI-powered equity index structured product

HSBC has added an AI-powered equity index structured product to its wealth offerings in Hong Kong.

09 June 2021

News/devops

HSBC opens API developer portal

HSBC has opened an API developer portal for firms to try out and integrate the bank's suite of application programming interfaces.

07 June 2021

News/security

HSBC UK launches fraud awareness app for businesses

HSBC has launched a fraud awareness app to provide businesses with up-to-the-minute news on emerging scams.

03 June 2021

News/payments

HSBC and ING invest in BNPL firm Divido

White label buy now, pay later player Divido has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by HSBC and ING.

02 June 2021

News/payments

HSBC to take on fintech rivals with multi-currency digital wallet

HSBC is taking the fight to fintech rivals like Wise with the launch of a multi-currency digital wallet that enables businesses to make international payments simply and securely.

18 May 2021

Company announcement/retail

HSBC UK and first direct increase gambling block feature to 72-hours

With lockdown causing an increase in gambling, HSBC UK and first direct have today announced an increased cooling off period to their gambling block feature, from 24 hours to 72 hours.

13 May 2021

News/wholesale

HSBC tests Zoom-free Friday afternoons

HSBC is piloting Zoom-free Friday afternoons for UK staff as it seeks to relieve the stress caused by endless virtual meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

11 May 2021

News/security

HSBC's Voice ID prevents £249 million of attempted fraud

HSBC's caller identification programme Voice ID has cut telephone banking fraud by over 50% during the past year, demonstrating the value of biometric verification in the fight against scammers.

05 May 2021

Company announcement/markets

HSBC launches AI-powered multi-asset index

HSBC today announced the launch of the AI Powered Multi Asset Index (AiMAX) family, the first rules-based multi-asset investment strategy to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a method for constructing a diversified growth portfolio.

22 April 2021

News/sustainable

HSBC to introduce recycled plastic payment cards globally

As climate change activists smash the windows at its Canary Wharf HQ, HSBC is attempting to burnish its green credentials with a new programme to eliminate single-use PVC plastic payment cards in favour of recycled PVC plastic (rPVC) across all its global locations by the end of 2026.

22 April 2021