Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial
services organisations in the world. HSBC's international network comprises
around 8,500 offices in 86 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific
region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
The HSBC Group has an international pedigree which is unique. Many of its
principal companies opened for business over a century ago and they have a
history which is rich in variety and achievement. The HSBC Group is named after
its founding member, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,
which was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and
Europe.
