HSBC has started the global roll out of a virtual platform for businesses to complete trade finance, receivables finance and business loan applications. The bank said after its successful introduction in the UK, the platform is being made available to customers in Mexico and the USA. Subsequently, it will be introduced in Canada, France and Hong Kong. The platform, called LinkScreen, developed in concert with vendor Vizolution, gives customers the ability to share, download, electronically sign and send documents through a secure, shared-screen digital platform. Users are able to speak to their banking representative at the same time in order to review or complete an application. Richard Davies, global head of propositions, HSBC Commercial Banking, said LinkScreen offers business customers unrivalled flexibility to connect with their bank anytime, anywhere. Enabling customers to meet with their banking representative virtually, rather than visiting a branch, provides a huge time saving, he added.
