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Singapore's banking system runs on MEPS+ (MAS Electronic Payment System) and FAST (instant). The country's currency is the SGD. The major banks below handle the vast majority of inbound and outbound SWIFT payments to Singapore.
Singapore runs its domestic interbank settlement on MEPS+ (MAS Electronic Payment System) and FAST (instant). International SWIFT payments arrive at one of the major correspondents listed below before being credited via the domestic system.
Top banks in Singapore: DBS Bank (DBSSSGSG, Singapore), OCBC (OCBCSGSG, Singapore), UOB (UOVBSGSG, Singapore).
DBS Bank — SWIFT/BIC DBSSSGSG, headquartered in Singapore. Largest bank in Southeast Asia; major SGD / USD clearer.
OCBC — SWIFT/BIC OCBCSGSG, headquartered in Singapore. Top-three Singaporean bank; strong ASEAN presence.
UOB — SWIFT/BIC UOVBSGSG, headquartered in Singapore. Major regional bank; SME and trade finance focus.
If you have sent or received a SWIFT payment routed through any of these banks, you can verify it for free on Ohmyfin. Paste the 36-character UETR (from your MT103 or pacs.008 confirmation) into the homepage tracker to see the latest available SWIFT status — settled, in flight, pending compliance, or rejected.
The largest banks in Singapore include DBS Bank, OCBC, UOB.
DBS Bank's primary SWIFT/BIC is DBSSSGSG (head office in Singapore). Branches use 11-character extensions of this code.
MEPS+ (MAS Electronic Payment System) and FAST (instant)
Paste the UETR into the Ohmyfin tracker. You will see the latest available SWIFT status in seconds — including which correspondent bank in Singapore (or the international intermediary) is currently holding the payment.
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