HSBC

677 results about this entity

Period: 17 May 2007 - 15 Aug 2024

HSBC talks up IT integration initiative

British banking group HSBC says a programme to migrate its global operations onto a single technology platform is gathering momentum, with deployments in seven countries in the first half of 2008.

HSBC clerk gets nine years for attempted £72m fraud

A former HSBC clerk who tried to steal £72 million from the bank in a massive electronic fraud has been sentenced to nine years in jail.

HSBC creates 250 call centre jobs

UK banking group HSBC is creating 250 call centre jobs over the next two years at its operations in Newport, Wales, but will outsource work currently handled by the unit to outside firms.

HSBC and Global Payments form UK card processing JV

HSBC is transferring its card merchant acquiring business in the UK to a joint venture company formed with US transaction processor Global Payments.

HSBC Canary Wharf HQ goes solar

In its latest green move, UK banking group HSBC has completed the installation of 422 solar panels on the roof of its Canary Wharf headquarters in London.

UK's Faster Payments service goes live

The UK's faster payments service, designed to provide customers with near real-time transfer of phone, Internet and standing order payment instructions - has finally gone live.

E*Trade sells Indian brokerage stake to HSBC

Beleaguered discount brokerage E*Trade says it is selling its stake in Indian firm IL&FS Investsmart to HSBC, in a deal that is expected to raise $145 million.

HSBC loses server containing customer data

Banking giant HSBC says a computer server holding the confidential personal details of around 159,000 customers has gone missing from a branch in Hong Kong.

Smartpool selects EuroCCP and LCH.Clearnet for clearing and settlement

EuroCCP and LCH.Clearnet have both been selected to provide clearing and settlement services for SmartPool - the pan-European electronic block trading platform being established by Nyse Euronext in partnership with HSBC and BNP Paribas.

HSBC calls in police to probe alleged EUR90m fraud

UK banking giant HSBC has called in police to investigate an alleged attempted EUR90 million fraud at its securities services division, which is rumoured to have been perpetrated by operations staff at the bank.

Third of UK Web users bank online

Around a third of the UK's online population - 10.9 million people - accessed their bank account via the Internet in January, according to Web metrics firm comScore.

HSBC beefs up Web banking security with VeriSign

UK banking group HSBC is rolling out technology from California-based digital security firm VeriSign to help online customers identify fake sites run by identity thieves and phishers.