Smart Checking
#9 in Enterprise-CopilotenHsbc · siet 28. September 2026 · 5× · tolest 08. Okt. 2026
Smart Checking is a proprietary AI solution built by HSBC for trade finance document checking. It extracts and structures data from complex, sometimes hundreds-of-pages-long trade documents (e.g., letters of credit, documentary collections) and uses an AI reasoning engine backed by a knowledge graph to perform documentary credit checks. Confidence-based workflows automate clear-cut cases while routing uncertain or complex cases to human trade specialists. The tool was co-developed internally with HSBC trade experts and is currently live in the UK, Hong Kong, and the UAE, with plans for global rollout. There is no public product page, pricing, or license model, as this is an internal banking tool not sold externally.
Features
| Autonomy Level | Confidence-based workflows: automated handling for high-confidence cases, routing of uncertain/complex cases to human specialists (human-in-the-loop) |
| Channels | Internal use within HSBC trade finance operations (document checking for letters of credit/documentary collections); no public customer channel/API known |
| Modalities | Processing of structured and unstructured document data (text/PDF trade documents), AI extraction and classification into searchable, structured format |
| Platform | Proprietary internal HSBC platform for trade finance document checking, active in UK, Hong Kong and UAE |
| Price | No public pricing – internal/proprietary bank tool, not sold externally |
| Release Date | September 28, 2026 (announcement/launch) |
| Tool/MCP Integrations | AI reasoning engine backed by a knowledge graph to interpret document information and perform documentary credit checks |
