Singapore · Payments & e-money
Ria Financial Services Singapore PTE. LTD.
Ria Financial Services Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Singapore in 2019. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licenses it as a major payment institution for cross-border money transfer service. It is part of the Euronet Worldwide, Inc. group and trades as Ria and Ria Money Transfer. It offers international money transfers from Singapore to consumers through its app, website and physical locations.
Licences and registrations
Held by Ria Financial Services Singapore PTE. LTD.. 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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Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. No LEI is matched to this entry, and BICs are linked by LEI only.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Firm type
Money remittance
Trades as Ria Money Transfer
- Ownership
- According to its terms and conditions, the firm belongs to the group of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., which is listed on Nasdaq. The immediate shareholder is not published.
- Ultimate owner
- Euronet Worldwide, Inc., United States
- Head office
- 11 North Buona Vista Drive, #18-10, The Metropolis, 138589 Singapore, Singapore
- Company register
- ACRA UEN 201928529Z
- Incorporated
- 2019
Online
- Websites & references
- riamoneytransfer.com ↗
help.riamoneytransfer.com ↗ group help centre linked from the Singapore site
riamoneytransfer.com/en/corporate ↗ Ria group corporate site
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid/institution/detail/229441-RIA-FINANCIAL-SERVICES-SINGAPORE-PTE-LTD
- riamoneytransfer.com/en-sg/app-terms-and-conditions/
- riamoneytransfer.com/en-sg/
- riamoneytransfer.com/en-sg/about-ria/
- riamoneytransfer.com/en/corporate/leadership/
- mas.gov.sg/regulation/enforcement/enforcement-actions/2025/mas-imposes-composition-penalties-against
- euronetworldwide.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ria-money-transfer-opens-first-store-singapore
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria_Money_Transfer
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
MAS licenses the firm as a major payment institution for cross-border money transfer service under the Payment Services Act. MAS does not publish a licence number for it.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monetary Authority of Singapore Singapore | Major Payment Institution (Cross-border Money Transfer Service) | — | 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.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It sends money from Singapore to recipients abroad through its app, website and locations. Recipients can collect cash or receive the funds by bank deposit, mobile wallet or home delivery, depending on the destination. According to the firm, it reaches more than 190 countries.
The firm serves customers resident in Singapore under its MAS licence. Its app terms restrict use to persons residing in Singapore.
- Sells to
- Consumers
- Serves customers in
- Singapore
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Espen Kristensen Managing Director Asia Pacific (Ria group role)
- Chief executive
- Shawn Fielder President & Chief Executive Officer, Ria Money Transfer (group)
- Compliance / MLRO
- Luz Lapeyre Chief Compliance Officer (Ria group)
- Chief financial officer
- Enric Balcells Chief Financial Officer (Ria group)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years.
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
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Elucidate firm ID
- e1aee2c5ed41
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment 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
- Licensed in
- Singapore · East Asia & Pacific
- First registered
- Not published
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
No LEI is matched to this entry, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 11 NORTH BUONA VISTA DRIVE, #18-10, THE METROPOLIS, SINGAPORE 138589, Singapore, 138589
- 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. No LEI or clearing code is mapped in the directory
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<Nm>RIA FINANCIAL SERVICES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>138589</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Singapore</TwnNm>
<Ctry>SG</Ctry>
<AdrLine>11 NORTH BUONA VISTA DRIVE, #18-10</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>THE METROPOLIS, SINGAPORE 138589</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
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Sources & method
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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
- 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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