Bank in multiple countries or regions

Watch the step-by-step video tutorial to set up Global View and Global Transfers. If your country's not listed, this could mean that set up is slightly different for you, or that this service is currently not available in your market.

Australia, mainland China, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, Egypt, Expat offshore (Jersey), Hong Kong SAR, Mexico, Philippines, Sri Lanka, the UK and the USA

Bahrain, Bermuda, India, Malaysia, Malta, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan, UAE and Vietnam

If you're an HSBC Premier, HSBC One or HSBC Private Banking customer, money transfers between your globally linked HSBC accounts are free. Fees for have been waived in some countries and regions, such as Jersey, the US, the UK, Australia, India, Malta, Philippines and the Middle East. You'll also enjoy zero intermediary bank charges when you make instant transfers to your family and friends' HSBC accounts worldwide.

Global Transfers are available to other customers for a small fee.

The HSBC Global Transfer exchange rate will be applied to your instruction for most currencies. This is a real-time variable rate that changes frequently during market hours. You can check your rate by reviewing the prepayment disclosure you'll receive before making the transfer. For countries and regions with onshore trading regulations, we give an indicative rate as exchange can only take place when the transfer reaches the receiving bank.

Global Transfers are usually instant between your HSBC accounts in most currencies. This may, however, take up to 5 days in some countries and regions due to local regulatory requirements. In some exceptions beyond our control, it may not be possible to transfer through Global Transfers. In this case, please contact our Customer Services or use another transfer method.

Yes, you can make free Global Transfers from participating countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the US and mainland China, through online or mobile banking to personal HSBC accounts in 27 countries and regions around the world. Just log on to HSBC online banking and add your friends and family as new payees first. The international money transfer will be made in the same currency as the beneficiary’s account. HSBC China Global Transfers may be made to family accounts only.

Please note that while you can send money to third-party HSBC accounts using Global Transfers, you can only link and see your own HSBC accounts through Global View.

In most cases, it's not possible for you to cancel an HSBC Global Transfer because the transaction is almost immediate. For future-dated requests, you have until 23:59 on the working day before the money is due to be sent to cancel it. You must do this through online banking.

In the US, you can cancel for a full refund within 30 minutes of payment, unless the funds have already been picked up by, or deposited into an account of, the designated recipient.