Best Savings Accounts in Singapore with Highest Interest Rates (2023)
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So far, 2023 is shaping up to be pretty hard on our bank accounts. Between inflation and an impending recession, it looks like our wallets are going to take quite a hit this year, even with the cash payouts announced during Budget 2023.
It’s times like these when saving your money is more important than ever. One easy way to do this is through a savings account. When you open a savings account with a bank, you deposit money into it and let that money earn interest. You’ll enjoy higher interest rates on a savings account than you would on your normal account (called a checking account).
However, not all savings accounts are made equal. Different banks offer different interest rates and different minimum sums. So to help you out, we’ve compiled the best savings accounts in Singapore with the highest interest rates in 2023 for different personal and financial needs.
1. Best savings accounts at a glance2. HSBC Everyday Global Account 3. Citi Wealth First Account 4. CIMB FastSaver Savings Account 5. DBS Multiplier Account 6. UOB One Account 6. OCBC 360 Account 8. Maybank SaveUp Account 9. Standard Chartered Bonus Saver 10. Bank of China Smart Saver 11. POSB SAYE Account
Savings account
Interest rates
Best for
Up to 5.55%
Those with fresh funds
Up to 7.51%
Those intending to buy insurance, investments or take a home loan from Citibank
CIMB FastSaver
Up to 3.50%
Young adults starting their careers
Up to 4.10%
Salaried workers
Up to 7.80%
Freelancers & self-employed
Up to 7.65%
Growing your savings
Up to 4.30%
Home, education, car loan users
Standard Chartered Bonus Saver
Up to 7.88%
High spenders
Bank of China Smart Saver
Up to 6.70%
High earners & spenders
Note: The maximum interest rates given above are for regular banking customers. Many banks offer higher rates for their private clients. The maximum interest rates above only apply to a certain sum, such as the first $50,000.
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Premier customer
Personal Banking customer
Base interest rate
0.05% p.a.
Bonus interest on top-up amount
4.40% p.a.
4.25% p.a.
Bonus interest from HSBC Everyday+ Rewards Programme on top-up amount
1.00% p.a.
TOTAL
5.45% p.a.
5.30% p.a.
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Earn 1% cashback
Min. Initial Deposit
S$100
Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.05%
Max Interest Rate p.a.
Up to 5.35%
More Details
Key Features
A multi-currency account that meets your transactional needs in up to 11 different currencies
Get real-time exchange rates with Online GetRate
Instant worldwide transfers to your other HSBC accounts with Global Transfers
Perform FX transactions through HSBC Singapore app
Receive up to S$600 in cashback and bonus interest every month through the HSBC Everyday+ rewards programme
Bonus cashback and interest granted by spending on HSBC debit/credit cards, making GIRO bill payments, and increasing account balance
The HSBC Everyday Global Account is a multi-currency account that also doubles up as a savings account. Looking at it from a savings perspective, it’s a good option for those who have cash they can afford to dump fresh funds into an account and leave it alone for 4 months. It’s also really easy to unlock the first tier of bonus interest rates—all you have to do is deposit money.
The maximum interest rate you can earn with the HSBC Everyday Global Account is 5.30% for Personal Banking customers and 5.45% for Premier customers applied on your top-up amount (more on how that’s applied later!). Here’s how to get there:
Open the account with an initial minimum deposit amount of $100. At this point, your base interest rate is 0.05%.
Deposit more money into the account to get a bonus interest of 4.25% (for Personal Banking customers) or 4.40% (for Premier customers). Hooray, no hoops to jump through here! There’s no need to hit a minimum credit card spend or buy their insurance to unlock this bonus tier—all HSBC wants is fresh funds.
Qualify for the HSBC Everyday+ Rewards Programme to get an additional 1% bonus interest. To qualify, you need to deposit at least $2,000 (for Personal Banking customers) or $5,000 (for Premier customers) into the account and make 5 eligible transactions.
