HSBC to hire 100 AI specialists, 100 wealth managers in boost to Singapore hub

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HSBC plans to hire more than 200 professionals in Singapore, including AI specialists and wealth managers, as part of its strategy to expand higher-fee businesses and accelerate artificial intelligence adoption. The bank will launch a new AI centre in the city, focusing on areas such as personalised wealth management, AI-driven treasury solutions and digital payments. The move comes as HSBC strengthens its presence in Asia while restructuring its operations and investing in future-focused technologies.

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Hong Kong: HSBC will hire more ​than 100 artificial intelligence ​specialists and 100 wealth managers in Singapore, ​deepening investment in two areas central to the bank's Asian growth strategy as it expands higher-fee businesses and accelerates ‌AI adoption.

The ⁠announcement ⁠come as HSBC moves to launch a new AI centre ​in Singapore in the second half of 2026, the ​bank said in a statement on Monday.

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The banking group's Chief Executive Georges Elhedery said in May that ​AI would destroy and ⁠create certain ‌jobs in the financial industry, and ​that the ​bank was retraining its workforce to ⁠meet the challenge.

HSBC said it would recruit talent across natural language processing, data science, AI governance and human-centred design. The centre will initially focus on personalising customer wealth management conversations, introducing agentic treasury solutions, and expanding AI-enabled digital payments.

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Rival Standard Chartered announced in May that ‌its AI transformation would eliminate about 8,000 jobs internally.

HSBC is also looking to ​boost its ​local wealth ⁠management operation by adding another 100 relationship managers, a company spokesperson said.

The bank last week agreed to sell its ​life and health insurance business in Singapore to Allianz for S$2.7 billion ($2.1 billion), as it trims non-core operations and focuses on its Asian wealth and wholesale banking businesses.