# HSBC - Status Update

**URL:** <https://community.emma-app.com/t/hsbc-status-update/971>\
**Category:** Emma News & Updates\
**Created:** [August 27, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/hsbc-status-update/971 "2019-08-27T11:27:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.emma-app.com/t/hsbc-status-update/971/4 "2019-08-27T19:49:22Z")

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> [@edoardomoreni](#):
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> Provide access to these types of accounts via API

Does the requirement really extend to savings accounts?

This summary from a law firm suggests it does not

> **[The CJEU provides clarity on the definition of a "payment account"](https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2018/global/the-cjeu-provides-clarity-on-the-definition-of-a-payment-account)**
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> On 4 October 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a bank account which does not allow the account holder to make payments to third parties, or to receive payments from third parties, does not qualify as a "payment...

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