The 5 eligible transactions have no minimum amount requirements and can be any combination of the following types:
Transactions made with a HSBC personal credit card
Transactions made with a HSBC Everyday Global Debit Card
GIRO bill payments
Fund transfers
If you do everything in steps 1 to 3 above, you’ll get an interest rate of 5.45% as a Premier customer or 5.30% as a Personal Banking customer on your top-up amount.
The HSBC Everyday Global Account works a little differently from other savings accounts on this list. Bonus interest rates aren’t applied on the entire sum of money in your account, but only on the additional, new money you pump into it.
Think of it this way: HSBC is mainly interested in fresh funds, i.e. money from outside HSBC. So if you pump “new” money into your HSBC Everyday Global Account, HSBC will reward you with bonus interest rates. On the other hand, if you don’t deposit any additional cash with HSBC, you get no bonus interest rates even if you already had $1 million in your account.
HSBC measures the fresh funds top-up amount for each month by comparing that month’s average daily balance (ADB) against the ADB in the first reference month, Feb 2023. If you just opened the account in Mar 2023, your reference month’s ADB is $0. Effectively, your top-up amount is the same as the entire sum in your account.
Example
Let’s say you had $50,000 in your HSBC Everyday Global Account in Mar 2023.
In Apr, you sign up for the bonus interest promotion, but don’t deposit any money into your account. You don’t get any bonus interest, but do get a base interest of 0.05% on your existing $50,000.
At the start of May, you top up $100,000 into your account. As a Personal Banking customer, you get an interest rate of 0.05%+4.25%=4.30% for the month of April, but only on the $100,000 top-up amount.
At the start of Jun, you top up another $100,000 and also qualify for the HSBC Everyday+ Rewards Programme, which gets you an additional 1% bonus interest. For Jun, you get 0.05%+4.25%+1.00%=5.30% interest on the $200,000 you’ve deposited into the account since Mar.
However, let’s say you then take out $50,000 on 1 Jul. Since HSBC decides on the top-up amount by comparing Jul’s average daily balance (ADB) against the first month’s as a reference, you will only get 5.30% interest on $150,000. So the best thing to do is not withdraw any cash during the promotional period once you’ve put it in.
Do note that these current HSBC Everyday Global Account bonus interest rates are only for a promotional period. Sign up by 31 May 2023 to get paid bonus interest on your top-up amounts for the months May, Jun, Jul, and Aug 2023.
After Aug 2023, these bonus interest rates won’t apply. HSBC will probably have another promotion by then for their Everyday Global Account, but it’ll likely involve more fresh funds. If you’ve no more spare cash to pump into your account, it may be time to take your money elsewhere.
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Citibanking, Citi Priority
Citigold
Citigold Private Client
Deposit amount
First $50,000
First $100,000
First $150,000
Base interest rate
0.01% p.a.
Spend (min. $250/month on Citibank Debit Mastercard)
1.5% p.a.
Invest (min. $50,000/month)
1.5% p.a.
Insure (min. $50,000/month)
1.5% p.a.
Borrow (min. $500,000 home loan)
1.5% p.a.
Save (min. $3,000/month)
1.5% p.a.
TOTAL
7.51% p.a.
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Faster Fulfilment
Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.01%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
2.8%
Total Relationship Balance
Min. Total Relationship Balance
S$15,000
More Details
Key Features
A savings account that provides additional interest by simply performing banking activities with Citibank
Every financial decision you make earns you bonus interest - up to 2.8% p.a.
Maintain an account average daily balance of S$70,000 to qualify as a Citi Priority customer
Receive $100 upon successfully opening a banking account via Citibank's online account opening form
Gain access to bite-sized tips on financial planning and digital investment solutions (e.g. Citibank Brokerage and eFX)
Enjoy exclusive Citi Priority Delights offers and lifestyle privileges with the Citi Priority Debit Mastercard
Mobile and Online Banking are available for you to make instant payments and transfers and receive real-time balance updates
Free Citibank Debit Card with zero conversion charges and transaction processing fees with multiple foreign currencies
Enjoy zero foreign exchange conversion fees and administrative charges at all Citibank ATMs worldwide
CitiPhone Banking is available
The Citi Wealth First Account has a simple mechanic for calculating its total interest rate: base interest + bonus interest.
