Weekend rant – HSBC: global bank…give me a break
February 21st, 2010 admin
I never cross post from other sites but this is an exception…a very large exception. Cross posted from my ZDNet blog . HSBC claims to be the global bank – or at least that’s what it says on UK adverts and on its website . Truth is it is anything but a global bank. At least in the online sense. How do I now? I live in Spain, most of my income arrives via USD or GBP. Very …
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