CNY Pre-booking period for old used note(but as good as new) and new notes will commence from 4 January 2022

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New Notes

6  Customers of DBS, OCBC, UOB and Standard Chartered (except those aged 60 and above and persons with disabilities) who prefer exchanging new notes will have to pre-book the notes through the respective bank’s online reservation system before collecting at the branches. Maybank and Citibank are also offering pre-booking of notes and customers are encouraged to pre-book online before collecting at the branches. Notes can also be withdrawn without any prior booking at pop-up ATMs offered by DBS and selected UOB’s ATMs. 

7 New notes will be set aside for the elderly (aged 60 and above) and persons with disabilities for walk-in exchange at bank branches. However, to facilitate safe distancing measures at the branches and mitigate risks to these groups, online reservation is strongly encouraged. Details on how to make an online reservation and collect the notes can be found on the respective banks’ websites. Please refer to Annex A for more information.

8 The pre-booking period for new and good-as-new notes will commence from 4 January 2022.  The collection for notes pre-booked online, the walk-in option for the elderly (aged 60 and above) and persons with disabilities, and withdrawal at DBS’ pop-up ATMS and selected UOB’s ATMs will start from 11 January 2022. 

 

 

 

 

Notes Exchange at Banks for Lunar New Year 2022

Local banks

• Except for elderly aged 60 and above and persons with disabilities, pre-booking is required before visiting the branches of local banksWhile the elderly aged 60 and above and persons with disabilities need not pre-book before visiting the branches, they are strongly encouraged to do so to reduce crowding and facilitate safe distancing measures at the branches.:

o DBS Bank Limited / POSB   
o Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
o United Overseas Bank Limited  

• Notes can also be withdrawn without a prior booking at DBS’ pop-up ATMs and selected UOB’s ATMs

Non-local banks

• Pre-booking is offered by these banks:
o Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (pre-booking required)
o Maybank Singapore Limited (pre-booking for $2 and $10 Fortune bundles only) 
o Citibank Singapore Limited (pre-booking strongly encouraged)

• Notes are also available at: 
o Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
o Bank of America, National Association 
o Bank of China Limited
o Bank of India
o BNP Paribas
o CIMB Bank Berhad
o Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
o First Commercial Bank, Limited
o Habib Bank Limited
o HL Bank
o HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited
o Indian Bank
o Indian Overseas Bank
o Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Singapore Branch
o KEB Hana BankMUFG Bank Limited
o PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
o RHB Bank Berhad
o State Bank of India
o Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 
o The Bank of East Asia Limited
o UCO Bank

 

https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2021/reduce-use-of-new-notes-this-lunar-new-year-to-support-the-environment