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Media Release NRIC numbers alone cannot be used to effect payment and fund transfers Singapore, 19 December 2024 – The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) assures consumer banking customers that NRIC numbers alone cannot be used to effect payment and fund transfers. Banks apply multi factor authentication at login for online financial services and there is an additional layer of control to authorise higher risk activities[1] after login. NRIC numbers serve important functi...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOINT MEDIA RELEASE MAS and ABS Announce Launch of Electronic Deferred Payment Solutions in Mid- 2025 and Extension of Deadline for Cessation of Corporate Cheques • New Electronic Deferred Payment (EDP) solutions to be launched in mid-2025 to support transition to e-payments • Deadline to cease processing of corporate cheques extended by one year to end- 2026 • Retail cheques, cashier’s orders and USD cheques continue to be available Singapore, 5 December 202...

Media Release ABS launches anti-scam mascot Canny to continue fight against scams Canny is a visual alert to remind consumers to be on guard against scams Singapore, 6 November 2024 – The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has launched Canny, the anti-scam mascot, to support member banks’ fight against scams. Canny will serve as a common visual cue for the banking industry to prompt families, especially children and youth, to be alert against fraud. Member banks will prog...

Media statement by the Association of Banks in Singapore on Shared Responsibility Framework Singapore, 24 October 2024 - To be attributed to Mrs Ong-Ang Ai Boon, Director, The Association of Banks in Singapore To keep pace with a constantly-evolving scam landscape, key players in the whole ecosystem, which include government agencies and financial institutions, continue to collaborate closely to build a robust system against scams. Over the last two years, the banking indu...

Media Release Singapore’s first best practice paper on enhancing anti-money laundering audit in banks launched by ABS and industry group SINGAPORE, 21 October 2024 – Singapore’s first industry-led best practice paper to enhance Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) audits in banks was launched today by The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), in partnership with the Anti-Money Laundering Audit Peer Group (AAPG)1. Developed by the AAP...

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Business Continuity Exercise to Bolster Singapore Financial Sector’s Operational Resilience Singapore, 15 October 2024…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) jointly conducted today a business continuity exercise with financial institutions to strengthen the financial sector’s crisis management and operational resilience. 2 Codenamed “Exercise Raffles”, this seventh edition of the exercise inc...

While foreign trade was still negative in both directions in the previous year, exports reached a new high of +3.2% in 2024. However, this record was achieved almost exclusively thanks to the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector. On the import side, on the other hand, last year's decline continued at –1.6%, albeit at a slightly slower pace. The opposing trend between imports and exports resulted in a new record trade surplus of CHF 60.6 billion.

At the World Money Fair, Switzerland will present the latest special coin to mark an anniversary: On 1 July 2025, Swissmint will issue the new coin “100 Years 100-Franc Vreneli” – in homage to the original issue of 1925.

The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced early today (Hong Kong time) after its two-day meeting that it had decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4. 25-4. 5%. The policy decision is in line with market expectations. However, the pace of future rate cuts remains uncertain as it is dependent on US inflation and labour market data developments, the effect of previous rate cuts, as well as the impact of fiscal, economic...

/PressRoom/PressReleases/9041-25 Skip to main content Release Number 9041-25 CFTC, SEC Extend Form PF Amendments Compliance Date January 29, 2025 WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, together with the Securities and Exchange Commission, extended the compliance date for the amen...