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MAS Revokes Bsquared Technology MPI Licence Over DPT Control Failures

The Monetary Authority of Singapore revoked Bsquared Technology's Major Payment Institution licence after finding serious risk-management and conflict-of-interest control breaches. The action shows Singapore DPT licences remain conditional on continuing governance quality, not one-off approval.

High impact🇸🇬 SingaporeLicensingEnforcementMASBsquared Technology

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around licensing, enforcement in Singapore. Named institutions or platforms: MAS, Bsquared Technology. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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