Skip to Primary navigation Skip to Main content We were created to serve global interconnectivity. For more than 160 years, we’ve helped facilitate trade and investment between Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas – and we continue to do this today. Customers require a financial partner with global reach, the ability to navigate complexity, a strong balance sheet and the judgement to manage risk responsibly. That’s what sets HSBC apart: we connect capital to ambition – enabling trade, supporting investment, and helping businesses and families secure their futures. We strive to do this by: Putting customers at the heart of everything we do Connecting clients to global growth Embracing new technologies Empowering entrepreneurs Shaping the future of wealth We want to be the most trusted bank globally – we earn that trust by keeping our customers connected, protected and moving forward across borders and through economic cycles. We’re making HSBC simple, agile, and more responsive to the rapidly evolving needs of our customers. At the core of this is a culture where every colleague is focused on the customer and on finding ways to simplify their work, to have greater impact. The year we opened for business in Hong Kong Customers around the world Markets we operate in Explore more: How we’re helping one of our Premier customers (opens in new window) (opens in new window) (opens in new window) shape his family’s financial future. Powerful structural forces are reshaping the global economy. The world is being rewired. New flows. New connections. New opportunities. Our international network provides local depth and global reach. We connect our clients across markets, helping them trade, invest and grow and manage risk internationally. Our scale emphasises the advantages of international connectivity at a time when new regions are rising, new intra-regional corridors are emerging, and new technologies are facilitating growth. Global Trade Finance Provider for Corporates in the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey, for the ninth year running Share of world trade conducted in 2025 in markets where we have a presence Payment transactions we processed in 2025 – equivalent to $1 billion per minute Explore more: ‘We’re there in the moments that matter for our customers ’. Technology is a core enabler of HSBC’s global strategy, and it’s how we’ll help our colleagues and customers thrive in the next era of global finance. We’re empowering our colleagues with AI to create a personalised experience for each customer – delivered safely, in real-time and at scale – with human judgement and accountability at the core. We’re modernising platforms so we can deliver services that are simple to use and improve our customers’ experience – and we’re advancing digital finance to make banking frictionless and always on. HSBC engineers using an AI-enabled coding assistant, as of August 2026 AI use cases at HSBC in areas including fraud detection, cybersecurity, transaction monitoring, customer service and risk assessment Proportion of colleagues with a business requirement to use AI who have access to generative AI tools Explore more: HSBC and Google Cloud announce transformative AI banking partnership . Entrepreneurs do not just build businesses – they build the future, often across borders, sectors and life stages. They need more than a loan; they need a bank that can support them from start-up to scale-up to international growth, and then through liquidity events and wealth planning. HSBC is built to match that ambition, combining the reach and resilience of a global bank with specialist support for start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs, and the ability to connect business and personal wealth needs as they evolve. The number of venture capital and innovation hubs where HSBC Innovation Banking operates, as of 2026

HSBC Private Bank clients in Hong Kong are business founders Entrepreneurs in India are supported through HSBC initiatives Explore more: We’re supporting Artemis Technologies to deliver its novel clean technology solution (opens in new window) (opens in new window) (opens in new window) . From 2025-2030, an estimated $124 trillion of new financial wealth will be created globally, with almost one third (32%) of that growth occurring in Asia. In a crowded wealth market, our differentiator is clear: we connect markets across the world, linking where wealth is being created with where it is being invested, protected and passed on. Through one joined-up relationship, clients can plan, invest, protect, borrow and transfer wealth across markets and generations. We’re the leading wealth manager in Asia, where wealth creation is accelerating. Number of Premier customers, as of 1H26 The number of dedicated HSBC Wealth Centres worldwide, as of 1H26 The amount in wealth balances held by HSBC, as of 1H26 Our strategy and values We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our customers. Our ambition is to be the most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do. HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. Find out more about our worldwide operations. HSBC and Digital We develop and deploy some of the industry’s most advanced and innovative technology to make your banking easier and more secure. Content last updated: 19 October 2026 Email a link to this page Share on X Open in new window Share on LinkedIn Open in new window Share on Facebook Open in new window Share on Facebook Messenger Open in new window Share on WhatsApp Open in new window Email Email a link to this page X Share on X Open in new window LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn Open in new window Facebook Share on Facebook Open in new window Facebook Messenger Share on Facebook Messenger Open in new window Whatsapp Share on WhatsApp Open in new window Print Print this page RSS Subscribe to RSS Did you find this page useful? Why didn't you find this page useful? Thank you. We appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback. Download basket