Singapore

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Scams Now Leading Cause of Financial Disputes in Singapore: FIDReC

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2025

With digital banking now commonplace, scams have emerged as the leading cause of disputes between consumers and financial institutions.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

MAS Issues Guidelines for Digital Advertising in Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2025

The new guidelines, effective 25 March 2026, aim to raise conduct standards in digital financial advertising and curb misleading or deceptive marketing on social media.

Cryptocurrency

Singapore: Tokenize Xchange Collapse Leaves Investors with S$266m in Claims

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2025

More than 2,200 users have lodged claims following the crypto platform’s shutdown, after MAS rejected its PSA licence application, says DPM Gan.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

MAS Fines Singlife Financial Advisers, Issues POs Over Supervisory Lapses

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/09/2025

MAS took regulatory action against Singlife Financial Advisers and several former employees over recruitment lapses and product mis-selling breaches.

Anti-Money Laundering

DBS Cash Remittances Curb Puts 3 Bangladeshi Banks at Risk

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/09/2025

Proposed suspension threatens a key channel of remittance for Bangladeshi migrant workers, though regulators have secured a temporary reprieve until 31 October.

Anti-Money Laundering

INTERPOL to Bolster Fight Against Illicit Finance in Asia with New Tools

By Editors | 21/09/2025

Law enforcement leaders endorsed new measures for rapid payment intervention and asset freezing to combat organised crime and illegal financial flows.

Sustainable Finance

MAS to Pilot Capital Relief for Insurers' Green Investments

By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2025

MAS will introduce a time-bound project offering differentiated capital treatment to facilitate insurers' investment in green infrastructure projects.

Tokenisation

DBS, Franklin Templeton and Ripple Partner for Tokenised Trading

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/09/2025

The partnership offers institutional investors tokenised trading and lending solutions, using sgBENJI tokens and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin.

Cybersecurity

MAS Warns of Growing Deepfake Cyber Threats to Financial Sector

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/09/2025

New paper outlines the growing cyber threats posed by deepfakes to the financial sector, urging FIs to strengthen their defences against fraud and misinformation.