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Rating: 3.48 (114 reviews)

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2.99

Based on 114 reviews, last reviewed 4th Aug 2025

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4

Good credit card, good 0% balance transfer deal. Good credit card, good 0% balance transfer deal. paper statements are good and app is also good Reviewed on: 19th April 2025

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2

HSBC Card - no payment controls.. risky card to have Watch out for HSBC credit cards. I got one for the first time last week. They assigned me a credit limit of 3x my monthly salary and never informed me... Read more Reviewed on: 4th August 2025

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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.

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HSBC Credit card reviews (114)

excellent hsbc credit card

Whilst registering online is a bit daunting, this service is beyond reproach. Very logical set up and user interface, which is uncluttered and functional. Whilst up-to date, the website is old school, in that it does not bombard with millennial slang and remembers that many of us are over-25 and do not want pointless gimmicks. This it does very well. Good customer service too. I highly recommend this service. For once I cannot complain. Reviewed on: 2nd February 2019

How many security questions?

My main gripe was the complete nightmare it is to set up online banking, phone calls, telephone security codes, questions, phrases, stupid bits of plastic, downloading app to generate yet another code. No other bank I have dealt with makes it such a fiasco. The customer service were patronizing, sounded bored and reading from a script. Glad I'm only using for the 0% balance transfer so won't have much occasion to log in as I suspect I'll have to reset the whole lot again as I cant what was the security passphrase and which was the security passcode! Reviewed on: 30th January 2019

Excellent service

We always receive excellent service from HSBC for all our accounts. Their security features are excellent and good interest rates. Reviewed on: 13th January 2019

Helped me

Needed help in a tough time and the 0% credit card helped me so much Reviewed on: 4th January 2019

Easy simple product

would recommend credit card no issues Reviewed on: 17th December 2018

Great to start with First time banking in UK

There is no doubt to start a bank account at very first time in UK. Provides great flexibility to a customer to have banking account and credit card at very first day when you approach HSBC Bank unlike other banks in UK. surprisingly HSBC follows and provides great fraud prevention based on the usage of your credit cards. Especially fast balance option is great innovative idea to see my balance without logging on the app. Clear details and description on the card statements. Thanks HSBC for being my first bank in UK and provides Credit card on first day. Reviewed on: 7th December 2018

Nice product to improve your credit score.

Product born to build a credit score in the UK. Difficult re paying option. Reviewed on: 3rd December 2018

Standard Credit Card

Very boring credit card, doesn't really offer any benefits and doesn't have the best rates on the market. Reviewed on: 22nd November 2018

FRIENDLY

ALWAYS FRIENDLY - NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE Reviewed on: 11th November 2018

Dont avail any of HSBC service

HSBC is the worst bank that I have ever come across. The credit card department is useless and hopeless. I have logged couple of complaints on 14th Aug and till now (24th Aug) no communication even if I have chased them 6-8 times with 45 mins discussion each time. Every time, I received false commitment from CC folks, their manager and next level manager as well. It such pathetic situation. DONT ever…ever. and ever go for their service .. be it credit card or account opening or anything else Reviewed on: 24th August 2018

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