Introduction to Singapore MPI Licence

The Large Payment Institution (MPI) license represents the highest level of your company in Singapore's payment services system. The licence, issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act 2019, allows businesses to carry out up to seven types of regulated payment services without transaction limits.


Licence Features

1. Licence Issuance Year: 2023

2. Validity period: indefinite (renewal documents need to be submitted to MAS every year)

3. Bank Account Status: A bank account has been opened

4. Approved service category: Cross-border remittance

Number of shareholders: 1

Number of Directors: 2

7. Number of employees: 4

8. Legal Dispute/Disciplinary Record: None


Price

2.8M USD

MPI can carry out payment services

  • Account Issuance Service

  • Domestic and cross-border remittance services

  • Foreign currency exchange services

  • Merchant acquiring service

  • electronic currency issuance

  • Digital Payment Tokens (DPT) Services

  • Foreign Currency Exchange (Physical Currency)

MPI license advantages

1. High market reputation

MPI licences represent the highest compliance standards and enhance the confidence of banks, partners and investors.

2. Wide range of services

It can provide up to seven types of payment services to meet diversified business needs.

3. Regional Pass

Leveraging Singapore's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and digital economy cooperation to connect ASEAN, South Asia and Oceania markets.

4. Robust regulatory framework

Regulated by MAS to ensure the safety of client funds and anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing compliance (AML/CFT).

Key Compliance Requirements

1. Minimum capital: paid-in ≥ S $250,000, plus a reasonable working capital reserve.

2. Client funds must be kept separately in a trust account or a protected account and comply with the Payment Services Regulations 2019 (PSR).

3. Local Director Requirements: At least one executive director is a Singapore citizen/permanent resident/EP holder, and one local director is required to be a citizen or permanent resident.

4. Registered address and premises: must have a physical office address in Singapore and have staff to handle customer inquiries and regulatory inspections.

5. AML/CFT and Technology Risk Management: Internal systems must comply with MAS's PSN01 Anti-Money Laundering Notice and Technology Risk Guidelines and be independently audited.

6. Ongoing reporting obligations: quarterly/annual submission of regulatory statements, audit reports and notifications of unusual or fraudulent events to MAS. Compliance requirements: MSBs must report suspicious transactions to the FINTRAC as soon as possible, and if there is reason to suspect that the transaction involves money laundering or terrorist financing.

MPI License Purchase Process

Step 1: Collect information

Step 2: Submit the deposit

Step 3: Accept company documents for due diligence

Step 4: Submit Remaining Money

Step 5: Change Company Name

Step 6: Change of Directors and Ultimate Beneficiaries

OUR SERVICES

1. Document preparation and MAS docking

We are responsible for drafting and submitting all transfer documents, change requests and compliance materials until MAS approval.

2. Local Directors and Compliance Team

Provide or assist in the search for local executive directors, compliance officers and auditors.

3. Bank account opening assistance

The whole process assists in opening new dollar and multi-currency bank accounts, with the option of traditional banks or banks that support cryptocurrency business.

4. Follow-up compliance maintenance

Provide ongoing AML/CFT monitoring, regular regulatory reporting, technology risk assessment and annual audit coordination services.



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