Its base interest starts at 0.01% for everyone, whether you’re a Citibanking, Citi Priority, Citigold, or Citigold Private Client customer. That’s the lowest base interest rate out of all the savings accounts on this list.
Next, beef that measly 0.01% up with bonus interest rates. You get different bonus rates depending on which of the following categories you fulfil:
Spend (+1.5%): Spend at least $250/month on your Citibank Debit Mastercard.
Invest (+1.5%): Purchase one or more new single lump sum investments totalling at least $50,000/month. Investments can include Unit Trust, Structured Notes and Bonds.
Insure (+1.5%): Purchase one or more new single premium policies totalling at least $50,000/month.
Borrow (+1.5%): Take up a new home loan of at least $500,000.
Save (+1.5%): Deposit more money into your account, increasing your account’s average daily balance by at least $3,000 from the previous month’s.
If you fulfil all of the transaction categories above, the maximum interest rate you can get with the Citi Wealth First Account is a generous 7.51%. That’s one of the highest rates among the savings accounts this month. Plus, it applies to the first $50,000 to $150,000 in your account, and not just the first $25,000 after the $100,000 mark or something.
The only advantage to starting a Citigold or Citigold Private Client banking relationship is that the bonus interest rates can apply to a larger sum of money. For Citibanking or Citi Priority customers, bonus interest rates are applied to only the first $50,000. This increases to $100,000 for Citigold and $150,000 for Citigold Private Client.
However, you’ll need to maintain $250,000 in your account for Citigold, and $1,500,000 for Citigold Private Client. If you fall below these thresholds, the bonus 7.5% will only apply to the first $50,000 just like for everyone else.
All in all, the Citi Wealth First Account doesn’t impress us with their interest rates. Looking at your interest earnings alone, you’re better off practically anywhere else.
We can imagine the Citi Wealth First Account might appeal to loyal Citi customers, those who already had their hearts set on purchasing a $50,000/month Citi investment or insurance product, or those who already planned on taking a $500,000 Citi home loan. But otherwise, check out the other savings accounts in this list.
Citi Wealth First Account
Minimum balance: $15,000
Fall below fee: $15
Bonus interest cap: $50,000-$150,000
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Deposit amount
FastSaver only
FastSaver + Visa Signature Credit Card
FastSaver + Investment/Insurance
FastSaver + Visa Signature Credit Card + Investment/Insurance
First S$10,000
1.50% p.a.
2.20% p.a.
3.50% p.a.
4.20% p.a.
Next S$15,000
1.50% p.a.
Next S$25,000
2.50% p.a.
Next S$25,000
3.50% p.a.
Above S$75,000
0.80% p.a.
The CIMB FastSaver starts at a base interest rate of 1.50% p.a. for the first $25,000 if you only open the savings account with CIMB. This is still higher than any of the banks listed below for simply depositing your money into the account.
Interest rates increase by 1% p.a. for each additional $25,000 until you hit $75,000. As far as base interest rates go, the CIMB FastSaver is a good savings account!
The CIMB FastSaver offers bonus interest rates if you apply for:
The CIMB Visa Signature credit card and spend a minimum of $300 per month
A CIMB investment product with a certain minimum spend OR CIMB life insurance purchase with minimum S$50,000 in Single Premium (SP) or S$2,000 in Annual Regular Premium (RP)
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MoneySmart Exclusive
Cash Back on Beauty & Wellness, Online Shopping, Groceries
10%
Min. spend per month
S$800
Cash Back Cap
S$100
MoneySmart Exclusive:
Apply and spend S$988 to receive S$280 Cash via PayNow. T&Cs apply.
