HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational company providing banking and financial services in 80 countries across the globe. HSBC Holdings is the world’s fourth largest bank by total assets and is organised within four business groups of commercial banking, investment banking, retail banking and wealth management, plus global private banking. HSBC was first established in Hong Kong in 1865; its current form was established in 1991 in London, where the company headquarters are located.