Multi-currency account provider
DBS
Multi-currency bank account
A Singapore bank account with multi-currency balances, for residents and people relocating to Singapore. It is not described as a universal offshore account. Listed for comparison.
At a glance
- Provider type
- Singapore bank with an expat / multi-currency proposition
- Legal status
- Bank
- Availability
- Singapore residents / relocators
- Account model
- Multi-currency bank account
- Currency coverage
- SGD plus 12 foreign currencies (13 in total) on My Account and Multiplier.
- Local details
- Not publicly stated beyond the Singapore account itself.
- FX model
- Not publicly stated as a conversion price.
- Minimum / eligibility
- My Account can have no initial deposit or account fees. Premium segments vary.
- Protection / safeguarding
- Singapore-regulated bank. Foreign-currency deposits have distinct protection considerations.
Is this a bank account?
Multi-currency services can look similar in an app while operating under different legal structures.
Legal status: Bank.
DBS My Account, Multiplier and Treasures multi-currency accounts.
The reviewed accounts are Singapore bank accounts. Confirm the legal entity for the product you would open.
Who might use this account?
May be relevant to: People moving to or living in Singapore. That describes the published focus. It is not a view on whether this account is appropriate for you.
Where it is available
Residence can affect onboarding, the legal entity, the currencies you can use and whether a card is issued.
Singapore-focused. The material describes residents, people relocating to Singapore, and regional affluent clients.
Availability: Singapore residents / relocators. Confirm current eligibility with the provider.
Which currencies can you hold?
A currency you can transfer is not always a currency you can keep as a balance.
SGD plus 12 foreign currencies, 13 in total, on My Account and Multiplier.
SGD plus 12 foreign currencies (13 in total) on My Account and Multiplier.
Which currencies can you receive?
Receiving capability may depend on whether the provider gives you local or international account details.
Not separately stated.
Do you get local account details?
Not publicly stated beyond the Singapore account itself.
Sending money internationally
Remittance and overseas transfer.
Foreign-currency spending, remittance, a card, overseas transfer and digital banking.
A transfer can involve your provider, a bank in the middle, and the recipient’s bank. A live price for those charges is not shown here.
How currency conversion is priced
The cost of a conversion can include the quoted rate, a provider fee, a spread, a plan allowance, a weekend or out-of-hours adjustment, and a correspondent-bank charge.
Not publicly stated as a conversion price.
Spending from your currency balances
A multi-currency card may use an existing balance, or convert when the spending currency is not held. Confirm which of those applies.
Foreign-currency spending and a card are described. Which balance is used is not separately stated.
A card is described.
Receiving salary and regular income
Not publicly stated.
What does the account cost?
The total cost can include a monthly account fee, a plan fee, a conversion, a transfer, an incoming payment, a card, an ATM charge, a minimum-balance charge and a correspondent-bank charge.
Account features and pricing are published. My Account can have no initial deposit or account fees. Premium segments vary.
My Account can have no initial deposit or account fees. Premium segments vary.
Check the provider’s current tariff before opening an account.
How is customer money protected?
Bank deposit protection and payment or e-money safeguarding are different legal frameworks.
Singapore-regulated bank. Foreign-currency deposits have distinct protection considerations.
Protection depends on the legal entity serving you and the jurisdiction in which the account is provided.
Will it still work if you move?
The account may continue, the legal entity may change, some currencies or features may stop, the card may be restricted, or a new account may be required.
Singapore-focused. A move away from Singapore can change what stays open.
Questions to ask
Can residents of my country open this account?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Is this a bank account or a payment account?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Which legal entity serves me?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Which currencies can I hold?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Which currencies can I receive?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Do I receive local account details?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Can salary be paid into the account?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Can pensions be paid into it?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Can I send local payments?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Can I send SWIFT transfers?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
How is FX priced?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Are there monthly fees?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Are there minimum balance requirements?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
What card is provided?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
How does overseas card spending work?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
What ATM charges apply?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Which deposit protection or safeguarding regime applies?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Can I keep the account if I move?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Do features change after relocation?
Confirm the current answer with DBS. It depends on the legal entity, your residence and the product.
Sources and review
Information is based on publicly available provider information reviewed by WiT Access. Currency availability, fees, account eligibility and features can change. Reviewed 6 October 2026.
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