Singapore legislation

Regulation 18G

of Payment Services Regulations 2019

Regulation 18G

Other requirements in respect of licensee providing digital payment token service

A licensee that provides a digital payment token service must —

(a)

ensure that the systems and controls concerning the assessment and management of risks in relation to the safeguarding of assets belonging to a customer are adequate and appropriate for the scale and nature of its operations;

(b)

take all reasonable measures to maintain the integrity and security of the means used to safeguard digital payment token instruments relating to the digital payment tokens belonging to a customer;

(c)

develop and implement effective controls and segregation of duties to mitigate the risk of conflict between its duties relating to the safeguarding of assets belonging to a customer and its business interests;

(d)

develop and implement written policies and procedures to identify, address and monitor the risk of conflict between its duties relating to the safeguarding of assets belonging to a customer and its business interests; and

(e)

ensure that the safeguarding of assets belonging to a customer is not performed by, or performed under the influence or direction of, persons who execute trades, make investment decisions or make trading decisions.