HSBC
Mar 19th 2008, 1:10 pm
#46
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Mar 20th 2008, 1:05 pm
#47
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Re: HSBC
Well,you should switch to Barclays.
Mar 20th 2008, 7:03 pm
#50
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Re: HSBC
What a load of balls they are.
I've been trying to transfer some cash from my HSBC account over here to my HSBC account back home, internet banking thing I can view details but when I try and send the cash it does nowt, also when I ring up they say there is some problem and they can't transfer it - this has been going on for 3 days.
Oh and my ATM card is just that, ATM only, do they not do debit cards over here? Or do you need to use a credit card for paying for stuff?
I've been trying to transfer some cash from my HSBC account over here to my HSBC account back home, internet banking thing I can view details but when I try and send the cash it does nowt, also when I ring up they say there is some problem and they can't transfer it - this has been going on for 3 days.
Oh and my ATM card is just that, ATM only, do they not do debit cards over here? Or do you need to use a credit card for paying for stuff?
Mar 22nd 2008, 10:35 am
#53
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Re: HSBC
In the UAE you think you are transfering online but infact you are not. Transfers are all done manually. We do ours thorugh telephone banking wih HSBC out of Dubai.
Mar 22nd 2008, 10:40 am
#54
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Re: HSBC
Your out of date HSBC stands for Hongkong & Shanghi Banking Corporation. It is not a British Bank at all.
It used to be the British Bank of the Middle East - Midland Bank in the UK, but has been HSBC for about the last 8 - 9 years.
Mar 22nd 2008, 10:45 am
#55
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Re: HSBC
You should consider my perspective, which is that of a Lebanese person,not a Brit...
Mar 22nd 2008, 12:46 pm
#56
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Re: HSBC
HSBC only brought their first stake in Midland Bank in 1987 before taking full control of it in 1999.
Its only a few years ago that HSBC decided to ditch its dozens of 'historic' brand names and rebrand them all as HSBC..
Having said that I think HSBC has always been considered an British bank - having been founded by a Scot to fund trade between the UK and Hong Kong.. a bit like Standard Chartered is also 'British'
Regards
Sunil
Mar 22nd 2008, 12:58 pm
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Re: HSBC
The 'British Bank of the Middle East' has actually been a part of the HSBC group since 1959.
HSBC only brought their first stake in Midland Bank in 1987 before taking full control of it in 1999.
Its only a few years ago that HSBC decided to ditch its dozens of 'historic' brand names and rebrand them all as HSBC..
Having said that I think HSBC has always been considered an British bank - having been founded by a Scot to fund trade between the UK and Hong Kong.. a bit like Standard Chartered is also 'British'
Regards
Sunil
HSBC only brought their first stake in Midland Bank in 1987 before taking full control of it in 1999.
Its only a few years ago that HSBC decided to ditch its dozens of 'historic' brand names and rebrand them all as HSBC..
Having said that I think HSBC has always been considered an British bank - having been founded by a Scot to fund trade between the UK and Hong Kong.. a bit like Standard Chartered is also 'British'
Regards
Sunil
