HSBC Continental Europe is an indirectly held subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc headquartered in Paris, comprising wholesale banking and asset management activities based in France, plus 10 European branches in Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, and two bank subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Malta.
Founded in 1894 as Banque Suisse et Française, the company was acquired by HSBC on April 1, 2000, when HSBC purchased Crédit Commercial de France (CCF). In December 2020, HSBC France changed its name to HSBC Continental Europe. The company has been designated as a Significant Institution and is directly supervised by the European Central Bank since late 2014.
As of 2025, HSBC Continental Europe serves approximately 187,766 clients and employs approximately 7,143 employees, with total assets of €251 billion and revenue of €2,971 million. HSBC Continental Europe has undergone transformation to focus on being the leading corporate and institutional bank for international clients in Europe, acting as a global connector linking European and global clients across the HSBC network.
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