Development
Why Singapore
Singapore offers financial institutions a pro-business and cost-competitive environment, excellent infrastructure, and a highly skilled and cosmopolitan labour force. Find out what makes Singapore a leading global financial centre.
How MAS Supports You
The financial sector is an integral part of Singapore’s ambition to be a Smart Nation. Find out how MAS is creating a Smart Financial Centre through FinTech and Innovation here.
Singapore FinTech Festival
The world's largest FinTech festival for the global FinTech community to connect, collaborate and co-create.
Grants for Innovation
Get funding on proof-of-concepts, hiring, business development and more.
Regulatory Sandbox
Sandbox relaxes specific regulatory requirements to enable live experiments of innovation within boundaries.
Green FinTech
Understand the various initiatives for technology solutions and projects in Green Finance.
Central Bank Digital Currency
Unlocking new possibilities for the future of money and payments via CBDC.
Digital Assets
Technological advances and the rapid digitalisation of the economy are unlocking new possibilities for the future of financial services, one of which is Digital Assets.
E-Payments
Understand more about MAS' payment initiatives like SGQR, FAST, PayNow and UPOS.
Business sans Borders
A collaborative AI-driven global solutions hub to foster SME digitalization.
SG FinDex
World's first to use a national digital identity and centrally managed online consent system for secure access to financial data from private and public sectors.
MAS works with Tripartite partners to build a sustainable pipeline of professionals and leaders in the financial sector. Financial institutions can get support for hiring and training as well as support for workforce transformation, while finance professionals can tap on funding for skill and career development.
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Support Measures for Covid-19
Read more about the measures by the MAS, Association of Banks in Singapore, the Life Insurance Association, the General Insurance Association and the Finance Houses Association of Singapore to help individuals and SMEs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAS has announced a $125 Million support package for the financial and FinTech sectors to sustain and strengthen capabilities. This will position financial institutions and FinTech firms for stronger growth when the threat of COVID-19 recedes and economic activity normalises.
What's New
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Panel Discussion with Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the International Symposium on Central Bank Independence on 10 January 2023
At the International Symposium on Central Bank Independence, Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, MAS, spoke on the panel titled "Central bank independence and the development of payments and central bank digital currencies".
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Court convicts Kenneth Goh Jia Poh for multiple offences under the Securities and Futures Act
Mr Goh Jia Poh, Kenneth was convicted and sentenced to 19 months’ imprisonment and fined $355,604 for multiple offences relating to false trading, unauthorised use of trading accounts and fraudulently inducing others to deal in shares, under the Securities and Futures Act.
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MAS issues Prohibition Orders against Mr Selvarajulu S/O Subramaniam for cheating
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued 8-year prohibition orders (POs) against Mr Selvarajulu S/O Subramaniam.
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MAS issues Prohibition Order against Mr Han Delong for fraudulent and dishonest conduct
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued 15-year prohibition orders (POs) against Mr Han Delong.
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Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Japan Renew Bilateral Local Currency Swap Arrangement
MAS announced the renewal of the Bilateral Local Currency Swap Arrangement with the Bank of Japan for another three years.