HSBC Tokenised Deposit Service

Your tokenised deposits are digital records of the underlying cash deposit in your bank account(s) with HSBC. They are issued with the security and reliability of HSBC’s banking infrastructure, following prevailing market regulations – and in participating markets, are covered by the applicable deposit insurance scheme. See Disclaimer section for more details.

HKD, SGD, USD are amongst the currencies currently supported across the various locations. Please contact your relationship manager for more details.

Businesses with complex treasury needs, dynamic, frequent or high-value transactions, and a need for 24/7, instant, and/or programmable payments—such as corporates, institutional clients, and tech-driven firms.

Tokenised deposits differ from traditional wire transfers primarily in their technology and the speed of settlement. Tokenised deposits are issued by regulated banks (e.g. HSBC) and exist on blockchain, supporting 24/7 transfers and near real time settlement. Traditional wire transfers, by contrast, are instructions sent through established payment networks such as SWIFT and usually settle between one to a few business days, impacted by cut-off times, relying on batch processing and intermediary banks.

Tokenised deposits are digital representations of the client’s bank deposits and these tokens are issued by HSBC. They exist on HSBC’s private blockchain and are managed by the bank, and subject to local banking regulations. Stablecoins are designed for broader accessibility, generally on a public blockchain.

No, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital forms of a country’s sovereign currency issued directly by, and a liability of the central bank.

Tokenised deposits are digital representations of bank deposits issued by HSBC, which operates under traditional banking regulations on blockchain. Cryptoassets, on the other hand, refer to cryptographically secured digital representations of value or contractual rights that use some form of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and can be transferred, stored, or traded electronically¹.

Once onboarded onto Tokenised Deposit Service, your designated bank deposits can be converted into digital tokens and credited to your organisation’s HSBC blockchain wallets. You can make transfers, create and destroy these tokens within HSBC’s secure, 24/7 blockchain.