StanChart told to probe suspicious credit card charges in Hong Kong


A courier walks past the Standard Chartered building in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2022. The bank has also been lambasted on social media by customers who said they can’t reach its hotline. — AFP

Hong Kong’s regulator asked Standard Chartered Plc to conduct an investigation after more than a hundred local customers complained about unauthorised credit card transactions.

The Hong Kong police as of late Thursday had received 159 complaints related to the transactions, which are now being investigated by the Commercial Crime Bureau, according to a police spokesperson.

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