HSBC in Vietnam

The bank opened its first office in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in 1870. In August 1995, HSBC opened a full-service branch in Ho Chi Minh City. HSBC also opened its second branch in Hanoi and established a representative office in Can Tho City in 2005.

On 1 January 2009, HSBC became the first foreign bank to incorporate in Vietnam. The new entity, HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, is 100 per cent owned by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd is also the first wholly foreign-owned bank to operate both branches and transaction offices in Vietnam. HSBC is currently one of the largest foreign banks in Vietnam.

With over 150 years of experience in Vietnam, HSBC provides a comprehensive range of banking services including Wealth and Personal Banking, Wholesale Banking, Global Payments Solutions, Global Trade Solutions and Markets and Securities Services.

Our headquarters

The Metropolitan
235 Dong Khoi St, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam

Telephone: +84 (028) 3829 2288

Our CEO

Tim Evans, Chief Executive Officer and Legal Representative

Careers

Further information about careers at HSBC is available on our corporate website.

Awards

Find details of the awards and recognition earned by HSBC in Vietnam on our Awards page.

Financial information

To find financial reports for HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd, please visit our Financial information page.

HSBC history timeline in Vietnam

1870

2024

HSBC office in Saigon

HSBC sub-office in Hai Phong

A full-service branch in the New World Hotel

Hanoi branch opening ceremony

HSBC branch at Metropolitan

Da Nang branch opening ceremony

First live blockchain Letter-of-Credit transaction

Lotus bonds on HSBC Vietnam’s 150th anniversary

The world’s first Exchangeable Sustainable Bond

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In 1866, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was represented by agents in Vietnam, and on 1 April 1870 opened its own office in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

In Hai Phong, the Bank was represented by agents from 1884, and opened its own sub-office in the 1920s.

HSBC opened a full-service branch in Ho Chi Minh City.

HSBC Vietnam opened a branch in Hanoi in March 2005.

On 1 January 2009, HSBC became the first wholly foreign-owned bank to operate both branches and transaction offices in Vietnam.

HSBC Vietnam opened two new full-service branches in Can Tho and Da Nang.

HSBC Vietnam executed a live blockchain Letter-of-Credit transaction, the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Celebrating 150 years of operating in Vietnam, HSBC became the first foreign bank to issue bonds in the country. They were named Lotus bonds, after Vietnam’s national flower.

HSBC supported the issuance of the world’s first Exchangeable Sustainable Bond.

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