Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced the Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill, tabling it for its first reading in parliament on Tuesday as part of a wider push to toughen the city-state’s defences against fraud.
According to Xinhua Net, the bill proposes amendments to the Protection from Scams Act and the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA), alongside related legislation, aimed at giving authorities greater capability to identify, interrupt and prevent scam operations before they cause harm.
Under the proposed changes, police and service providers would gain clearer legal grounds to exchange scam-related intelligence with one another. The bill also seeks to broaden the Facility Restriction Framework, which would allow authorities to limit the services accessible to individuals suspected of links to scam activity. Further provisions would create new offences aimed at the misuse of online accounts, while additional measures are designed to reinforce OCHA and sharpen the operational effectiveness of police investigations into scam networks.
The ministry framed the proposed law as a necessary response to shifting fraud tactics, noting that “scams are evolving rapidly, and Singapore’s laws must keep pace.”
For financial institutions and technology providers operating in Singapore, the bill signals a tightening regulatory environment where compliance with information-sharing and account-security obligations is likely to become increasingly non-negotiable. Staying ahead of such shifts is no longer optional for firms serious about long-term resilience.
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