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Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Description for Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Content Overview

Money laundering and the financing of terrorism are international concerns. Criminals are known to launder proceeds of crime to legitimise their ill-gotten gains and fund terrorism. Governments worldwide have responded by stepping up their efforts to counter acts of terrorism and the financing of terrorism.

Suspicious Transaction Reports (STR) play an important role in combatting money laundering and terrorism financing. A high level of suspicious transaction reporting is an internationally accepted indicator of the existence of a strong Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regime.

Since the establishment of the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) in January 2000, the number of STRs received by the STRO has risen steadily year on year. These STRs have been helpful in the detection of a number of significant cases.

Reporting Requirements

In the course of your trade, profession, business or employment, if you know or have reasonable grounds to suspect that any property may be connected to a criminal activity, you are required to file a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) to the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO). Failure to file a STR may constitute a criminal offence.

This reporting requirement is set out in Section 45 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992 (also commonly known as CDSA).

Every person in Singapore and every Singapore citizen outside Singapore has a duty to provide information to the Police on property and financial transactions belonging to terrorist and acts of terrorism financing. This legal obligation is set out in Sections 8 and 10 of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002 (TSOFA). Failure to provide information may constitute a criminal offence.

The disclosure of terrorism financing information can be made to the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO) in a STR.

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How to file

You must file a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) electronically via STRO Online Notices And Reporting platform (SONAR).

Download Form and Instruction Guide
Form
STR Form
(file electronically via SONAR)
Form Guide Guide to fill up STR Form

The regulators for a number of reporting industries require entities to comply with the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation and regulations. They have requirements on customer due diligence, record keeping, internal controls, training and suspicious transaction reporting and have issued industry-specific guidelines and indicators on the detection and reporting of STRs as follows:

Reporting Industry Indicators Directives and Guidelines 
Approved CIS Trustees
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice SFA13-NO1/ Guidelines to MAS Notice SFA13-NO1
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Bank
Indicators provided by Regulator
For Commercial Banks:
MAS Notice 626 / Guidelines to MAS Notice 626
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg

For Merchant Banks:
MAS Notice 1014 / Guidelines to MAS Notice 1014
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Casino Operator
Available on SONAR
Casino Control (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Regulations 2009
Direct Life Insurance
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice 314/ Guidelines to MAS Notice 314
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Estate Agent/Developer
(Real Estate)
Indicators provided by Regulator
For Estate Agent:
Website: https://www.cea.gov.sg

For Developer:
Website: https://www.ura.gov.sg
Filing Agent/Qualified Individual
(Corporate Service Providers)
Indicators provided by Regulator
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority's directives on compliance with AML/CFT laws, regulations and guidelines.
Website: https://www.acra.gov.sg
Finance Company
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice 824 / Guidelines to MAS Notice 824
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Financial Advisor
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice FAA-N06 / Guidelines to MAS Notice FAA-N06
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Law Practice/Legal Practitioner
Indicators provided by Regulator
Website: https://www.lawsociety.org.sg
Licensed Trust Company/Trust Business
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice TCA-N03 / Guidelines to MAS Notice TCA-N03
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Moneylender
Indicators provided by Regulator
Licence Conditions and AML/CFT laws
Website: https://www.mlaw.gov.sg; see section, “Information for Moneylenders”.
Money Changing and Remittance Business
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice 3001 / Guidelines to MAS Notice 3001
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Non-Bank Credit Card or Charge Card
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice 626A / Guidelines to MAS Notice 626A
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Non-profit/Not-for-profit Organisation
Indicators provided by Regulator
For Registered Charity:
Website: https://www.charities.gov.sg/

For Registered Society:
Website: https://www.ros.mha.gov.sg

For Mosque:
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura policy documents on compliance with AML/CFT laws, regulations and guidelines
Pawnbroker
Indicators provided by Regulator
Licence Conditions and AML/CFT laws
Website: https://www.mlaw.gov.sg; see section, “Information for Pawnbrokers”.
Payment and Settlement System
Indicators provided by Regulator
MAS Notice PSOA-N02 / Guidelines to MAS Notice PSOA-N02
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Precious Stones and Metals Dealer (PSMD)
Indicators provided by Regulator
Website: https://acd.mlaw.gov.sg
Professional Accountant / Auditor
Indicators provided by Regulator
Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants' (ISCA) directives on compliance with AML/CFT laws, regulations and guidelines.
Website: https://www.isca.org.sg
Securities, Futures and Fund Management
Indicators provided by Regulator
For Capital Market Intermediaries:
MAS Notice SFA04-N02 / Guidelines to MAS Notice SFA04-N02

For Depositories:
MAS Notice SFA03AA-N01 / Guidelines to MAS Notice SFA03AA-N01
Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg
Trade (Zero GST Rated licensed Warehouses)
Indicators provided by Regulator
Singapore Customs' directives
Digital Payment Token Services
Indicators provided by Regulator MAS Notice PSN02 / Guidelines to MAS Notice PSN02

Website: https://www.mas.gov.sg/

















































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