HSBC
The Bloor Perspective: IM on the march, HSBC in China, and IT services ups and downs
Comment Whichever one, there's no doubt it will be an exciting and educational period for HSBC. HSBC, with its current as the world's local bank, has long had ambitions for China and its rumoured $1tr savings... [07 Oct 2002]
HSBC Use eLearning to Improve Understanding of Business Continuity
White Paper Until a few years ago, the HSBC Group had recovery plans for their businesses but these had been developed over time in an unstructured manner. The HSBC Group didn't have any standard requirements within... [06 Oct 2006]
HSBC ramps up Indian outsourcing presence
News HSBC is expanding its offshore outsourcing operations in India with a new BPO facility in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta) and a software development centre in Hyderabad. HSBC already has one wholly... [24 Nov 2006]
Cash via email: HSBC and Yahoo launch e-payment scheme
News Yahoo and HSBC are planning to deliver a person-to-person email payments system to their customers worldwide. The companies claim the scheme will enable people to send and receive money at home and worldwide via email,... [31 Jul 2001]
HSBC to double Indian software staff to 1,000
News HSBC is to double the number of staff at its Indian software centre to 1,000 within the next 12 months but the bank has admitted it is also looking at alternative offshore locations. According to reports in India's... [29 Apr 2004]
HSBC ships more work overseas as part of 3,500 jobs "cull"
News Hundreds of IT and call centre positions will be lost in the UK as part of 3,500 job cuts by HSBC Bank. HSBC said the cuts are aimed at cutting bureaucracy and streamlining costs. HSBC... [18 Jun 2004]
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]
HSBC rolls out anti-fraud software to card owners
News HSBC is deploying anti-fraud software that detects unusual spending behaviour among its card holders. The software will be implemented in all of HSBC's major card businesses around the world. Ian... [12 Jul 2005]
HSBC's annual IT spend to hit $5bn
News HSBC's annual IT budget is expected to rise to almost $5bn next year as the world's third largest bank targets "global innovation" in its core systems. In a presentation to analysts this week HSBC group... [29 Sep 2006]
HSBC brings business banking to iPhone
News Global bank HSBC is now offering its business internet banking services to UK customers using the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. HSBC claims to be the first financial institution to offer this type of... [24 Jun 2009]
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]
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 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]
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 signs £50m telecoms deal with Thus
News Thus has won a contract to replace HSBC's domestic UK national telecoms network in a deal likely to be worth in excess of £50m. The contract covers the delivery of a multimedia capable 'next-generation' network for the... [08 Sep 2006]