HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company. It was the 7th largest bank in the world by 2018, and the largest in Europe, with total assets of US$2.558 trillion.

(source: hsbc.com)

EMEA Daily: HealthTech Specialist Doctolib Raises $550M, Value Rises to $6.4B; HSBC to Enter the Metaverse
EMEA Daily: HealthTech Specialist Doctolib Raises $550M, Value Rises to $6.4B; HSBC to Enter the...
March 16, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Paris-based Doctolib, an online management software provider for European physicians, has secured $550 million; banking giant...

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HSBC Becomes Latest Brand to Enter the Metaverse
HSBC Becomes Latest Brand to Enter the Metaverse
March 16, 2022  |  Metaverse

Global banking giant HSBC announced it is embracing Web3 by building a virtual stadium in The Sandbox, a leading blockchain-based metaverse, in order “to engage...

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HSBC CEO: No Plans to Buy Citi’s Banamex Bank in Mexico
HSBC CEO: No Plans to Buy Citi’s Banamex Bank in Mexico
February 23, 2022  |  Banking

HSBC executives, representing one of Mexico’s biggest banks, have told investors that the bank doesn’t want to buy out Citigroup’s consumer bank Banamex, Reuters reported...

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EMEA Daily: Regulator Could Order Meta to Stop EU-US Data Transfers; Russian Finance Ministry Proposes Crypto Rules
EMEA Daily: Regulator Could Order Meta to Stop EU-US Data Transfers; Russian Finance Ministry Proposes...
February 22, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Meta is facing an order to suspend data transfers to the United States by the European...

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HSBC Under Fire for Bankers’ Alleged Misuse of WhatsApp
HSBC Under Fire for Bankers’ Alleged Misuse of WhatsApp
February 22, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

London banking giant HSBC is being investigated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for bankers’ alleged use of “non-HSBC approved messaging platforms for...

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TradeLens Marks ‘Milestone’ in Blockchain-Based Shipping
TradeLens Marks ‘Milestone’ in Blockchain-Based Shipping
February 03, 2022  |  Blockchain

British investment bank HSBC and agrichemical company Syngenta have completed the transaction of a digital letter of credit using TradeLens’ blockchain-supported digital bill of lading....

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Coupa, HSBC Offer Virtual Cards to European Companies
Coupa, HSBC Offer Virtual Cards to European Companies
January 12, 2022  |  Partnerships

Business spend management firm Coupa Software is collaborating with HSBC to offer companies in Europe virtual cards to better manage payments, according to a press...

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‘Failings’ in HSBC Bank’s AML System Lead to $84M Fine
‘Failings’ in HSBC Bank’s AML System Lead to $84M Fine
December 17, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC Bank £63,946,800 ($84.7 million) for “failings” in its anti-money laundering (AML) system. The FCA reported the...

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Crossing Borders and Crossing Swords, France Successfully Trials CBDC Bond Trading
Crossing Borders and Crossing Swords, France Successfully Trials CBDC Bond Trading
December 16, 2021  |  CBDC

The Banque de France announced Thursday (Dec. 16) that it has successfully finished the first stage of its plan to create a wholesale central bank...

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