HSBC battles an increase in telephone fraud attempts

Fraudsters made over 1,000 attempts a month at phone banking scams, HSBC reveals.. and it keeps a scammer voice library in case they try again The bank identified 17,000 fraudulent phone calls in 2019 This was more than double the number in 2018, with one month seeing 1,800 It said it had prevented access to … Read more

HSBC finally confirms Noel Quinn as new chief exec

HSBC finally confirms Noel Quinn as new chief exec after predecessor John Flint was ousted last year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 01:00 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 01:00 GMT, 18 March 2020 HSBC has finally confirmed Noel Quinn as its permanent chief executive HSBC has finally confirmed Noel Quinn as … Read more

HSBC evacuates part of its Canary Wharf HQ amid fears worker has coronavirus  

HSBC evacuates part of its Canary Wharf HQ amid fears worker has coronavirus British banking giant cleared its research department today after analyst fell ill  Office spare is now being deep cleaned before employees are allowed to return Number of confirmed UK cases today rose to 90, including three NHS workers  By Rory Tingle For … Read more

HSBC and Tesco Bank don’t offer credit card soft searching

People applying for credit cards with two major UK lenders have to roll the dice to check if they will be accepted, putting their credit score at risk in the process. HSBC and Tesco Bank require applicants to do a ‘hard search’ which shows up on their credit file, and can damage their credit score … Read more