Valid until 31 May 2023
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Key Features
10% Cashback on Beauty & Wellness, Online Shopping, Groceries and more
Complimentary Travel Insurance up to S$500,000
Visa Signature Concierge
No annual fees for life
Apply for up to 4 supplementary cards and have annual fees waived for all supplementary cards
Access to over 1,000 regional deals with discounts up to 50%
However, these bonus interest rates apply only to the first $10,000. You’ll get a bonus 0.7% p.a. for having the CIMB Visa Signature credit card, and a bonus 2.0% p.a. if you purchase an investment or insurance product with CIMB.
If you get both credit card and investment/insurance, you can unlock the maximum interest rate the CIMB FastSaver can offer: 4.20%p.a. for the first $10,000.
This account will be perfect for most young adults starting out their career, because of the very low “minimum” balance of $1,000, no fall below fee.
It’s also the least headache-inducing of all the savings accounts to have because the only requirement is to maintain at least $1,000 in your account for you to earn the advertised interest rates. You can do the least with CIMB FastSaver’s account and still reap the benefits of its rather generous interest rates.
CIMB FastSaver
Minimum balance: $1,000
Fall below fee: None!
Bonus interest cap: $75,000
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Total monthly transactions
Income + 1 category
Income + 2 categories
Income + 3 categories
First $50,000
First $100,000
First $100,000
<$2,000
0.05%
0.05%
0.05%
$2,000 to $2,500
0.90%
1.70%
2.00%
$2,500 to $5,000
1.50%
1.80%
2.20%
$5,000 to $15,000
1.80%
2.10%
2.40%
$15,000 to $30,000
1.90%
2.20%
2.50%
>$30,000
2.20%
3.00%
4.10%
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High Interest Rates
Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.05%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
3.8%
Min. Balance
S$3,000
More Details
Key Features
No minimum salary credit
DBS Multiplier Account is a deposit account with a base interest rate of 0.05% per annum
Bonus interest rates: 1.40% to 3.80% per annum. DBS Multiplier Account 2020 interest rates have been updated as of 1 August 2020
To enjoy bonus interest rates, you need to credit your salary or dividends via GIRO to any DBS/ POSB deposit account that you hold, and transact a minimum of S$2,000 on any DBS/ POSB credit card you hold, DBS/ POSB home loan monthly instalments, DBS/ POSB insurance regular monthly premium, or DBS investments. Your bonus interest rate increases if you transact in more of the above categories
Bonus interest rates for 29-year-olds and below: Credit your income and spend above S$500 via PayLah! to qualify for 0.30% bonus interest rates on your PayLah! retail spend
DBS Multiplier 2020 interest rate updates: As of 1 August 2020, interest rates have been revised for DBS Multiplier account holders with transactions in 1 and 2 categories. Refer to Bonus Interest Rate tab below to see the change in interest rates
Students, NSF, self-employed, salaried or retired individuals are eligible to apply
The rates in the table above apply to you if you credit your salary/dividends/SGFinDex to any DBS or POSB account (yes, it doesn’t need to be your DBS Multiplier account!). You need to have $2,000 worth of transactions moving in and out of your DBS Multiplier account from your salary credit and one or more of the following categories:
Credit card spending (no minimum)
Home loan (cash + CPF components counted)
Selected insurance policies (life insurance, critical illness, endowment plans and selected single premium policies)
Selected investments (regular savings plan, unit trust, online equities trade, digiPortfolio or bonds, and structured products)
The more categories you hit, the higher bonus interest rates you get.
What if you don’t have any DBS credit card, insurance, or investments? Unfortunately, the bonus interest rates aren’t as high. And while you have the option to not credit your salary to a DBS/POSB account, DBS will still require you to at least use PayLah!.
The good news is that there isn’t a minimum amount for PayLah! spend. Just use it to pay for anything, even if it’s a $1+ cup of kopi at your local coffeeshop. Easy!
Total monthly transactions
PayLah! spend only (29 years old and below)
Income + PayLah! spend
First $10,000
>$0 to $500
0.40% p.a.
