Monetary Authority of Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is Singapore's central bank and financial regulatory authority. It administers the various statutes pertaining to money, banking, insurance, securities and the financial sector in general, as well as currency issuance.

Source: mas.gov.sg

Singapore Moves to Protect Retail Crypto Traders From Themselves

Singapore Moves to Protect Retail Crypto Traders From Themselves
Singapore Moves to Protect Retail Crypto Traders From Themselves
August 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Pointing to retail cryptocurrency investors as being “irrationally oblivious” about the risks, the head of Singapore’s central bank is weighing new measures to restrict and...

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Although it calls cryptocurrency investments “highly hazardous,” the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said it is not at risk from recent collapses in the...

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Sleek Secures Payments License in Singapore
Sleek Secures Payments License in Singapore
July 07, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech startup Sleek, an all-in-one digital platform for small businesses, was granted a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS),...

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Singapore Central Bank Considers Tougher Regulations on Retail Crypto Trading
Singapore Central Bank Considers Tougher Regulations on Retail Crypto Trading
July 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In response to a question about whether the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will introduce more restrictions on cryptocurrency trading platforms, senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam...

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Proxtera Debuts Financial Education for MSMEs in Asia, Africa
Proxtera Debuts Financial Education for MSMEs in Asia, Africa
June 28, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Proxtera is working with a number of other entities, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on the rollout of an open financial education and action...

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Singapore Approves Paxos’ Digital Payments License
Singapore Approves Paxos’ Digital Payments License
March 10, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate a digital payments token service. Get the Full...

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Singapore Puts NFT Regulation on Hold
Singapore Puts NFT Regulation on Hold
February 22, 2022  |  NFTs

Singapore’s central bank said it will not regulate the booming non-fungible token (NFT) market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Revolut Singapore Gets OK to Offer Silver, Gold Trading
Revolut Singapore Gets OK to Offer Silver, Gold Trading
January 05, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

FinTech Revolut has gotten permission from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to allow customers to trade gold and silver on its app, finews.asia reported...

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