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Business BankingManaging your money

With a choice of accounts and flexible banking, we'll help you manage your money in the way that suits you.

Your business needs:

How we can help you:

Manage money – online or over the telephone

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Business Direct

Flexibility of managing accounts online by telephone and access to over 1,000 branches nationwide

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Business Current Account – Small Business Tariff

  • A Business Banking package to meet your business needs
  • Traditional branch services, plus the flexibility of internet and telephone banking
  • Ideal if you prefer to bank using cash and cheques and want access to UK dedicated business support
  • Free business support and resources through our online Knowledge Centre.

Set up a school or college account

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Schools and Colleges Account

  • Current Account offering free Business Banking3 for schools and colleges (no turnover limits)
  • Can be used as a separate current account for specialist activities
  • Manage your account via branch, telephone, Internet, or text.

Set up an account for a community organisation

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Community Account (Current Account)

  • Free Business Banking3 for clubs, societies and charities with an annual turnover under £100,000. Also available for churches, executors, administrators and trustees
  • Support from a local Business Specialist
  • Manage your account via branch, telephone, Internet, or text.

Easier overseas trading

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Foreign Currency Account – International Business Account

  • Make or receive payments and manage foreign exchange for overseas markets
  • Choose foreign currency accounts in any tradeable currency
  • We can also help you open a local account in an overseas market if this is more suitable.

Bank via the Internet

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Business Internet Banking

  • Our multi-award winning online business banking is free and available 24/72
  • Real-time balances statements and transactions
  • Make payments (Domestic and International) and immediate transfers between your accounts.

Bank over the phone 24/72

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Business Telephone Banking

  • Register free for our Business Telephone Banking
  • Highly trained UK based staff
  • From everyday transactions to our range of international services
  • Speak to an HSBC trained specialist for guidance and support.

Get regular balance and transaction updates via a text on your mobile phone

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Business Text Message Banking: mobile banking with HSBC

  • Free registration to our Business Text Message Banking service
  • Manage your accounts via text alerts
  • Request weekly/monthly mini-statements showing balance and up to 5 transactions
  • We'll send you a text alert when your balance reaches a specified amount, like when you are nearing your overdraft limit
  • We will tell you when large sums have been deposited or withdrawn from your account (min £50).

View your account details on an iPhone or iPod touch

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Business Internet Banking (BIB) on an iPhone

  • View real time balances and make transfers and payments.
  • Set-up or amend standing orders and direct debits
  • See account information and statements for your Business and Commercial Cards
  • Existing BIB users don't need to register and it's free.

Earn interest on foreign deposits held for clients

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Client Currency Account

  • Instant access with tiered interest rates
  • Earn interest on EUR or USD on clients' deposits
  • No minimum balance
  • Pool or designate clients' deposits.

Safeguard clients' deposits or funds in a separate or pooled account and benefit from competitive interest rates

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Clients Deposit Account

Safeguard clients' deposits (funds) in a separate or pooled account.

  • Competitive rates of interest
  • Tiered interest rates – an interest rate that grows as the balance increases
  • No charges for credits to your account or cheque withdrawals
  • Instant access to clients' funds.

BusinessAwards

HSBC is proud winner of 'Best Service from a Business Bank in the 2012 Moneyfacts awards.
Recognised for our help and support, HSBC is proud winner of 'Best Service from a Business Bank' in the UK's largest business finance awards3.

KnowledgeCentre

Your business is up and running, now it's time to start growing it. Join our discussions.

BusinessSupport

KnowledgeCentre

Information, guidance and interactive tools to help you run and grow your business.

BusinessInsight

Economic Update

Keep up to date with monthly reports from our in-house economics team.

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1Including £5 activation fee for all newly registered BIB customers.

2Subject to planned routine maintenance periods.

3Free Business Banking means that we will not charge you an account maintenance fee or for payments into your account covered by our standard account charges. Additionally, we will not charge you for making internal transfers, cash withdrawals and payments from your account by cheque, Direct Debit, Standing Order and Bill Payments



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