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News The US arm of international bank HSBC is giving contactless debit cards to one million customers before the end of the year. In a press statement, Kevin Newman, senior executive VP for HSBC's personal... [15 Sep 2005]
Google, HSBC back 'internet-for-all' start-up
News Google, Liberty Global, and HSBC are backing a start-up called O3b Networks named for its ambition to bring internet access to the "other three billion" people who lack it today. The effort has begun initial production... [10 Sep 2008]
How serious is HSBC's online banking flaw?
News Security professionals have questioned reports of a 'serious flaw' in HSBC's online banking system. Because of The Guardian's story, customers are going to be worried, HSBC annoyed and no one is any wiser. [10 Aug 2006]
Arrest made over HSBC Indian call centre theft
News An Indian call centre worker at HSBC's Bangalore offshore operation has been arrested on hacking charges relating to theft of £233,000 from the accounts of some of the bank's UK customers. The 24-year-old Nadeem Kashmiri... [29 Jun 2006]
Major computer crash hits HSBC customers
News HSBC has admitted that hardware failure was the cause of a major computer systems crash yesterday that hit thousands of customers trying to use the bank's cash machines, credit and debit cards, and online services. [04 Jan 2005]
Local bank HSBC thinks global with Sirocom VPNs
News HSBC has turned to virtual network operator Sirocom for global roaming across various forms of communication. The roll out has started with HSBC’s Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets division using... [19 Nov 2003]
Merrill lynches HSBC joint venture
News HSBC and Merrill Lynch are to close their online banking venture for high net worth individuals, just two years after its high profile launch. The project attracted fewer customers than expected, and will now be folded... [20 May 2002]
Merrill reassesses online venture with HSBC
News Merrill Lynch is in talks to scale down its involvement in its joint venture with HSBC, which targets high-income individuals wanting online banking and broking services. The two banks have committed $1bn to establishing... [07 Dec 2001]
HSBC hacked in protest over fuel crisis
News HSBC denies that any customer information was compromised. According to reports, the attack was carried out by the hacker herbless, who denies viewing or taking private information. The bank's Spanish and French sites... [20 Sep 2000]
Mobile banking rolled out by HSBC
News First Direct and HSBC have launched a mobile phone banking service. The service will initially allow customers to make balance enquiries and receive mini-statements as well as top up pay-as-you-go mobile phones. [04 Oct 2006]
Stockwatch Daily: HSBC causes FTSE jitters
News Markets are expected to rise this morning after a cautious start, while they waited on first quarter results from global banking group HSBC. But the FTSE's fourth largest stock provided investors with good news after... [06 Aug 2001]
System crash derails HSBC and First Direct
News A spokesman for HSBC said there were no security implications in the downtime and that services were now back to normal. Call centre staff for HSBC said the systems were down between 10:30 and 14:30(BST). [12 Apr 2001]
ATG brought in for HSBC web makeover
News Ecommerce company Art Technology Group (ATG) has won a contract to overhaul HSBC's web strategy and revamp the banking giant's website. According to Jeff Wolfers, senior manager of the HSBC Group... [30 Aug 2000]
HSBC and First Direct sign for mobile banking
News HSBC and its First Direct subsidiary are to roll out new mobile banking services to customers later this year. MoniLink, a joint venture between cash machine network LINK and tech firm Morse, has signed a deal covering... [11 Apr 2006]
Amicus threatens to strike over offshoring
News The delegates from workers at HSBC will meet on Saturday to decide what action they will take against the announced 3,500 job losses there. The union says that HSBC staff are showing 'increasing unrest'... [01 Jul 2004]
