At HSBC, our knowledge goes beyond just understanding individual ASEAN markets, but understanding how to navigate the dynamics and connections between them. HSBC’s strong foundation of connected knowledge with an innovative solution provides a seamless banking experience for our customers. Our offering aims to help international companies capture the growth across ASEAN.
How HSBC can help
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1 HSBC Group Factbook, 2021
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Find out more on how we can support your business growth in ASEAN.
Our ASEAN heritage & experience
As the world’s number one trade bank1, and with over 130 years of presence in ASEAN, HSBC is well established to support your business growth and enable you to tap into new opportunities. Our teams on the ground and unrivalled global network are able to provide an in-depth understanding of market dynamics paired with our bespoke solutions to ease your market access into ASEAN and beyond.
* HKTDC Research ASEAN: Market Profile, 2021, ISEAS; 1. https://www.hsbc.com/news-and-media/hsbc-news/hsbc-tops-trade-finance-poll
HSBC in Thailand
- HSBC has a long history in Thailand. HSBC was established as the first commercial bank in Thailand in 1888. Since its inception, the Bank has continuously contributed to the development of the banking and finance industry in Thailand
- We are one of the largest foreign banks in Thailand in terms of assets and product range, serving Wholesale and Private Banking clients and have one of the highest credit ratings among local and key foreign banks
- We offer the full suite of products required by multinational clients and have built a strong reputation in Trades Services, Securities Services, Cash Management Services, Treasury and Debt Capital Markets
- Dedicated onshore Debt Capital Markets capability (incl. corporate bonds, convertibles) with a track record for both local and foreign issuers in the market
Key facts and figures
Date of establishment: 1888
Presence: 1 Branch and 3000+ network partner branches
Our Experience
Case Study Thailand: Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company
How HSBC Helped in Establishing a domestic THB cash concentration structure to enable easier and more efficient liquidity management practices
Case Study: Pioneering treasury operations in Thailand
When the world's biggest canned tuna producer wanted to streamline liquidity flows and cut funding costs to support a global expansion from its home base in Thailand through Europe and the United States, HSBC was there to help.
Client need
Streamline management of fund flows across continents and between time zones to improve working capital efficiency.
How HSBC delivered
HSBC's innovative solution created Thailand's first cross-border sweeping arrangement. The initiative, which involved securing a license from the Bank of Thailand to run the operation, gave the client confidence that HSBC had a deep understanding of their global business needs -- and the creativity to devise solutions to meet them,Client benefit
Automated tasks previously done manually and unlocked cash sitting idle in accounts globally to help boost internal funding. The structure was awarded "Best Forecasting Strategy" in the Corporate Treasurer Awards 2015.
Case Study: Pioneering treasury operations in Thailand
When the world's biggest canned tuna producer wanted to streamline liquidity flows and cut funding costs to support a global expansion from its home base in Thailand through Europe and the United States, HSBC was there to help.
Client need
Streamline management of fund flows across continents and between time zones to improve working capital efficiency.
How HSBC delivered
HSBC's innovative solution created Thailand's first cross-border sweeping arrangement. The initiative, which involved securing a license from the Bank of Thailand to run the operation, gave the client confidence that HSBC had a deep understanding of their global business needs – and the creativity to devise solutions to meet them.
Client benefit
Automated tasks previously done manually and unlocked cash sitting idle in accounts globally to help boost internal funding. The structure was awarded "Best Forecasting Strategy" in the Corporate Treasurer Awards 2015.
Case Study: Currency cushions for Malaysian rubber maker
A global expansion that turned a small rubber trader in Malaysia into the world's largest condom maker generating sales in 121 countries created a banking logistics and currency hedging problem that HSBC was perfectly positioned to solve.
Client need
A major international expansion created substantial foreign exchange risks across a globally diversified sales and manufacturing network, as well as the need for banking facilities around the world.
How HSBC delivered
HSBC's network value was fully leveraged. HSBC delivered account opening and credit facilities in a variety of locations to support the client's international expansion, integrating a clutch of newly acquired corporate assets, as well as implementing a suite of currency risk management solutions including Transactional FX, Algorithmic Execution, FX Indices, FX Overlay and FX Prime.
Client Benefit
Volatility smoothed by seamless 24-hour currency risk hedging from HSBC's global foreign exchange centres in London, New York and Hong Kong.Our Recognition
Thailand’s Best International Bank 2021 – Asiamoney | Thailand’s Best International Bank 2021 - FinanceAsia Awards
| Thailand’s International Cash Management Bank of the Year
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References for figures displayed in HSBC advertisements in Bloomberg sites:
ASEAN’s digital economy is set to double to over USD350 billion by 20251
ASEAN is thriving as the world’s fastest growing trade bloc2
A greener ASEAN offers a trillion-dollar opportunity by 2030 3
1 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-10/southeast-asia-internet-economy-to-surge-to-363-billion-by-2025
2 HKTDC Research ASEAN: Market Profile, 2021, ISEAS
3 https://www.bain.com/insights/southeast-asias-green-economy-pathway-to-full-potential/