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See how much you can earn with the Marathon Savings Account
Bonus Period: $promotionStartDate - $promotionEndDate,
Number of days you can enjoy the Preferential Savings Rate: $numberOfDays
The above interest is for reference only. Account opening is not available on Sundays and Public Holidays. The final interest will be calculated based on the account sign up date and the total account deposit balance during the Bonus Period.
Up to 3.5% p.a. Savings Rate
From now till 6 March 2026 (“Promotion Period”), open a Marathon Savings Account (“MSA”) and enjoy the following high interest savings rate from account opening date till 1 Jun 2026 (“Bonus Period”) with step-up interest rate in different phases. HKD and USD are available for selection.
LIMITED TIME OFFER: UP TO HKD1,388 CASH REBATE
Open a MSA on or before 16 February 2026 and maintain below required deposit balance in the MSA till 1 Jun 2026:
REFER YOUR FRIENDS TO GET EXTRA HKD300 CASH REBATE
Refer a friend* to open a MSA with HKD500,000 new funds via SC Mobile App and maintain it until 4 May 2026. You will get a HKD300 cash rebate for each successful referral.
*Refer to clients who have not opened a MSA with the Bank in the past 12 months from the date of opening their current MSA.
- New Clients
- Existing Clients
Marathon Savings Account opening via SC Mobile App
Marathon Savings Account opening via SC Mobile App
Service hours: 9am – 11pm, Monday to Saturday, except public holidays. Photos are for reference only.
Service hours: 9am – 11pm, Monday to Saturday, except public holidays. Photos are for reference only.
Account opening channels
- SC Mobile App
- Others
Scan QR code to download/ logon SC Mobile App now
for Android users without Google Play, please click here to download the Android application package (APK)
Other channels to open a Marathon Savings Account
- Log onto Online Banking (Service hours: 9am-11pm, Monday to Saturday, except public holidays); or
- Visit any of our branches (Click here to make an appointment via online to shorten the waiting time at branch); or
- Through “My RM” platform (Applicable to Priority Private / Priority Banking Clients only); or
- Contact our Relationship Manager at (852)2209-8288 during office hour (9am-6pm, Monday to Friday)
Frequently asked questions
The deposit requirements to enjoy the high yield Marathon Savings Account interest rate is depending on the account opening channel and currency. The minimum and maximum opening balances are as follows:
| ACCOUNT OPENING CHANNEL | MINIMUM OPENING BALANCE | MAXIMUM OPENING BALANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Online Banking/SC Mobile App | HKD10,000/USD2,000 | HKD10,000,000/USD1,300,000 |
| Branch/MyRM platform | HKD100,000/USD13,000 |
Clients can enjoy higher savings interest rate rather than board rate of ordinary savings accounts as long as they open a high yield Marathon Savings Account with new funds during the promotion period.
Opening a high yield Marathon Savings Account is completely free. You only need to deposit HKD10,000 or USD2,000 in new funds to open the account online and start earning interest right away!
You may only deposit New Funds to the Marathon Savings Account (“MSA”) at the time of sign up. No further deposit of funds to the MSA after the sign-up date and during Bonus Period will be allowed.
- “New Clients” refer to clients who are NOT holding any banking products or services with or distributed by the Bank in past 12 months, except Standard Chartered Credit Cards.
- New Payroll Clients refer to clients who have not used the Bank’s auto-payroll services in the past 12 months and have opened a Payroll Account during the promotion period.
- The required minimum opening balance of the MSA via SC Mobile App / Online Banking is HKD10,000 / USD2,000.
- The required minimum opening balance of the MSA via branch / “My RM” platform / branch staff phone channel is HKD100,000 / USD13,000.
- If the Eligible Client has opened multiple MSAs during the Promotion Period, the deposit balance of each MSA in different currencies will be calculated separately. The Bank will aggregate the deposit balance of all MSAs under the same currency to determine the total deposit balance for that currency and the number of Lucky Draw chances attained for each currency. Each Eligible Client can enjoy the Gift and/or Staycation Package per currency ONCE only.
- All photos are for reference only.
Risk Disclosure Statement for Foreign Exchange:
- Foreign exchange involves risks. Fluctuation in the exchange rate of a foreign currency may result in gains or significant losses in the event that the customer converts deposit from the foreign currency to another currency (including Hong Kong Dollar).
