HSBC is investing in and deploying technology to improve customer experience, make the bank more efficient and enable its growth priorities. Global Ventures, Innovation and Partnerships accelerates the development of digital products and services in their key markets. HSBC corporate VC objectives are to gain insights into major innovation trends, catalyst early adoptions of new technologies or business models, support all businesses and functions of HSBC, and to seek sound financial returns. It supports from global business or function and make direct balance sheet investments (not a fund). They focus on series A through growth investments.