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As many as 85 percent of affluent and high-net-worth investors in Malaysia use AI tools for finance and investment, ranking the country third among ten markets surveyed, according to HSBC.

HSBC is establishing a Global AI Center of Excellence in Singapore in the second half of 2026, hiring more than 100 AI specialists to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for deployment across its global network.

Cryptocurrencies account for 6 percent of the mean asset allocation among affluent and high net worth investors globally in 2026, down one percentage point from 2025, according to the HSBC Affluent Investor Snapshot 2026.

As many as 76 percent of Singapore's mass affluent and high-net-worth investors use AI for finance and investment, above the global average of 72 percent, yet they continue to look to financial advisers to validate AI-generated insights before making investment decisions.

AI, energy and security are expected to drive the next wave of strategic investments and support global economic and corporate earnings growth, according to HSBC Private Bank. Rising global competition and national security priorities are creating the urgency, funding and policy support needed to sustain capital market activities. The bank also expects an…

HSBC and Google Cloud will jointly build and deploy AI capabilities across HSBC's global operations, targeting more than 200 new AI use cases over the next two years, each of which HSBC estimates could return more than $100 million in direct revenue gains or efficiency improvements.

Global bank HSBC has on Tuesday announced its collaboration with Mastercard in Singapore to pilot new capabilities that support the future of business to business (B2B) commerce.

HSBC has launched a dedicated credit facility of $4 billion for mainland China companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors, with Vietnam identified as a key destination for the initiative.

HSBC has on Monday announced the launch of a dedicated credit facility of up to $4 billion in mainland China, designed to help its companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors scale internationally including in ASEAN and support decarbonization efforts across the value chain.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and technology are now among the leading drivers influencing international expansion and capital deployment strategies, HSBC recent survey showed.