Amber Henderson-Smart

Amber Henderson-Smart is Global Head of Client Connectivity at HSBC, responsible for the bank’s global client connectivity strategy across transaction banking. She leads channel innovation, platforms, standards, connected banking partnerships and onboarding to enable secure client access to HSBC’s payments, liquidity, FX, trade, and security services worldwide.

Her remit spans APIs, host-to-host channels, interactive channels, embedded finance, fraud prevention controls, ISO20022 and open banking enablement, with a focus on interoperability, resilience, and digitisation of client experience. She works closely with multinational clients, fintechs and market infrastructures to simplify onboarding and integration, strengthen risk controls and modernise treasury workflows.