Write a review

Go to business site

HSBC: Credit card reviews

Name: Credit card
Rating: 3.47 (118 reviews)

View other HSBC products

3.04

Based on 118 reviews, last reviewed 22nd Jan 2026

100% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

40%

19%

11%

23%

Latest highest rating:

5

Just an all round good card, Just an all round good card, no charges , a great rate and easy to use. Reviewed on: 22nd January 2026

Latest lowest rating:

2

Poor Customer Support. Have banked with HSBC for 35 years. Service has deteriorated. Poor communication, foreign call centre. Recent problem with Rewards Credit Card. I spen... Read more Reviewed on: 13th December 2025

Read all reviews Write a review

About this product

With the HSBC Purchase Plus credit card, you can get a period of interest free purchases and balance transfers.

There's no annual fee for the Purchase Plus credit card. You can use your card in all countries and regions supported by the Visa and Mastercard networks. Fees apply, and non-HSBC cash machines may also charge a fee.

HSBC Purchase Plus credit card reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used HSBC before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

Review HSBC: Credit card now

Help others make smarter decisions by sharing your own experience.

Write a review

HSBC Credit card reviews (118)

Nightmare for balance transfer

So, you can't transfer from another card until you can log on, and you can't log on until you get an activatation code/card reader ( no sign after two weeks) and if, like me, you have no mobile signal, then you are stuffed. Of course you don't find this out until you have spent ages getting a telephone activation code (20 mins) and set a ridiculous number of passwords. Ok, so you can do a transfer over the phone. First call took 40 mins to be told that I couldn't do the transfer and that I had to call Sainsburys. Another 25 mins on hold, and after they stopped laughing, was told that HSBC had to initiate (well I knew that anyway didn't I?). So back we go to HSBC, and after 1 hour and 40 mins (yes really) the transfer is done. So to sum up, if you have nothing better to do than waste your time and you have a mobile signal and like nothing better than setting interminable passwords/security questions then HSBC is for you! Reviewed on: 12th October 2020

Money view

Quick easy access and friendly knowledgeable stsff Reviewed on: 2nd August 2020

Easy to use

Online banking is very easy yo use for managing your finances Reviewed on: 12th July 2020

Customer service gone wrong

HSBC customer service is systemically broken. There is no clear evidence of departmental communication, nor the appetite to go the extra mile. The attitude and vision toward customer service needs revisited with a focus on engagement and customer satisfaction embedded into its core values. Reviewed on: 24th June 2020

User friendly credit card

The credit card is a good standard card, no rewards or anything like that. The good thing about it is the app which gives you access to you credit card, current account and savings accounts. Reviewed on: 27th April 2020

It's fine

My credit card account is fine - easily manageable from my online banking app. Reviewed on: 27th April 2020

Not great

Poor rates, poor service, not flexible with repayments Reviewed on: 25th January 2020

Perfect for me

I was plesantly suprised by these servuces, it helped me very much in hard times. Reviewed on: 24th January 2020

cristian dumitru mosteanu

La toata lumea recomand hsbs e foarte bun cardul. Reviewed on: 14th January 2020

NO PROBLEMS!

Credit card always work fine and good online banking and app. Reviewed on: 9th June 2019

Do you have a different HSBC product?

Share your experiences with products to help others make smarter financial decisions and learn more about different products available. Write a review

Are you a business? Get insights, reply to reviews, invite customers and understand their needs

Alternative products

Aquis Card
from Vanquis 4.28 from 41 reviews
Classic Extra Card
from Capital One 3.56 from 6 reviews
British Airways credit card
from American Express 4.28 from 82 reviews

Want to see more from HSBC?

Stocks and shares ISA
from HSBC 4.76 from 6 reviews
Home Insurance
from HSBC 4.46 from 7 reviews
Regular Saver
from HSBC 4.42 from 25 reviews

View all products

Join Smart Money People

Keep up to date on ratings of your favourite businesses. Find out about our awards and write new reviews with ease

Create an account

News, guides and insight from our team

View resource hub