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There had been mounting worries that the collapse could have sent shockwaves through the technology and life sciences sector in the UK.

Analysis: Silicon Valley Bank's collapse likely to cause ripples for some time

HSBC has bought the embattled UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB UK) for as little as £1, securing the deposits of more than 3,000 customers worth £6.7 billion.

HSBC buys Silicon Valley Bank UK

The UK arm of collapsed US lender Silicon Valley Bank has been bought by HSBC after the Government and Bank of England stepped in to “facilitate” a private sale.

Silicon Valley Bank UK sold to HSBC

The banks with the best online and app security have been revealed as research has found some bank chains miss basic protections

The banks with the best & worst online security revealed

Dame Alison Rose is the chief executive of RBS parent group NatWest.

NatWest chief Alison Rose will now face MPs over low savings rates

Customers use a NatWest bank on the High Street in Winchester, south west England on March 31, 2021. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

NatWest to close a further 23 bank branches across UK - full list

Victor Perez and his caddie James Erkenbeck celebrate the Frenchman holing out of a greenside bunker in the final round.Picture: Oisin Keniry/Getty Images.

Abu Dhabi HSBC debrief: Perez passion; Harrington hunger and McKibbin pain eased

Connor Syme tees off on the 11th hole in the third round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links. Picture: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images.

Syme inspired by Jon Rahm as he fires equal best-of-day 64 at Yas Links

Scott Jamieson, left, congratulates Thomas Pieters after the final round of last year's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links. Picture: Ryan Lim/AFP via Getty Images.

Jamieson: Last year at Yas Links was a good week and close to a great one

Barclays Bank

Barclays to shut 15 more branches this year

HSBC has announced it will no longer provide finance for new oil and gas fields (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

As bankers turn away from fossil fuels, politicians need to pay attention

HSBC to close 114 branches next year - see full list

HSBC UK's Green SME Fund is available for businesses with a turnover of less than £25m Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

HSBC rolls out £500m of funding for green-thinking UK and Scottish SMEs

HSBC is the biggest of Britain's banks, though much of its business is generated in Asia. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

HSBC eyes interest rate boost as quarterly profits jump

Almost a third (32 per cent) of companies believe that full flexibility is the optimal working environment.

Flexible working as important as salary, say UK businesses

Fuel prices hit eight-year high amid supply issues

Santander, TSB and Natwest online banking services went down on Friday, affecting people across the UK (Shutterstock/Downdetector)

Here's why Santander online banking is down

'This speed and level of support has just blown us away,' says founder Ruari Fairbairns. Picture: contributed.

Alcohol-reduction initiative One Year No Beer smashes another crowdfunding goal

Binance UK: HSBC joins Barclays and Clear Junction in stopping payments to the cryptocurrency exchange as global crypto crackdown continues (Image: Getty Images)

Why has HSBC stopped credit card payments to cryptocurrency exchange Binance?

HSBC said it was buoyed by profit growth across all regions, including a strong performance in its UK bank. Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images.

Banking bounceback continues as HSBC interim profits more than double

'There’s a growing need both in the UK and across other parts of the world for the benefits of our programme,' says Ruari Fairbairns. Picture: contributed.

One Year No Beer targets global growth with new six-figure crowdfunder

Some of the major websites down across the UK include PlayStation and HSBC banking (Photo: Down Detector).

Major websites across UK down as result of mass outage

HSBC, the UK’s largest bank, which has been shifting focus to areas garnering higher returns such as Asia and wealth management, moved up one position to eighth in the global ranking of the top 1,000 world banks. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

HSBC sole European bank in global top ten listing for tenth year running

The capital base is headed by Graham Clarke, a licensed business coach with ten years’ experience working with blue-chip global brands and ten years’ experience in the Scottish business community. Picture: Marc Millar

World’s largest business coaching organisation sets up shop in Edinburgh

Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows, has become the latest lender to cut reserves for bad debts on a brighter economic outlook. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds sees profits hit £1.9bn amid brighter outlook

Stewarts of Tayside said its new vegetable handling machinery will see a 25 per cent increase in the tonnage of swedes it is able to wash and package.

Perth veg producer ramps up production thanks to HSBC funding

Bell Group, which employs more than 1,600 people from 31 locations across the UK, has also worked on many historic buildings and palaces.

Management buyout at Scottish decorating contractor employing 1,600 people

I bet you a pound to a penny that a UK bank will announce a Bitcoin offering early in 2021, says Duffy. Picture: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images.

Why bankers are betting on Bitcoin - Jim Duffy comment

Lloyds Banking Group is also behind the Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows brands.

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group reveals new boss

Edinburgh University Old College quad. Picture: Neale Smith

University of Edinburgh goes big on green investment after HSBC tie-up

HSBC is the largest listed bank in the UK though much of its business is centred in Asia. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

HSBC loan book comes under City spotlight

A previous event by climate change protesters demonstrating outside a branch of Barclay's bank in Glasgow

Extinction Rebellion protests in Scotland this weekend

The Glasgow fashion group has been undertaking an overhaul of the business.

Scottish fashion brand Quiz doubles up with banking facility to aid recovery

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SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP considering allowing members to change vote amid leadership transparency row

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: PA

SNP is not in a mess, insists Nicola Sturgeon

A Somali woman and child wait to be given a spot to settle at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow in Somalia during the longest drought in the country's history, estimated to have killed 43,000 people

Climate change: IPCC report is ‘survival guide for humanity’