HSBC

HSBC CEO John Flint steps down after less than two years in role

08/04/19

Flint will be replaced on an interim basis by Noel Quinn, head of global commercial banking. The lender, which also released its latest quarterly results several hours earlier than scheduled, didn’t give a reason for the decision.

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HSBC's new U.S. chief, Pittsburgh turf war, leveraged loan jeopardy: Top stories of the week

07/12/19

Citi’s chief lending officer to take over HSBC’s U.S. business; Pittsburgh banks brace for incursion of industry heavyweights; borrowing by nonbank leveraged lenders is growing (maybe too much); and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Citi’s chief lending officer to take over HSBC’s U.S. business

07/08/19

Michael Roberts will succeed Patrick Burke as president and chief executive of HSBC USA in October.

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Deutsche mulling ‘radical’ job cuts; Central bank digital currency efforts

07/01/19

The bank is considering eliminating as many as 20,000 jobs; BIS doesn’t want central banks to fall behind private cybercurrency efforts.

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Facebook, fintech velocity, race for deposits: Digital Banking's big ideas

06/23/19

Facebook's plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency dominated much of the discussion at American Banker's Digital Banking conference last week, but attendees also debated what big tech company might strike next and what future digital innovations are in store.

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Digital banking's No. 1 risk: Losing the human touch

06/20/19

Whether it’s applying for a loan through a mobile app or building an investment portfolio via robo adviser, users want to know they can quickly and easily speak to a human being if they run into problems, top executives said at American Banker’s Digital Banking conference this week.

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Once focused on affluent households, HSBC now eyes mass market

06/19/19

The move to add dozens of branches, many in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, continues a strategic shift under retail banking chief Pablo Sanchez.

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HSBC to hire more than 300 for U.S. retail banking expansion

06/17/19

HSBC is opening 50 new retail branches in the U.S. and hiring more than 300 staff as part of the British lender's plan to expand services to regions where it has previously been absent.

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Facebook's cryptocurrency backers; Amazon looks to boost lending

06/14/19

Visa, Mastercard and PayPal are each putting up $10 million to back the cryptocurrency; company “gearing up” to reboot its flagging small business lending unit.

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How HSBC is spending its $17 billion tech budget

06/11/19

Jeremy Balkin, head of innovation at HSBC Bank USA, shares how the bank is investing in retail innovation, including a $350 million core system.

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