Regulations for activities relating to E-money

What licence does my business need for users to transfer e-money?


The licence required depends on the following financial thresholds:

According to MAS (Pages) and (Pages),
last revised 26 June 2020

License Type  Description
Standard Payment Institution License

Are able to conduct multiple payment services. Subject to the following thresholds:

  • ≤S$3m monthly transactions for any activity type.
  • ≤S$6m monthly transactions for 2 or more activity types.
  • ≤S$5m of daily outstanding e-money for e-money issuance services.
Major Payment Institution License

Are able to conduct multiple payment services. Subject to the following thresholds:

  • >S$3m monthly transactions for any activity type.
  • >S$6m monthly transactions for 2 or more activity types.
  • >S$5m of daily outstanding e-money for e-money issuance services.

 


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