0.05%
$500 and above
0.55% p.a.
The DBS Multiplier account makes it easy to earn bonus interest with its zero minimum spend transaction categories and the flexibility to credit your salary into any DBS account, not necessarily the DBS Multiplier.
However, DBS Multiplier account interest rates start pretty low. If you don’t credit your salary to a DBS/POSB account, your interest rates max out at 0.40% p.a..
In fact, DBS Multiplier interest rates are nowhere near even the 1% p.a. mark unless Option 1 applies to you, i.e. you have other DBS/POSB transactions. Comparatively, CIMB FastSaver’s interest rates start at 1.50% p.a. for just opening the account and depositing a minimum of $1,000.
DBS Multiplier
Minimum balance: $3,000
Fall below fee: $5. Waived for first-time customers & those up to age 29.
Bonus interest cap: $100,000
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Account balance
S$500 spend per month on eligible UOB Card
S$500 spend per month on eligible UOB Card + 3 GIRO/PayNow debit transactions
S$500 spend per month on eligible UOB Card + credit salary via GIRO/PayNow
First $30,000
0.65%
2.50%
3.85%
Next $30,000
0.65%
3.00%
3.90%
Next $15,000
0.65%
4.00%
4.85%
Next $25,000
0.05%
7.80%
Above $100,000
0.05%
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Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.05%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
2.5%
Min. Balance
S$1,000
More Details
Key Features
Up to 2.50% p.a. interest rates
Up to $200 cash credit when you sign up online and sign up for a UOB credit card. T&Cs apply
Low initial deposit of $500
Withdraw cash conveniently without an ATM card using Mobile Banking
UOB Young Professionals Solution is a combination of UOB One Account, UOB YOLO and the unique Sweep feature that allows you to automatically invest your earned account interests and card rebate into a Unit Trust
The easy-to-use UOB One account currently offers one of the highest maximum interest rates out there, at 7.8% p.a.. You’ll get to enjoy this rate on your next $25,000 after depositing $75,000 once you fulfil these requirements:
Credit your salary to the UOB One account via GIRO/PayNow
Spend at least S$500 spend per month on an eligible UOB Card
The eligible cards are:
UOB One Card
UOB Lady’s Card
UOB EVOL Card
UOB One Debit Visa Card
UOB One Debit Mastercard
UOB Lady’s Debit Card
UOB Mighty FX Debit Card
Don’t have a fixed monthly salary? You can still get up to 4% p.a. with the UOB one account if you pay 3 bills by GIRO. This is great for those without a regular paycheck such as freelancers, retirees or homemakers. If you go for this option, the interest rate rises with every additional $30,000 or $15,000 in your UOB One account, up to $75,000.
UOB One savings account
Minimum balance: $1,000
Fall below fee: $5 (Waived for first 6 months for accounts opened online)
Bonus interest cap: $100,000
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Transactions
Interest rate (first $75,000)
Interest rate (next $25,000)
None (base interest)
0.05%
0.05%
Salary credit (min. $1,800)
+ 2.00%
+ 4.00%
Increase avg. monthly balance (min. $500)
+ 1.20%
+ 2.40%
Spend (min. $500 on OCBC 365 card)
+ 0.60%
Insure in selected products (min $2,000)
+1.20%
+ 2.40%
Invest in selected products (min. $20,000)
+ 1.20 %
+ 2.40%
Maintain average daily balance of min. $200,000
2.40%
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Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.05%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
4.40%
Min. Balance
S$3,000
More Details
Key Features
Minimum salary credit of S$1,800 via GIRO
OCBC 360 is a savings account with a base interest rate of 0.05% per annum on the account’s balance
You enjoy bonus interest rates when you credit your monthly salary, meet certain deposit amounts such as S$500 monthly increases or S$200,000 total balance, purchase insurance, or invest with OCBC
Increase your OCBC 360 account savings balance by S$500 monthly to enjoy 0.10% bonus interest on the first S$25,000, followed by 0.20% bonus interest for the next S$25,000, and 0.40% bonus interest for the third S$25,000
If your account balance is above S$200,000, you enjoy an additional 0.40% on your first S$75,000 deposited
The OCBC 360 savings account starts at a base interest of 0.05% p.a., and gives you varying bonus rates for crediting your salary, spending, growing your balance, insuring and investing. If you fulfil several of these requirements, this is what your maximum Effective Interest Rate (EIR) will be on your first $100,000:
Salary + Save: 4.05% p.a.
