FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / HSBC / 1 October 2026
HSBC (HSBA): news on Thursday 1 October 2026
+5.3 positive
Coverage was mainly positive, led by Hong Kong granting HSBC a stablecoin licence and the naming of its RedCoin, plus a best FX bank award. A report on the new trading floor and testimony in the Huawei trial weighed slightly.
What drove it
- Hong Kong stablecoin licence
- Europe FX bank award
- Huawei trial testimony
The 25 stories
- +9.2 Hong Kong Grants First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC, Anchorpoint
First Hong Kong stablecoin licence granted to HSBC. - +8.3 Europe’s best FX bank for corporates 2026: HSBC
Named Europe's best FX bank for corporates. - −6.7 Ex-HSBC Exec Tells Jury Huawei CFO Vouched For Iran Biz
Ex-exec testimony in Huawei trial revives Iran business scrutiny. - +5.8 HSBC Names Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin ‘HSBC RedCoin’
HSBC names its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. - +5.8 HSBC names Hong Kong stablecoin RedCoin after survey
Stablecoin named after licence; progress in digital assets. - +5.8 HSBC Unveils RedCoin, Its Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin, for 2026
HSBC unveils its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. - +5.8 HSBC Names Its Hong Kong Stablecoin ‘RedCoin,’ Targets PayMe’s 3.3 Million Users
Stablecoin targets PayMe's large user base. - +5.0 Business behind Jason’s Sourdough creates 350 jobs in HSBC UK-backed expansion
HSBC UK backing a business expansion, positive lending story. - +5.0 BD to undertake national energy study with HSBC, Carbon Trust
HSBC partnering on a national energy study. - −4.2 HSBC’s New Trading Floor Has Far Less Headroom Than Its Rivals
New trading floor reportedly has less headroom than rivals. - +3.3 HANetf Teams Up With HSBC To Launch First GBP & EUR-Hedged Bitcoin Products
Partnership to launch hedged bitcoin products. - +3.3 HSBC Heroes Big Wave Surfing in its new Brand Ad
New brand advertising campaign. - +3.3 Can Bravura (ASX:BVS) turn HSBC funding into global growth?
HSBC funding supporting Bravura's growth plans. - +2.5 HSBC Private Bank Appoints Francesca Chan as APAC Family and Philanthropy Advisory Head
Private bank senior appointment in APAC. - +2.5 HSBC Private Bank Survey Finds 62 Percent of Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Plan to Invest 11–30 Percent of Turnover in AI
Private bank survey on entrepreneurs' AI investment plans. - −2.5 HSBC stock after-hours at EUR 17.58: minus 1.07 percent versus prior close
Share price down about one percent after hours. - +1.7 HSBC TravelOne extends 20,000 miles + Samsonite luggage sign-up bonus
Card promotion, routine product offer. - +1.7 HSBC Premier Mastercard extends 58,200 bonus miles welcome offer
Card welcome offer, routine product marketing. - +0.8 Hype Alert! RedCoin named, but HSBC stablecoin is not yet live and no launch date is set
Stablecoin named but not live, no launch date. - +0.8 Former HSBC Australia chief Antony Shaw appointed to run Ord Minnett
Former HSBC chief appointed elsewhere; minor. - −0.8 Ord Minnett names former HSBC Australia boss Antony Shaw as CEO
Former HSBC executive moves to rival; minor, neutral. - +0.8 HSBC veteran tapped to lead Ord Minnett
HSBC veteran leads Ord Minnett; mildly reflects on bank. - −0.8 HSBC stock pre-market at EUR 17.54: minus 0.28 percent
Minor pre-market share price dip, purely factual. - 0.0 HSBC Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates listing, routine product content. - 0.0 HSBC Indonesia ETF to hold vote on index change
HSBC-branded ETF index change vote, minor.
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