Singapore · Payments & e-money
Bitstamp Asia PTE. LTD.
Bitstamp Asia Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore private company. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licenses it under the Payment Services Act 2019 as a major payment institution, licence number PS20200667, for digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services. It is the Singapore entity of the Bitstamp by Robinhood crypto-asset exchange. It is a subsidiary of Bitstamp Limited (United Kingdom), which Robinhood Markets, Inc. acquired in June 2025. It offers crypto-asset trading and custody, SGD funding through PayNow and USD/SGD conversion. MAS granted the licence in July 2025, after an in-principle approval in March 2024.
Licences and registrations
Held by Bitstamp Asia PTE. LTD. (LEI 254900WGUH9DYLW4QP03). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS Financial Institutions Directory - Major Payment InstitutionMonetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) | Major Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | Not published by the register | Singapore | Active | — | — |
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- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Bitstamp Limited
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as Bitstamp by Robinhood
- Ownership
- Bitstamp Limited (United Kingdom) is the direct parent and Robinhood Markets, Inc. is the ultimate parent, according to the entity's LEI record.
- Direct parent
- Bitstamp Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Robinhood Markets, Inc., United States
- Head office
- 21 Collyer Quay, Level 11 (Suite 11-101), 049320 Singapore, Singapore
- Company register
- ACRA UEN 202016687K
- Incorporated
- 2020
Online
- Websites & references
- bitstamp.net ↗
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ company blog and press releases - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid/institution/detail/254459-BITSTAMP-ASIA-PTE-LTD
- bitstamp.net/learn/crypto-trading/understanding-digital-payment-token-investments-a-comprehensive-guid
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/globally-trusted-and-now-licensed-in-singapore/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/sgd-is-here-simpler-faster-and-more-local/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/robinhood-completes-acquisition-of-bitstamp/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/bitstamp-is-the-first-crypto-exchange-with-major-eu-presence-with-in-principle-licen
- robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/Robinhood-Singapore-IPA/
- mas.gov.sg/investor-alert-list
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
MAS licenses the firm as a major payment institution under the Payment Services Act 2019 for cross-border money transfer and digital payment token services. Other Bitstamp entities serve customers in the EU, UK, US and British Virgin Islands under their own licences.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monetary Authority of Singapore Singapore | Major Payment Institution (Cross-border Money Transfer Service; Digital Payment Token Service) | PS20200667 | In its own name | Active | eservices.mas.gov.sg ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Not disclosedThe firm states that MAS rules require it to safeguard customers' digital payment tokens and fiat money. It says all customer assets are held with a custodian it does not name, and that its services fall outside the Singapore Deposit Insurance Scheme.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by the firmCustomers can trade, withdraw and hold digital payment tokens in custody. The firm says customers keep legal ownership and the firm acts as custodian. It also says the assets are held with a custodian it does not name.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- PayNow Access not stated blog.bitstamp.net ↗
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It offers trading and custody of digital payment tokens, instant SGD deposits and withdrawals through PayNow, and USD/SGD conversion. At its 2024 in-principle approval, Bitstamp said it would focus in Singapore on institutions and intermediaries such as payment processors, fintech firms and brokerages.
It serves customers in Singapore under its MAS licence. The brand describes Singapore as the base of its Asia-Pacific operations.
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Enterprises · Consumers
- Serves customers in
- Singapore
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Leonard Han Yung Hoh Key personnel on the MAS register. Bitstamp described him as APAC General Manager in 2024.
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm launched SGD deposits and withdrawals through PayNow and a USD/SGD trading pair for customers in Singapore.
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ -
Licence
The Monetary Authority of Singapore granted the firm a major payment institution licence under the Payment Services Act.
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Robinhood Markets, Inc. completed its acquisition of the firm's parent, Bitstamp Ltd, for about USD 200 million in cash.
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ -
Licence
The Monetary Authority of Singapore gave Bitstamp in-principle approval for a major payment institution licence.
blog.bitstamp.net ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Market identifier code
- BPTE
- Elucidate firm ID
- 8c18fadfe3f1
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · CryptoPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Singapore · East Asia & Pacific
- First registered
- Not published
- Website
- www.bitstamp.net ↗
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Bitstamp Limited · United Kingdom48510000WZATNQVLS592 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Robinhood Markets, Inc. · United States213800FS5AO3YWIE6F63 ↗
The Robinhood Markets, Inc. group has 6 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: none holds a BIC.
Including Bitstamp Europe S.A., Robinhood Europe UAB, Robinhood Crypto, LLC, Bitstamp Limited, Bitstamp USA, Inc..
See the Robinhood Markets, Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 21 COLLYER QUAY, #11-101 049320, Singapore, 049320
- Country
- Singapore
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in one address line
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>254900WGUH9DYLW4QP03</LEI>
<Nm>BITSTAMP ASIA PTE. LTD.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>049320</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Singapore</TwnNm>
<Ctry>SG</Ctry>
<AdrLine>21 COLLYER QUAY, #11-101 049320</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it.
CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent.
The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| BPTE | BITSTAMP ASIA PTE. LTD. | Operating MIC | Crypto-asset service provider |
Sources & method
Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI.
An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated.
Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. Always screen against the official lists.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Register for this page
- MAS Financial Institutions Directory - Major Payment Institution—Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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