The HSBC Travel Card is geared towards being your complete payment solution when travelling. The Travel Card will complement your primary HSBC Corporate Card, thereby allowing you to centralise your travel bookings. As a result, you can present your Travel Card with any preferred travel agency avoiding all the hassles involved in travel.
One of the primary benefits of using HSBC Travel Card is that it helps centralise and streamline your travel booking process. This will provide you with greater control over your travel expenditure while also offering better-working capital management. Such a feature will allow you to set your spending limits and restrictions, effectively negating any misuse or fraud.
The Travel Card also comes with a fraud protection system via comprehensive fraud detection software and a dispute process, so that you are always supported in times of need. Apart from that, the HSBC Travel Card offers 52 interest-free days in a year, allowing you to enjoy better cash flow and working capital. You also get real-time reporting insights, so that you can easily compare your costs and control every expense of yours when travelling.
How to Get an HSBC Travel Card?
Since the HSBC Travel Card falls under the HSBC Commercial Cards Programme, it will only be provided to those working business employees who already have an HSBC Corporate Card. Thus, the Travel Card will act as a complementary card to the Corporate Card.
Additionally, the Travel Card can only be applied directly by businesses, which means that separate individuals cannot do the same. Businesses have to provide their business email and phone number, along with the name of the applicant who is applying on behalf of the company.
To apply for the HSBC Travel Card, follow the official website here. Working employees of a business or company who already have an HSBC Corporate Card will be eligible to receive the HSBC Travel Card and enjoy its benefits. The activation time of your HSBC Travel Card will be instant, provided you follow the recommended steps mentioned below.
How to Activate HSBC Travel Card Online
If you are planning to activate your HSBC Travel Card online, then follow the below-mentioned steps carefully.
- To start the activation process, you need to make a transaction online for the first time using your HSBC Travel Card. To do that, head over to any ecommerce platform where you would like to purchase an item.
- Add your preferred item to your cart and proceed to checkout online.
- Under the payment details, you have to provide the details of your HSBC Travel Card, such as the 16-digit card number, expiry date, and the 3-digit CVV code engraved on the back side of your Travel Card.
- Once you have entered your card details on the checkout page, a 6-digit OTP (One-Time Password) will be sent to your registered phone that is connected to your HSBC bank account.
- After you enter the OTP, the transaction process will be complete and your HSBC Travel Card will be activated.
How to Activate HSBC Travel Card at ATM
To activate your HSBC Travel Card through one of the many HSBC ATMs available nearby, follow the steps laid out below.
- Begin the activation process by first heading over to a nearby HSBC ATM.
- Proceed to enter your HSBC Travel Card into the ATM and use your ATM PIN to make the first transaction. For instance, you can use your Travel Card to check your account balance or make a withdrawal.
- Once your ATM transaction is completed, your HSBC Travel Card will be activated for usage.
How to Activate HSBC Travel Card via Merchant PoS
If you are looking to activate your HSBC Travel Card through any merchant PoS (Point of Sale) terminal, then follow the required steps mentioned below.
- First, you need to head over to your local store or supermarket where there is support for PoS machines.
- Choose the product that you want to purchase, and then proceed to head over to the checkout counter to make your first payment using your Travel Card.
- Hand over your Travel Card to the merchant, and the merchant will swipe the card into the PoS terminal. Then the requisite amount that is to be paid will be entered by the merchant.
- After that, the PoS terminal asks for your 6-digit ATM PIN. Proceed to enter the PIN into the PoS machine, and the transaction will be completed.
- Once completed, the merchant will hand you the printed receipt as well as your HSBC Travel Card. Additionally, your HSBC Travel Card will also be activated as a result.
If you have any further queries, feel free to contact HSBC Customer Care (for corporate cards) at 1800 121 6922 (toll-free). When calling from overseas, dial +91-40-71898009.
