1. HSBC made a fortune and rose on the banks of Xiangjiang River. It is also one of the three largest commercial banks in Hong Kong (the other two are Bank of China and Standard Chartered Bank). As an international financial institution, HSBC's business scope covers Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, but a closer look at its statements reveals that China and Hongkong are its real profit cores.
According to the quarterly report released on April 28th, 2020, the total revenue of HSBC Holdings in the first quarter (excluding "expected credit loss", the following figures are all in the same caliber) was US$ 654.38+US$ 0.066 billion, down by 23% compared with the same period of last year. In the first quarter, the pre-tax profit was $3.23 billion and the net profit was $2.25 billion, which was 565,438+0% lower than the same period of last year, and the net profit was almost halved.
2. As one of the oldest foreign banks in China, Standard Chartered Bank has never stopped its business in China since 1858 set up its first branch in Shanghai. In April 2007, Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited became one of the first local corporate banks.
20 19 Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and Standard Chartered Bank signed the Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation on the Belt and Road. Under the "Belt and Road Initiative", the two sides will strengthen cooperation and carry out in-depth and comprehensive cooperation to serve the international development needs of the customers of the two banks, achieve common development through business cooperation such as syndicated loans, joint bond underwriting, trade financing, global cash management and financial markets, promote the internationalization of RMB and support projects in the "Belt and Road" field.
3. BOC Hong Kong, as a pilot bank, opened a mainland bank account on 2065438+March 20, 2009. This account can be used to bind mobile wallets in the Mainland and enjoy the convenience of payment for daily consumption in the Mainland. Yang Gong Enci, vice president of BOC Hong Kong, said that the construction of Greater Bay Area has entered a new stage of all-round promotion.
With the support of the mainland and Hong Kong regulatory authorities, BOC Hong Kong has worked closely with its parent bank, Bank of China and Greater Bay Area Branch, and launched the "Easy Account Opening" service in Greater Bay Area, acting as an agent to open mainland bank accounts to meet the cross-border financial services needs of Hong Kong people in Greater Bay Area, such as working, living and traveling.
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20 19 On September 3rd, three note-issuing banks, namely Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Branch and Bank of China Hong Kong, announced that the new series of 100 Hong Kong dollar banknotes had been launched in three note-issuing banks.
The design of the new banknote with a face value of HK$ 65,438+000 is based on Cantonese opera. The design of the three note-issuing banks has its own characteristics and also presents different characteristics. Among them, the design of HSBC is mainly composed of a couple meeting in the garden; BOC Hong Kong takes boudoir women as its theme; The idea of Standard Chartered Hong Kong is a mother-in-law and a princess in embroidered and crowned robes.
In addition to the new banknotes with a denomination of 100 yuan, there are also new banknotes with a denomination of HK$ 50 and HK$ 20, which will be issued in early 2020. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said that the old banknotes will continue to be used as legal tender and circulate at the same time as the new series.