HSBC online banking
Mobile banking app in Money & business
People recommend HSBC's web banking for still working in browsers and offering a battery-powered hardware token. Critics say the app is pushed hard and feels crude.
People recommend HSBC's web banking for still working in browsers and offering a battery-powered hardware token. Critics say the app is pushed hard and feels crude.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Web banking still works in browsers
“HSBC continues to let me manage my bank account via the web browser, and continues to offer a battery powered hardware token”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS” “HSBC continues to let me manage my bank account via the web browser”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS” “HSBC still operate a perfectly functional website for banking.”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “HSBC blocks its app due to F-Droid-installed Bitwarden” - Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “HSBC blocks its app due to F-Droid-installed Bitwarden”
Offers battery-powered hardware token
“HSBC continues to let me manage my bank account via the web browser, and continues to offer a battery powered hardware token”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Pushes app over web access
“HSBC pressure you into using the app and I don't think there is a way back to the battery powered OTP device”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS” “I am not going to let you require that I run your proprietary malware in order to access my own money.”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Around a dozen banking apps began specifically permitting GrapheneOS” Dated, poor-feeling interface
“crippled online banking app they've got that looks like something from the early days of app development”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “That's Not How Email Works, HSBC” “Just connecting to their online banking portal you feel like throwing up!”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “HSBC blocks its app due to F-Droid-installed Bitwarden”
What people recommend instead
The same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC banking app | 11 | 33 | 25% | 5 | — | — |
| HSBC online bankingThis page | 10 | 8 | 56% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“hsbc decided to cut off my internet banking for it”
“I am not going to let you require that I run your proprietary malware in order to access my own money.”
“HSBC continues to let me manage my bank account via the web browser”
“HSBC pressure you into using the app and I don't think there is a way back to the battery powered OTP device”
“HSBC continues to let me manage my bank account via the web browser, and continues to offer a battery powered hardware token”
“Absolute bonkers of a security theatre.”
“I think the real recommendation here should be to change banks.”
“crippled online banking app they've got that looks like something from the early days of app development”
“hsbc website still works for them on android”
“HSBC still operate a perfectly functional website for banking.”
“Just connecting to their online banking portal you feel like throwing up!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.