HSBC stands for Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. It was founded in 1865 which serve the needs of the merchants of the China costs & finance the growing trade between China, Europe & US.

The HSBC was originated in India in 1853 when the Mercantile Bank of India; China & London was founded in Mumbai. In 1959, the Mercantile Bank of India was acquired by the HSBC & its head office was established in Mumbai in 1987. This bank gave India its first ATM. On 30 June 2004, HSBC has over 110 million customers all over the world which has assets over 1,154 billion US dollar. It has 10,000 offices in 76 countries & has territories in Europe, America, the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East & Africa.

The credit cards of HSBC offer unique money saving features & excellent time management services. The HSBC credit cards are convenient & trendy for the person on travel.

Some benefits of HSBC credit cards include, a nil fuel surcharge, low interest rates, approval of credit through phone, balance transfer facilities & online banking facilities. It also offers a service that is pickup facilities for the repayment checks. This facility is mainly helpful for senior citizens & for someone who is sick.

Some credit cards provided by HSBC Bank are:

1. HSBC Platinum Credit Card
2. HSBC Gold Credit Card
3. HSBC Classic Credit Card