A world where your ideas travel faster, trade is digital and safer, and your business can grow with confidence.
HSBC is your trusted strategic banking partner – providing you with insight, helping you spot opportunities and risks, and making sense of an ever changing world.
For more than 155 years, HSBC has been financing trade in some of the most vibrant markets globally. Our rich trade history is now a modern-day strength as we support businesses to grow globally, make new connections, expand into new markets, and navigate an ever-changing landscape.
The breadth and depth of our extensive global network, the experience of our people, combined with our constant innovation in digital solutions bring a unique blend of capabilities to support our customers growth by radically improving service, efficiency and transparency at pace and at scale.
Voted Market Leader & Best Services in Singapore Trade Finance by EuroMoney1
Best Bank for Trade & Supply Chain in Asia Pacific by TMI Awards for Innovation & Excellence2
World’s largest trade bank providing you access to 90% of global trade flows³
5,000+ trade specialists spanning more than 50+ markets⁴
We facilitated US$850bn of trade globally in 2023⁵
In Singapore, since 1877, HSBC has transformed from just providing loans to Chinese merchants and financing of import, export and entreport trade to what it is today - the leading international bank for ASEAN, supporting businesses as a regional wholesale hub.
As a global connector, HSBC’s footprint gives you access to 90% of world trade flows*. This expansive network provides you with a powerful mixture of local, regional, and global knowledge to help you spot new growth opportunities in your sector and help you to tackle challenges that come with running a business.
We strive to develop and deliver innovative solutions. Today, we’re seeking new ways to help companies like yours expand offshore, building new tech partners to reduce paper from trade flows, or creating new platforms to facilitate e-commerce.
We are believers in forging long-term strategic banking partnerships with our clients including buyers and sellers across the supply chain ecosystem around the world.
With HSBC, the world becomes a more connected place. A place where your business can grow faster and safer.
We are here to help you trade with greater confidence and achieve your business ambitions.
Growing your trading relationships confidently with Letter of Credits, mitigating the payment risks associated with cross-border trade and improving your cash flow. Your Letter of Credits can be issued, against your facility with HSBC or on a fully cash-backed basis, helping you meet tight deadlines.
A faster, simpler, digital trade finance solution that empowers you to draw a loan and make timely payments to suppliers immediately.
Assure customers of your business’s financial strength and ability to complete a project from start to finish with banker’s guarantees. What’s more, as a participating bank under the eGuarantees@Gov programme, you can now enjoy swift and seamless issuance of your guarantees favouring participating government agencies, saving both time and cost.
Access cash trapped in accounts receivable for additional working capital as your sales increase. You can instantly generate liquidity with accounts receivables financing.
Supply chain finance (SCF) helps companies lower costs of financing while improving efficiency, by unlocking working capital tied up in the supply chain. Our supply chain solutions help improve your working capital and free up valuable cash for your business.
Gain more control over exports, improve cashflow and manage risks associated with international trade more effectively using HSBC’s export finance facilities. With a significant presence in local markets around the world, our trade specialists have the in-depth knowledge to help you assess emerging market risks and give you the confidence you need to expand your business internationally.
Import finance provides businesses with capital to help them bring goods into a country. By bridging the gap between payment for imported goods and sales receipts, our solutions can give you greater flexibility, liquidity and also help you strengthen your negotiation position with suppliers.
Optimise cash as your goods move from one country to another. Our tailored solutions enable you to get paid early for your shipment while protecting against multiple risks.
How we've supported our clients in their growth.
A-Star Testing & Inspection can now cut through the paperwork and flexibly draw cash when needed with our digital receivable finance solutions.
Helping Prima Group cushion price movements with instant payments with HSBC TradePay solutions.
“We’re in a huge number of geographies and we need any number of cash management services, treasury bank guarantees and a lot more. And HSBC are there when we need them to provide those services to us.” John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express
Learn more“We wanted to do something to re-energise the economy of Harris and in doing so create a business that provided long-term employment. HSBC demonstrated an understanding of the challenges a young business had, particularly one that was quite distinctive by its location, and that relationship has evolved and developed ever since.” Ron MacEachran, Executive Chairman and CFO
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