HSBC Continental Europe
Our services
Headquartered in Paris, HSBC Continental Europe is an indirectly held subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. HSBC Continental Europe principally comprises, in addition to its wholesale banking, insurance and asset management activities based in France, the business activities of 10 European branches (in Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden) and two bank subsidiaries in Continental Europe (in Luxembourg and Malta). HSBC Continental Europe aims to become the leading international wholesale bank in Continental Europe, to support the growth of its international corporate and institutional clients, complemented by a targeted wealth and private banking offering.
The completion of the sale of the Retail Banking Business in France in January 2024 marked a key milestone in HSBC Continental Europe’s transformation and allows the bank to focus on its wholesale banking business model. This comprises of commercial banking, global banking, markets and securities services activities for corporate and institutional clients, as well as asset management and insurance, complemented by a targeted wealth and private banking business.
Our headquarters
38 avenue Kléber
75116 Paris
Our CEO
Andrew Wild, Chief Executive Officer,
HSBC Continental Europe
Our history in France
Origins
The origins of HSBC Continental Europe date back to the end of the 19th century with the creation of the Banque Suisse et Française in 1894. Its founders, Ernest Méja and Benjamin Rossier, aspired to create a bank to bridge commercial and financial activities to meet the needs of companies.
In a period favourable to the growth of the banking system and the development of industrial activities, the bank experienced rapid growth and became Crédit Commercial de France (CCF) in 1917.
The establishment of HSBC in France
On 1 April, 2000 – almost a hundred years since its creation – the bank was acquired by one of the largest financial services and banking groups in the world and CCF became the European platform of HSBC Holdings plc.
Repositioning of activities and European orientation
Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the subsidiaries and activities of the European branches of HSBC Bank plc were acquired by HSBC France. In order to better reflect the nature and extent of its activities, HSBC France changed its name on December 1, 2020, to become HSBC Continental Europe and moved to a new head office at 38 avenue Kléber in Paris. On January 1, 2024, it sold its retail banking activity in France and now focuses on its wholesale activities for its strategic international clients.
Life is rarely a straight line
The most recent HSBC campaign illustrates that life’s rarely a straight line and reminds people that wherever life or business takes them, HSBC can help.
Here is the video of this campaign!
Corporate governance
Read more about HSBC Continental Europe’s board of directors, its executive committee and the management of its subsidiaries.
Community
As part of our commitment to the communities we serve, we operate a range of sustainability initiatives in France.