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Make transfers to local banks faster and more securely with Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS).

Making payments to other banks easy

Do you need to make a large-value payment to a domestic Bangladeshi Taka account held at another bank? Your Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) payments system is linked to Bangladesh Bank's RTGS server. This means that your fund transfers are processed faster, more securely, thereby giving you peace of mind as funds reach the beneficiary bank. Please note that fund availability depends on internal procedures of the beneficiary bank.

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What is Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)?

RTGS is a real-time electronic funds transfer mechanism for domestic transactions worth BDT 100,000 or more. Through RTGS, our customers are able to make real-time inter-bank fund transfers. Any RTGS transaction originated and submitted by the customer is considered as final and cannot be altered / cancelled.

Faster

Large value fund transfers (worth BDT 100,000 or more) made between 10:00 and 15:00 on a business day through Personal Internet Banking are processed and sent to beneficiary banks via Bangladesh Bank’s RTGS server within just 30 minutes. Please note that fund availability depends on internal procedures of the beneficiary bank.

More convenient

While you can make RTGS fund transfer through any HSBC branch in Bangladesh, it is much more convenient to use HSBC Personal Internet Banking. This allows you to transfer funds on the go, from your office or your home.

More secure

Interbank RTGS fund transfers from Personal Internet Banking are secured because:

  • HSBC offers class-1 security features (SSL certificate, two-factor authentication) for online transfers
  • Such transactions are processed through Bangladesh Bank's RTGS server 
  • Bangladesh Bank records and confirms every RTGS transfer

How to make a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transfer

To make a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transfer from HSBC Personal Internet Banking, follow these steps.

  1. Log on to your HSBC Personal Internet Banking account
  2. Select 'Transfers' from the 'From account' drop-down list
  3. Select Local beneficiary from 'Transfer to' drop-down list
  4. Type in beneficiary name in 'Name' field and the account number / card number (without spaces or hyphens) in the 'Account number' field
  5. Select bank with branch name from the 'Bank and branch name' drop-down list
  6. Enter the transferred amount in the field 'Amount in BDT'
  7. Select 'Transfer now' to complete the transaction

All local beneficiary transfer from Personal Internet Banking for amounts BDT100,000 or more will be treated as RTGS payments.

Alternatively, you may visit any HSBC branch in Bangladesh for submitting RTGS request in the prescribed form. However, such requests may take longer to process.

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