Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve said it has obtained 'in-principle approval' from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to provide digital payment token services.
It’s one of the first virtual asset service providers to obtain an in-principle approval letter for a Major Payment Institution License in Singapore, according to a statement from the company.
“To be one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to be notified by MAS of our in-principle licensing approval is a reflection of the robustness of the policies, procedures and risk management systems that we have put in place to guide our day-to-day operations,” Adrian Przelozny, chief executive officer of Independent Reserve, said in the statement. “It provides certainty for us as industry participants and security for our customers.
Several applicants were in the final stages of review for getting a license to operate as digital payment token service providers, Singapore’s Senior Minister and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in reply to a question in parliament on July 26. Around 170 applicants have applied to provide digital payment token services since the commencement of the Payment Services Act in January 2020, Tharman said at the time, adding that 30 applications have been withdrawn after engagement with MAS while two had been rejected. Around 90 service providers are operating under an exemption from holding a license, he said.
Applicants will be “subject to close scrutiny in the licensing process and ongoing supervision by MAS,” the regulator said in response to queries from BloombergEstablished in Australia in 2013, Independent Reserve embarked on its international expansion plans in late 2019, setting up its first overseas operations in Singapore to provide digital asset exchange and OTC trading services to people and institutions in Singapore.
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