Salary + Save + Spend: 4.65% p.a.
Salary + Save + Spend + Insure / Invest: 6.15% p.a.
Salary + Save + Spend + Insure + Invest: 7.65% p.a.
The OCBC 360 is more complicated than the UOB One, but also more flexible in that there is no one mandatory requirement. This account makes sense if you’re earning just enough to meet the $1,800 minimum, and don’t want to jump through any further hoops. You’ll earn a bonus 2% for not doing much else than crediting your salary to the OCBC 360 account.
You get a bonus 1.2% every month that your account balance increases by $500 or more, so that might encourage you to save more.
OCBC 360
Minimum balance: $1,000
Fall below fee: $2. Waived for first year
Bonus interest cap: $100,000
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Interest rates (applicable from 1 Jun 2023)
Transactions
First S$50,000
Next S$25,000
Maximum Effective Interest Rate
None (base interest)
Up to 0.25% p.a.
Up to 0.25% p.a.
1 x transaction
+ 0.30% p.a.
+ 1.00% p.a.
0.53% p.a.
2 x transactions
+ 1.00% p.a.
+ 1.50% p.a.
1.17% p.a.
3 x transactions
+ 2.75% p.a.
+ 3.75% p.a.
3.08% p.a.
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Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.1875%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
3.0625%
Min. Balance
S$1,000
More Details
Key Features
Earn up to 3% p.a. on the first S$50,000 of your account with Save Up Programme, when you save, spend, invest, insure or borrow with Maybank.
Earn bonus interest based on the number of qualifying products held:
1 qualifying product: 0.3% p.a. bonus interest
2 qualifying products: 0.8% p.a. bonus interest
3 qualifying products or more: 2.75% p.a. bonus interest
Choice of 9 qualifying products include salary or GIRO, home loans, car loans, investments and insurance.
The Maybank Save Up Programme lets you choose from 9 different Maybank products/services to get bonus interest:
GIRO payment (min. $300) OR salary credit (min. $2,000)
Credit card spending (min. $500) on Maybank Platinum Visa Card and/or Horizon Visa Signature Card
Invest in structured deposit (min. $30,000)
Invest in unit trust (min. $25,000)
Buy insurance (min. $5,000 annually)
Home loan (min. $200,000)
Renovation loan (min. $10,000)
Car loan (min. $35,000)
Education loan (min. $10,000)
The Maybank Save Up Programme starts with a higher base interest rate than most other savings accounts. However, the bonus interest rates aren’t competitive unless you fulfil 3 transactions. Assuming you hit 3 transactions and start with a bonus interest rate of 0.25%, you’ll get 4.3% on your first $50,000 and 5.5% p.a. on the next $25,000. For comparison, the OCBC 360 account will give you 4.65% p.a. for hitting the three categories of crediting your salary, saving, and spending on your credit card.
Maybank Save Up Programme
Minimum balance: $1,000
Fall below fee: $2. Waived for up to age 25.
Bonus interest cap: $50,000
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Transactions
Interest rate
None (base interest)
0.05%
Salary credit (min. $3,000)
+ 2.50%
Credit card spending (min. $500 or $2,000)
+ 1.30% (min. $500) OR 2.05% (min. $2,000)
3 x bill payments (min. $50)
+ 0.33%
Invest in eligible unit trust (min. $30,000)
+ 1.50% for 12 months
Buy eligible insurance (min. $12,000)
+ 1.50% for 12 months
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Base Interest Rate p.a.
