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Payment Services Act 2019

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Enacted
2019
Last amended
2020
Sections
126
Cited in
13 decisions

Payment Services Act 2019 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PSA 2019, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2019.

Cited in court decisions

13

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  • Referred to[2026] SGDC 183Case

    “(b) One charge under s 5(1) punishable under s 5(3)(a) of the Payment Services Act 2019 (No. 2 of 2019) for carrying on the business of providing a payment service in Singapore by allowing her existing DBS Bank account to be used to receive and transfer payments.”

  • Referred to[2026] SGDC 267Case

    “it Pass. He also admitted and consented to three charges being taken into consideration (“TIC”) for the purposes of sentencing, all relating to offences under s 5(1) punishable under s 5(3)(a) of the Payment Services Act 2019 for carrying on the business of providing a cross-border money transfer service in Singapore w”

  • Referred to[2026] SGHC 174Case

    “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal — Appeal against sentence; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles — Section 5 Payment Services Act 2019 (2020 Rev Ed)”

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  • Referred to[2023] SGHC 66Case

    “cquire operating capital for GCX, the plaintiff obtained loans from his brother, Rio Christian (“RC”) and other individuals. GCX had, up to 28 July 2020, an exemption from holding a licence under the Payment Services Act 2019 (“PSA”) for the provision of a digital payment token service.”

  • Referred to[2023] SGHC 98Case

    “re not brought bona fide as the applicants have omitted the identities of the creditors in the Documents and have failed to disclose their breach of certain statutory licensing requirements under the Payment Services Act 2019 (Act 2 of 2019) (“PSA”) and the Securities and Futures Act 2001 (2020 Rev Ed) (“SFA”);”

  • Referred to[2023] SGHC 109Case

    “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing – Principles; Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Payment Services Act 2019; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Carrying on business of providing payment service without a licence — Money transfer services”

  • Referred to[2023] SGHCR 14Case

    “AMS is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act 2019 as a major payment institution. Funds may be received into the AMS account of an e-commerce store operator who is a registered user of AMS’ services but these accounts are not bank accounts. Rather,”

  • Referred to[2023] SGHC 323Case

    “(a) “indebted[ness]” under s 125(2)(a) of the IRDA (“s 125(2)(a)” or “Section 125(2)(a)”) must involve fiat currency; (b) cryptocurrency is not included in the definition of “money” under s 2 of the Payment Services Act 2019 (2020 Rev Ed); and (c) cash debts are not treated as “movable property” under O 22 r 1 of the R”

  • Referred to[2024] SGHC 251Case

    “evidence in the course of investigations. These investigations eventually resulted in his prosecution for an offence of providing an unlicensed cross-border money transfer service under s 5(1) of the Payment Services Act 2019 (Act 2 of 2019), to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 months’ imprisonment. The”

  • Referred to[2025] SGHC 225Case

    “Words and Phrases — Carrying on a business; Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Payment Services Act 2019”

  • Referred to[2026] SGHC 72Case

    “The applicant in this case (“Applicant”) was arrested and placed on agency bail pending investigations against him for an offence under the Payment Services Act 2019 (“Act”). Following his arrest, the Applicant travelled overseas on multiple occasions, after having obtained permission from the police to do so. However,”

  • Referred to[2026] SGHC 110Case

    “this case describes the Appellant’s POSB bank account as a payment account operated by the Appellant. Section 55A(7) of the CDSA defines “payment account” as having the meaning given by s 2(1) of the Payment Services Act 2019 (2020 Rev Ed), which defines it as (among others) “any account, or any device or facility (whe”

  • Referred to[2026] SGSCT 11Case

    “2 of the Schedule to the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984 (2020 Rev Ed), which expressly deems contracts to buy or sell foreign currency notes with a licensed money-changing service provider under the Payment Services Act 2019 (2020 Rev Ed) (the “PSA”) as contracts for the provision of services. Notably absent is any eq”

Common questions

What is Payment Services Act 2019?
Payment Services Act 2019 is Singapore Act, cited as Act PSA 2019, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2019.
Is Payment Services Act 2019 still in force?
Yes — Payment Services Act 2019 is currently in force.
When did Payment Services Act 2019 take effect?
Payment Services Act 2019 was first recorded in 2019.
How many sections does Payment Services Act 2019 have?
Payment Services Act 2019 contains 126 sections.
What amends Payment Services Act 2019?
Payment Services Act 2019 has been amended by Act 40 of 2019 and Act 1 of 2020.
Where can I read the official version of Payment Services Act 2019?
The official text of Payment Services Act 2019 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.

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