How to get started
How to get started
Availability and the required next steps to integrate with this API.
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Coverage details
The Global Disbursements API is currently available for Single and Bulk cross currency payments to customers in the below locations. Please speak to your HSBC representative for a detailed discussion regarding the supported functionality in each country.
| Region | Payment Country |
|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | HK - Hong Kong SG - Singapore |
| Europe | ES - Spain FR - France GB - United Kingdom IE - Ireland |
| Middle East | BH - Bahrain KW - Kuwait OM - Oman |
| North America | CA - Canada US - United States |
Eligibility
This API is available for Corporate and Institutional customers.
For Business banking customers, please speak to your HSBC representative to confirm availability.
Getting started
- Please speak to a member of our Global Liquidity and Cash Management team or your existing HSBC representative.
- Following a discussion with your HSBC representative you will be allocated a client integration manager who will guide you through the process of integrating with our APIs.
- Your organisation will be registered on this site and you will receive an invitation to access the implementation documentation for the APIs.
- Please read our documentation on how to use the HSBC API services and secure your connection with the relating electronic certificate and encryption key.
- You will be guided on how to access the correct test environment to test your applications connectivity and integration with our APIs.
- Your client integration contact will assist with testing and confirm when you are ready to go-live.
- In the event of something going wrong during API testing, please contact your client integration manager in the first instance.
- For any issues with the Developer Portal please raise a support ticket from the Help menu.