0.01%
Max. Interest Rate p.a.
4.88%
Min. Balance
S$3,000
More Details
Key Features
Standard Chartered Bonus$aver is a current savings account with a base interest rate of 0.01% per annum on your deposit amount (updated rates as of 1 October 2020)
Bonus interest rates range from 0.07% p.a. for bills, 0.40% p.a. for Standard Chartered debit or credit card spend, to 0.90% per annum for insurance purchase with Standard Chartered
Complete transactions in your Standard Chartered Bonus$aver account from any of these 5 categories to earn bonus interest: Card Spend, Salary Credit, Bill Payment, Insure or Invest.
Base interest will be calculated at the end of each day, and credited at the end of the month
Bonus interest will be calculated at the end of each calendar month, based on the average daily balance of your SGD balances in your Bonus$aver account, and credited in the following month.
Multi-currency feature: Access funds in up to 14 currencies with Bonus$aver account. The multi-currency feature on Bonus$aver account gives you the freedom to shop globally online or offline with S$0 overseas transactions fee*, invest in global markets with just one account and enjoy competitive foreign exchange rates when converting currencies.
The Standard Chartered Bonus Saver savings account currently offers the highest maximum interest rate on a savings account: 7.88 % p.a.. It isn’t easy to get there—you’d need to fulfil these 5 requirements: credit your salary, spend on your credit card, pay 3 bills, invest, and buy insurance.
However, the Standard Chartered Bonus Saver savings account does occupy a niche: It gives you pretty high bonus interest just for spending tons of money.
Pay 3 bills online or via GIRO and you’ll get an additional 0.33% interest. Spend at least $2,000 on your SCB Bonus$aver credit or debit card and you’ll already get 2.05% p.a. bonus interest on your savings. Not bad if your card’s main function is to pay for your kid’s tuition fees, dental checkups, condo MCST fees and what-not.
On top of that, crediting your salary will get you an additional 2.50% interest. However, you have to be earning at least $3,000 per month to qualify for the bonus interest.
Standard Chartered Bonus Saver
Minimum balance: $3,000
Fall below fee: $5
Bonus interest cap: $100,000
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Transactions
Interest rate
None (base interest)
0.1%
Insurance plan spending
+2.40% p.a. for 12 consecutive months
Salary credit
+ 1.90% (min. $2,000) OR 2.50% (min. $6,000)
Credit card spending
+ 0.50% (min. $500) OR 0.80% (min. $1,500)
3x bill payments of at least S$30 each (GIRO or internet/mobile banking)
+0.9% p.a.
The Bank of China SmartSaver account is a decently good choice for high earners. They offer probably the highest interest rates in Singapore for those who take home a monthly salary of at least $6,000. You get a cool 2.6%% p.a. just for opening the account and crediting your salary to it. If raking up a credit card bill of at least $1,500 is no problem for you, you’ll get an additional 0.8% bonus interest.
The Bank of China SmartSaver account also awards a wealth bonus of 2.4% per annum for 12 consecutive months. However, to qualify, you’ll have to put down a pretty hefty sum on their insurance products. We’re talking a minimum of $12,000 in annual premiums with a 10-year premium term.
If you max out the bonus interest in all categories, you can enjoy a rate of up to 6.7% p.a. with the Bank of China.
Bank of China Smart Saver
Minimum balance: $200
Fall below fee: $3
Bonus interest cap: $100,000
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What if you want to open a savings account, but don’t want to do anything but credit money into it? The best zero-effort contender s is the POSB SAYE (Save As You Earn) account.
You need to set up a standing order to credit a fixed amount every month (anything from $50 to $3,000) into your SAYE account, then resist the urge to touch it for 2 years. As a reward for your restraint, you earn 3.5% p.a.
Note that it’s a whole lot less liquid than any other savings account, so for the love of God, please don’t put your emergency stash in here.
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