Loyalty / Opinion

Future of HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card in Doubt?

by Carlo Irlitti · Published 31st July 2026 · Updated 31st July 2026

HSBC will be closing its retail banking in Australia and winding down various banking products over the next 18 months. One of these products, the HSBC Star Alliance credit card reviewed back in November 2022, may be one of those given the chop. For now no communication has been made by HSBC or Star Alliance.

The communique that I received as a customer of HSBC is here below. No specific mention of this card or any other has been made at this point in time. We’ll await to hear more from HSBC what the future of this product will be. We can only speculate that it may continue from another country when dropped from Australia or another bank or financial institution to take over its operation. This is still possible, as HSBC’s retail banking may become part of another Australian bank, just like Citibank when it sold its retail banking operations to the National Australia Bank (nab). Hopefully the news will be positive.

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Carlo Irlitti

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Ex-sports photojournalist and photographic-press agency owner and manager, Carlo is now an avid travel blogger. Although he hasn't traveled as widely as most, he will try his best to add as many new destinations he can while juggling home duties and caring for an elderly family member. Carlo has his opinions and advice he wants to share. If he's controversial or critical he hopes it's only so it generates interest and positive responses that will make travel better and more enjoyable.

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