HSBC UK launches UK shares and ETFs on digital channels
- Customers can now trade UK shares and ETFs through the app and online
- Latest innovation follows last year’s launch of more than 300 funds, designed to help novice investors start their journey
- HSBC UK also reveals cash reward offer of £50 for new investment customers
HSBC UK has introduced UK shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) via the HSBC UK mobile banking app. Customers can now trade UK shares and ETFs through their preferred digital channel, with full control to place, track, review and cancel market or limit orders.
Customers also have access to new tools and features, including investment watchlists, heatmaps and ETF screeners, corporate event notifications linked to portfolio holdings, and even richer research and educational resources are now available on the app.
To give customers even more value as they start their investment journey, HSBC UK has also launched an offer where customers who open an eligible investment account1 and deposit a minimum of £500 into it will receive £50.
The introduction of shares and ETFs on mobile follows the launch of more than 300 funds last year and a simpler account-opening journey that enables customers to open an investment account via the app in five steps.
HSBC UK also launched the Wealth Select List last year, curated by expert analysts to simplify fund selection and help demystify investment decisions. HSBC UK customers can now access a suite of new features across digital channels, including:
- New tools and features: watchlists to track investments, corporate event notifications, heatmaps and an ETF screener
- Improved digital experience: clearer, simpler journeys online and in the app
- New investments: UK shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), traded in GBP
- Greater trading control: place market or limit orders, and track, cancel and review them
- Better discovery and research: enhanced search and filtering, with deeper insights
Emma Tilt, Head of Digital Wealth at HSBC UK, said:
“We know there is an investment gap in the UK, and we are continuing to expand our offering to help empower our customers to take their first step towards investing.
“The launch of UK shares and ETFs is the next stage on our journey to develop a stand-out digital wealth offering for our customers, building on the wider choice of funds and simpler account-opening journey we introduced last year. By bringing more investments, intuitive tools and richer insights together in our app and online banking, we are giving customers greater choice and control over how they invest, wherever they are on their journey.”
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Notes to editors:
HSBC UK HSBC UK serves over 15 million active customers across the UK, supported by 23,000 colleagues. HSBC UK offers a complete range of retail banking and wealth management to personal and private banking customers, as well as commercial banking for small to medium businesses and large corporates. HSBC UK is a ring-fenced bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc.
HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 56 countries and territories. With assets of US$3,445bn at 30 September 2026, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.