Nature of Money Changing Services

What is a money-changing service?


A money-changing service refers to the service of buying and/or selling foreign currency notes. Money-changing service providers need to be licensed and regulated under the PS Act to conduct only money-changing services. 

According to the PS Act

“money-changing service” means the service of buying or selling foreign currency notes;

According to MAS (Pages)

Money-changing licensees are licensed and regulated under the Payment Services Act ("PS Act") to conduct only money-changing services i.e. the service of buying or selling foreign currency notes.

Note that entities that provide other payment services must hold a standard payment institution licence or major payment institution licence instead.


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