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April 16, 2024

HSBC’s Zing has less than 20% of Wise’s monthly downloads - but CEO insists it’s ‘bang on plan’

HSBC unveiled its international payments app Zing at the beginning of this year — the latest fintech foray from a banking incumbent

Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Customer growth of HSBC’s new money transfer app Zing is “bang on plan” since its launch in January, says its CEO and founder James Allan.

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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