Unlock the potential of your business with the power of our APIs

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3.4Bn API Calls in 2023

17.2Bn USD value of payments via API in 2023

99% Historic uptime in 2023

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Delivering globally at scale

We are a global bank, offering API services to over 1.6m customers across 64 Markets. With 153 years of history we carry a deep understanding of diversity of cultures and business landscapes

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A leader in transactional banking

We are a multi award winning payments provider with one of the largest corespondent banking networks in the world. Our specialist knowledge is there to help you achieve your growth potential

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Digital-first innovation

 Our APIs reflect our digital-first approach; our innovative services are built to embrace a fast-changing future and deliver a full suite of interconnected solutions 

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Industry standard encryption

All of our APIs follow industry standards of encryption to ensure your safety and making implementation faster

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Sandbox quick star

Download our tailored postman files to get access to our sandbox even faster and speed up your implementation

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File validation tool

Check the syntax and file structure of your payment files with our tool and received a detailed report to help you get live faster with fewer errors

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Try it now API feature

Explore requests and responses for endpoints with our 'try it now' feature within our API technical documentation

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Excel plugin

Enable your business colleagues to make API calls directly from Excel once the API connection has been established

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Fully updated API catalogue

Explore the latest version of our API catalogue of technical documentation to self serve your development process

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Bank grade fraud monitoring

HSBC has excellent fraud monitoring across all its transactions

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For Open Banking solutions

HSBC supports developers, start­ups and enterprises in creating innovative applications with our

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For HSBC Customers

HSBC supports developers, start­ups and enterprises in creating innovative applications with our

New to bank corporate solutions

New to bank corporate solutions

HSBC supports developers, start­ups and enterprises in creating innovative applications with our

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Students or anyone else

All users are welcome to explore our Open Banking APIs, including using our Sandbox. Register and login to begin exploring.

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