Tagged: hsbc

June 10, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Serai, an HSBC-founded venture based in Hong Kong that offered a B2B supply-chain platform, has shut down. The move was foreshadowed in an executive change last month when Vivek Ramachandran, formerly CEO of Seria, was appointed as Head of Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF)… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC recently revealed that it is offering the Oxford Fintech Program to staff, “in first partnership of its kind between the University and the banking sector.” One of Europe’s biggest banks, HSBC, is joining forces with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, “to help train… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) has appointed Vivek Ramachandran as Head of Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF), “with immediate effect.” The appointment is reportedly a return to HSBC for Vivek, who had first joined HSBC back in 2015 as the firm’s Global Head of Product and… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WCKD RZR’s Data Watchdog software claims to be “true data enablement.” It enables multi-national organizations that have disparate and messy data estates “to unlock the potential of their data immediately.” WCKD RZR, the startup whose software eradicates a “myriad of international data privacy,” management and… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) recently confirmed the closure of 69 physical branch locations across its wider bank network in the United Kingdom, in a move that could impact 400 jobs. In an official statement, the banking institution explained that the decision was taken as part of… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a company specializing in business spend management, has announced a collaboration with HSBC under its Coupa Pay offering. Commencing with virtual cards, the collaboration will offer European firms with access to a quick, seamless, and secure way to manage payments as… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC Bank plc £63,946,800 for “failings in its anti-money laundering processes.” As noted in an update from the FCA, HSBC used automated processes to “monitor hundreds of millions of transactions a month to identify possible financial crime.”… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC and Temasek revealed that they’ve formed a partnership in order to launch a $150 million debt financing platform that’s aimed at supporting sustainable infrastructure initiatives with a special focus on Southeast Asia. This project is reportedly a part of efforts to address climate change… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Qatar has introduced mobile payments and collections services for its personal and corporate clients, as part of its ongoing investment into digitizing banking services. These recent updates will aim to enable greater financial inclusion for the unbanked sector and  visitors in Qatar, which is… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Malaysia reveals that it has introduced the DuitNow Request feature for corporates so they can improve the collection of recurring payments from their clients. This secure, real-time payment solution will aim to do away with the requirement for companies to constantly follow up with… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (LON: LINV) has reportedly entered a £150 million partnership with Barclays (LON: BARC) and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC). UK-based LendInvest, an asset management platform that’s focused on property finance, has reportedly committed to £150 million partnership with Barclays and HSBC in order to get funding… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC), a British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, reveals that it has committed to an agreement to acquire 100% of AXA Insurance issued share capital in Singapore for $575 million. The goal or aim of this transaction is… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC), a British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company, recently revealed that its UK division had introduced a fraud awareness app to offer businesses or companies up-to-the-minute or the latest updates on potential scams. HSBC, which is the second… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Divido, a UK-based buy now pay later platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $30 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by HSBC and ING with participation from Sony Innovation Fund by IGV, SBI Investment, OCS, Global Brand, DG Daiwa Ventures,… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is up nearly 13% in the past 24 hours. It’s trading at around $37,800 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest crypto by market cap, is up around 30% in the last 24 hours and is trading… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC‘s caller ID program Voice ID has reportedly managed to reduce telephone banking fraud by more than 50% during the past 12 months, indicating that biometric verification can be quite effective in fighting against bad actors. HSBC says that its voice biometrics system has helped… Read More

May 2, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to nationwide lockdowns and other measures being taken to limit in-person contact in order to prevent the further spread of the virus. Many more individual consumers and businesses are conducting transactions online and are trying to avoid visiting physical locations…. Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) is reportedly preventing its clients from purchasing shares of MicroStrategy (NASD:MSTR), a company that has been actively acquiring Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its efforts to increase the value of its corporate treasury. HSBC stated that it would not be facilitating the… Read More

March 6, 2021 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s regulatory authorities have reportedly been telling local banking institutions to “trim” their loan books during 2021 to guard against potential risks resulting from bubbles in domestic capital markets. This, according to an update from Reuters which cited sources familiar with the matter (on March… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Silent Eight, a Regtech firm that leverages AI to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing activities, has revealed that it has agreed to a multi-year partnership with HSBC which aims to assist the bank with improving its compliance measures and related operations. HSBC chose… Read More