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News Global banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting Apple's iPhone as its standard staff mobile device, a move that could result in an order for some 200,000 iPhones. HSBC's... [14 Aug 2008]
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment Dozens of multinationals such as Google, HSBC, IBM, Microsoft and Tesco have large operations in the city. There were high hopes for Bangalore's multimillion dollar air hub, which opened in May. But locating it in a near... [30 Jul 2008]
Photos: Discover high-tech India
Photo HSBC is just one of the large international banks to have a presence in Hitec City. Hitec City in Hyderabad is a glaring mass of gleaming multimillion pound glass and steel towers and homes of corrugated iron shacks... [28 Apr 2008]
HSBC loses 370,000 customers' details
News HSBC faces possible investigation by the UK's financial watchdog after admitting losing a CD containing the details of 370,000 customers. A spokesman for HSBC said: "There is no information on this disk... [07 Apr 2008]
HSBC vows to increase tech investment
News HSBC will continue to increase investment in technology despite its profits being hit by a $17.2bn writedown on bad debts from its US business. But HSBC says technology is key to creating better banking... [04 Mar 2008]
HSBC computer fault denies customers account access
News HSBC customers were denied access to their bank accounts at the weekend after an upgrade to a telephone banking system caused a fault in its database. Shoppers across the UK trying to use their HSBC... [25 Feb 2008]
First Direct banks on Apple
News Southwell said: "We spoke to our security people at HSBC, checked they were comfortable with it, and tested it all to make sure it was completely secure. The service became fully compatible with Safari last week, while... [24 Jan 2008]
HSBC rolls out free convenience store ATMs
News High street bank HSBC has struck a deal with the Federation of National Retail Newsagents (FNRN) to roll out an unspecified number of free ATMs in convenience stores across the UK, in collaboration with hardware provider... [22 Jan 2008]
Top banks get serious about going green
News Head of group sustainable development at HSBC, Jon Williams, explained what his company is doing to improve its environmental standing. According to Williams, HSBC became the world's first carbon-neutral... [02 Nov 2007]
Is cash costing you three days per year?
News Visa is working with member banks including Barclays, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and RBS to offer a product called payWave. London commuters are wasting precious time by using cash when faster alternatives are available, it... [29 Oct 2007]
Bigger is not always better
Comment HSBC employs about 23,000 IT professionals, 13,000 of whom can develop solutions; this is more than seven per cent of HSBC's staff. HSBC, along with all other European banks, is supposed... [02 Oct 2007]
HSBC drops mobile Bluetooth ad plans
News HSBC has dropped plans to send advertising messages using Bluetooth technology to the mobile phones of people passing the bank's branches. The HSBC trial ran from the start of this year to the end of April. [01 Oct 2007]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News The so-called "tap and go" payment feature can be added to any MasterCard credit, debit or prepaid card or Maestro debit card and HSBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland have already signed up to use the technology. [04 Sep 2007]
Faster bank transfers delayed to next year
News The 13 financial organisations are: Abbey, Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, Citibank, Co-operative Bank, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, National Australia Group, Nationwide Building Society, Northern Bank, Northern Rock and... [15 Aug 2007]
Faster payments plan slows down
News The 13 financial organisations - which account for more than 95 per cent of all payments made in the UK - are: Abbey, Alliance & Leicester, Barclays, Citibank, Co-operative Bank, Northern Bank, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB,... [13 Jul 2007]
