HSBC Innovation, Ventures and Digital Partnership
HSBC Innovation, Ventures and Digital Partnership

About us

HSBC’s Innovation, Ventures and Digital Partnerships team is a dedicated group of technologists, scientists and venture capitalists focused on emerging trends that will help HSBC deliver world class digital-first banking across our global network.

Our mission is to drive innovation across HSBC; unlocking opportunities to enhance our services, improve customer experience, and embrace disruptive technologies.

Our approach is rooted in experimentation, prototyping, and iteration. Partnering with internal business teams, we rapidly test and refine ideas, implementing only the most impactful and viable solutions.

We partner with leading businesses, fintechs, academic institutions and government agencies to ensure we’re at the forefront of digital innovation and can accelerate time to market.

Our areas of expertise

By combining the scale and stability of HSBC with the mindset of a tech start-up, we can nurture new ideas, drive innovation and transform the future of banking.

For all enquiries please use the information below and we will contact you as soon as possible.

innovation@hsbc.com
8 Canada Square
London
E14 5HQ
United Kingdom

Security, crime prevention and identity

Protecting the bank and its customers, now and for the future

  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital identity
  • RegTech
  • Zero Trust Architecture

Exploring cutting-edge technologies with the potential to reshape banking

Using research and engineering capabilities to provide enhanced services in a secure manner in these areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital assets
  • Quantum technologies

Impact and sustainability

Investing for a sustainable future

  • Environmental, social & corporate governance (ESG)
  • Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
  • Education

Our latest investments

Contextual AI Opens in new window

Contextual AI builds customised language models for businesses to enhance AI applications.

Fano Labs Opens in new window

Fano Labs is a performance language AI company that specializes in speech and NLP technologies. Fano’s AI solutions are able to work in multilingual and mixed-language environments, helping enterprises enhance customer services, compliance, and other lines of business.

Dowsure logo

Dowsure Opens in new window

Dowsure provides speedy, efficient and secure financing for cross-border e-commerce vendors.

MediTrust logo

MediTrust Opens in new window

A leading online healthcare solution provider in China with an extensive network of pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, hospitals and insurers.

Our latest news

Contextual AI raises $80M Series A to Scale Production-Grade LLMs for Enterprises Opens in new window

Contextual AI announced $80M in Series A funding to accelerate their mission to change the way the world works through artificial intelligence.

‘Q-Day’ Countdown: HSBC Unveils Strategies to Secure Banking Systems Opens in new window

The development of quantum computing may feel like a distant concern, however, experts are warning of the extreme danger posed to cybersecurity if action is not taken to address the quantum risks soon.

Fano Labs announces series B funding round Opens in new window

Fano Labs, the leading provider of performance language AI solutions, announced the successful closure of its Series B round with the participation of HBSC

Hong Kong recruits firms from HSBC to Visa to test digital currency Opens in new window

HSBC is among 16 firms that signed up to a pilot program for the e-HKD. The trial will explore e-HKD’s potential use in six areas, including offline payments.