OCBC Business
OCBC Business: takes companies registered in 14 regions, listed below. We hold no rule from it on any of the 7 industries we track. Last verified October 17, 2026.
- Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited · bank licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (local bank)
- MAS ·
Where it takes companies from
- United Kingdom
- EU / EEA (western & northern, plus Spain, Italy, Portugal)
- EU / EEA (Baltics, central & eastern, plus Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta)
- Switzerland / Liechtenstein
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Developed Asia-Pacific
- CIS / Central Asia / Caucasus
- Latin America
- Middle East & North Africa
- Africa
- Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar
- Other offshore centres
- Other
The regions its own documents name, read on October 9, 2026
Products it publishes
International payments and FXSays it offers this
Make outward telegraphic transfers (OTT) globally in more than 60 currencies
Company cardsSays it offers this
Accepting card paymentsSays it offers this
Our OCBC POS Terminal accepts credit/debit card payments across card schemes such as Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay
Does not say it offers: Bulk payouts, Virtual accounts for your customers, Crypto on- and off-ramp, Safeguarding account, Client money account, Escrow
As its own pages say it, each quote with the date we read it. A product it does not mention is never shown as one it does not offer.
Currencies it holds
Holds EURa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Holds GBPa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Holds USDa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
To receive payments (telegraphic transfers) in USD, you may provide our intermediary bank’s SWIFT code for faster processing
Holds CHFa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Holds CADa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Holds SGDa balance; account details of its own on the local payment system
Receiving payments in Singapore dollars ... Instantaneous SGD collections from participating banks
Holds HKDa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Holds AUDa balance; account details of its own for SWIFT payments
Trade in 13 currencies: USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK
Transact like a local with up to 13 major currencies: ... USD, EUR, AUD, JPY, GBP, CNH, HKD, CAD, NZD, CHF, SEK, DKK, NOK ... If the incoming funds (inward telegraphic transfer) is in one of the available currencies, such funds will be credited immediately.
Only currencies its own pages name, each quote with the date we read it. A currency it does not mention is never shown as one it does not hold.
Policy by industry
No published rule (read in full on October 9, 2026): Crypto, iGaming, Adult, Unlicensed financial services, AI and SaaS, Forex and CFD, Marketplace
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Fees
| Plan | Account opening | Monthly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Growth Account (Singapore-registered businesses) | Not stated; initial deposit SGD 1,000 | SGD 10 a month, waived for the first 2 months; plus SGD 20 a month if the monthly average balance falls below SGD 1,000 (SGD 50 if below SGD 50,000 with the interest promotion activated) | · Source |
| Business Foreign Account (businesses registered outside Singapore) | USD 1,200 one-time account set-up fee | SGD 80 a month (SGD account) or USD 80 a month (Multi-Currency Business Account), waived for the first 2 months | · Source |
Closing an account
The Bank may, upon fourteen (14) days (or such period as the Bank may determine from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion) prior written notice to the Customer terminate and/or suspend any Account for any reason whatsoever.
Account closed or frozen? What OCBC Business’s terms say
What we read
- Acceptable use and prohibited activities
- Searched, none published
- Help pages on particular industries
- Searched, none published
- Countries it takes
- Read · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts… · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts…
- Countries it refuses
- Searched, none published · ocbc.com/iwov-resources/sg/ocbc/busines…
- Rules on owners and directors
- Read · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts… · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts…
- Prices
- Read · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts… · ocbc.com/business-banking/smes/accounts… · ocbc.com/business-banking/help-and-supp…
- Terms on closing accounts
- Read · ocbc.com/iwov-resources/sg/ocbc/busines…
- Complaints
- Read · ocbc.com/personal-banking/security/epay…
- Licence register
- Read · eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid/institution/de…