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When I started my role as our Group CFO, I said I would lead with a focus on discipline, performance and delivery – and I’m pleased to say we’re seeing significant movement across all three. The strong first quarter results we published today are the proof, headlined by an annualised return on tangible equity of 18.4% and a 11% increase in profit before tax, both excluding notable items. I’m optimistic about what lies ahead for HSBC and our customers as we move forward with momentum in our earnings, discipline in our execution and confidence in our ability to deliver our targets. Learn more about our results: https://grp.hsbc/60452q3RJ

We had a strong first quarter in 2025 as we continued to deliver for our customers and execute our strategy at pace. Here are some of the highlights:

Our strong results this quarter demonstrate momentum in our earnings, discipline in the execution of our strategy and confidence in our ability to deliver our targets.   See more detail on the numbers, announced today: https://lnkd.in/gWqU2-hT

“We want to drive tangible change that delivers inclusive products and services to the public, but also our own people.” That’s why, in collaboration with Project Nemo, we played host to UK FinTechs to explore and understand how we can accelerate disability inclusion to build more inclusive and accessible products and services to better serve disabled and neurodivergent people across the world. #Inclusion #AccessibilityInTech #FinancialInclusion Mali Fernando MBE

An estimated 10 billion emojis are used around the world each and every day. With over 3,600 emojis ready for people to add to text messages and social media posts, they’re part of everyday language. But could you imagine a world where you used them to pay for things? 💳 💵 💸 💰

At some point in the foreseeable future, quantum computers will be capable of breaking the encryption standards underpinning our digital world. While there’s debate around exactly when this will happen, the time to build defences is now, says Philip Intallura Ph.D, our Group Head of Quantum Technologies. https://grp.hsbc/6042Fkdui #HSBC #Quantum

🎋 + 🦁 + ❤️= ? With bamboo as the ingredient, inspiration from our iconic HSBC lions and lots of love from #HSBCVolunteers, we're taking installation art to the next level in the #community. Bamboo and our lions share the characteristics of strength and resilience that Hong Kong has always demonstrated. These sculptures are a labour of love by local artists we collaborated with, as well as by our volunteers who learnt about bamboo craftsmanship in the process. Come and take a closer look at the artistic installations at the #HSBC Hong Kong Community Festival next week! #HSBC160 #HBF #CPPFestival #HSBCHongKongCommunityFestival

When the largest trade bank in the world (that’s us) meets one of the world’s largest trade fair operators (that’s Koelnmesse GmbH), great things happen. See how this partnership between two businesses focused on connecting people with opportunity is enabling Koelnmesse to provide seamless support and service to its customers across the globe. https://lnkd.in/eVc69gPW #HSBC #InternationalGrowth

The world came to party – and there have definitely been fireworks, on and off the pitch – at the very first Hong Kong Sevens tournament at the city’s sparkling new Kai Tak Stadium. As both the Premier Founding Partner of Kai Tak Sports Park and the title sponsors of the HSBC SVNS World Series, we couldn’t be more thrilled by the weekend’s spectacle. What a showcase this iconic event has been… for the venue, for the sport and for Hong Kong. Congratulations to the winners - New Zealand women and Argentina men. Next year, why not come and join us! #HSBC #HK7s #HSBCSVNS #KaiTakSportsPark

Well done to the 10% of you who correctly selected 1935 as the year that Stephen and Stitt were first put on guard outside our head office in Hong Kong. Our very first pair of bronze lion sculptures were unveiled at our Shanghai headquarters in 1923, but the replicas that live in Hong Kong weren’t put in place until the opening of the new headquarters on Des Voeux Road in October 1935. Learn more about our lions history: https://lnkd.in/ev87S7s8