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Name: Business Banking
Rating: 2.33 (213 reviews)

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2.11

Based on 213 reviews, last reviewed 14th Feb 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

Very helpful ,professional team ,good app ,easy to o... Very helpful ,professional team ,good app ,easy to operate ,hsbc stand up with my company during corona virus ,all time I revive nite for assistance, ... Read more Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Nervous Breakdown with HSBC For over 50 years, I placed my trust in HSBC (formerly Midland Bank), holding four accounts with them. But in the past two years, that trust has been ... Read more Reviewed on: 14th February 2025

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HSBC Business Banking reviews (213)

Review of the HSBC, Business Banking:

More than a cut above other Banks!

After many, long years of exceptionally bad Customer Service and monumental incompetence on behalf of the Barclays Group, we finally made the move(s). Slowly but surely, personal account and investments first, then same for husband and finally the Business. And what a difference that made. Web/Mobile Banking suitable for the complex needs of the Global Trading World, competent advisors who are able to assist should the need to speak to a person arise, a Bank that constantly evol... Reviewed on: 25th February 2022

Hang up when they don't know the answer

It's happened twice in a row now after they kept me on hold for 15 minutes. Reviewed on: 8th March 2023

Great Customer experience

Well managed, great customer relationship, easy to manage accounts Reviewed on: 1st March 2023

An unfortunate excuse for a business bank

I was introduced to HSBC to fund my franchise purchase. From the off HSBC were I’m competent - they sent my franchise loan application to the business team who then said they couldn’t assist. Eventually it was sent to the correct team but they said they required me to open a business bank account to proceed with the application. However, a nil loan value was applied to my account which meant I would have to wait over a year before being able to get a loan… the whole point in... Reviewed on: 28th February 2023

It should have worked but they didnt make it easy

I signed up for HSBC’s new self employed business account. The issue is it didn’t connect with my accounting software and was really difficult to use Reviewed on: 24th February 2023

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Magic they know the truth about the money banking and they don’t want you to be there to be forget on about they are the best bank to use Reviewed on: 15th February 2023

Bad to a level I have never experienced before

The slowness, the lack of intelligence in their customer service handling, the ridiculousness... STAY AWAY Reviewed on: 14th December 2022

The worst in buisness banking.

Waisted over an hour of my time at the branch for a simple business name change. Then again two weeks gone the change still has not been implemented by hsbc nor have they bothered to get back to as to why this has not been done. Wasting time again an hour on the phone to morons who do not know what on Earth they’re doing. Changing banking. I do not recommend anyone to go with hsbc or stay with them. Reviewed on: 5th December 2022

Terrible business banking

Had to order a new security device and get code to activate device. Call up and was told they will text it over within 1 hr. Never happened. Trying to reset security details filled in form and uploaded to them which was supposed to be processed in 2 hrs and email will be sent to inform us. That did not happen either. So filled in form a second time still no response. Went in branch to make a call and was told the signatures are not corrected. Then was told the forms was s... Reviewed on: 28th November 2022

Terrible phone customer service

I've had suspected fraud on my online account. I've spoken to 4 different agents tonight and they've all ended up trying to transfer me to someone else and I end up getting cut off. I've wasted over an hour now going thought this mindless circle of events. I'm now giving up and hope to sort this out in branch tomorrow morning. Just going that of the account has been hacked that nothing happens over night!! Joke customer service. I've been with them since 2016 and will be closing... Reviewed on: 31st October 2022

Long hold times, unnecessary forms, terrible app

EVERYTHING you have to do with HSBC is a long, drawn-out process. Phone lines are often on hold for at least an hour and then the forms you have to do if something goes wrong are ridiculous. I would leave them in a heartbeat if I could (complex reasons why I can't). Reviewed on: 3rd October 2022

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