Singapore

Sites das autoridades

• MASMonetary Authority of Singapore

• Major Payment InstitutionMPIMAS licence for payment services above the volume thresholds — the usual licence for regional PSPs.

  Atividades permitidas

  Specified payment services under the Payment Services Act 2019 once monthly transaction volume exceeds the SPI threshold.

  Detentores típicos

  Regional PSPs, acquiring platforms and e-wallet operators serving Singapore at scale.

  Caminho do pedido

  Licence application to MAS under the PSA. Activity classes (account issuance, e-money, DPT, etc.) are selected in the application.

  Limites principais

  Volume, safeguarding and base-capital rules are stricter than SPI. Conducting an unlicensed specified payment service is an offence.

  Payment institution / PSPFonte oficial
• Standard Payment InstitutionSPIThe lower-volume tier of the same regime, with lighter requirements.Payment institution / PSPFonte oficial
• Money-changing & remittance licenceMC / RMOSeparate MAS licences for money-changing and for cross-border money transfer.Money transfer & remittanceFonte oficial
• Digital Payment Token serviceDPTA regulated activity under the PSA covering dealing in and custody of digital payment tokens.Crypto-asset & VASPFonte oficial

Uma amostra escolhida a dedo para orientação — não é o registro completo.

• AdyenHolds a Dutch banking licence, so it settles as a bank in Europe and licenses locally elsewhere.BankingMTLEMIAFSLMPISVFIPAutorizada emEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaBrazilUnited Arab Emirates
• AirwallexCross-border accounts, cards and acquiring with one of the widest licence footprints in APAC.AFSLAPIEMISVFMPIMSBAutorizada emAustraliaUnited KingdomHong Kong, ChinaSingaporeUnited StatesMalaysiaNew ZealandChina (mainland)
• Checkout.comEnterprise acquiring with local acquiring licences across four regions.APIEMIMTLMPISVFAutorizada emUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaJapan
• CircleStablecoin issuer holding US money transmitter licences and an EU e-money licence.MSBMTLEMIMPIAutorizada emUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAFRSingapore
• CoinbaseCrypto exchange and custody with licences across the US, EU and Asia-Pacific.MSBMTLEMICASPMPIAutorizada emUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomDESingaporeAustralia
• GrabPaySuper-app wallet licensed across Southeast Asia.MPIE-moneyEMIAutorizada emSingaporeMalaysiaIndonesiaPhilippinesThailandVietnam
• MarqetaModern card issuing platform — licensed where it issues and settles.MTLEMIAutorizada emUnited StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• NiumReal-time cross-border payments and card issuance for banks and businesses.MPIEMIAPIMTLAFSLAutorizada emSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited StatesAustraliaHong Kong, ChinaIndiaMalaysia
• NuveiPayment technology and acquiring with local licences across its footprint.MSBMTLEMIMPIAFSLAutorizada emCanadaUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEASingaporeAustralia
• PayoneerCross-border payouts and receivables for marketplaces and SMBs.MSBMTLEMIAPISVFAFSLAutorizada emUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaSingaporeIndia
• PayPalRuns a Luxembourg banking licence alongside US state money transmitter licences.BankingMTLEMIAFSLAutorizada emUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomAustraliaSingapore
• PPROLocal payment methods platform for PSPs and merchants.EMIMTLMPIAutorizada emUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeBrazilMexico
• RapydFintech-as-a-service with licensed entities across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific.EMIAPIMTLMPIAutorizada emUnited KingdomIsraelUnited StatesSingaporeMexicoBrazil
• RevolutEMI plus a banking licence in Lithuania; separate licences in each expansion market.BankingEMIAPIMTLMPIAFSLAutorizada emEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMexicoBrazilIndia
• RippleCross-border settlement infrastructure with money transmitter and e-money authorisations.MSBMTLEMIMPIAutorizada emUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingapore
• StripeGlobal acquiring, payouts and issuing; licensed separately in each market it settles in.MSBMTLEMIAPIMPIAFSLAutorizada emUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingaporeAustraliaJapan
• ThunesCross-border payout network connecting wallets, banks and mobile money.MPIAPIMTLAutorizada emSingaporeUnited KingdomUnited States
• WiseCross-border accounts and transfers, licensed market by market.EMIMTLMPIAFSLAutorizada emUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMalaysia

Região

• Hong Kong, China
• Japan
• China (mainland)
• India
• Australia
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Thailand
• Philippines
• Vietnam
• New Zealand