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Failed fintech Zing lost $87m before HSBC axed it

The UK bank shut down its international money transfer app just a year after launch

Accounts show Zing piled up losses before it was scrapped by HSBC
Accounts show Zing piled up losses before it was scrapped by HSBC Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

HSBC’s failed international payments app Zing lost $87.5m in its first year of trading before the bank axed the business.

The 2024 pre-tax loss for Zing’s holding company, incorporated as MP Payments, reflected a $88.4m impairment charge on its investments in subsidiaries, according to newly released registry filings.

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