Best Savings Account Interest Rates Promotion in Singapore

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Best Current Account Savings Account Interest Rates Promotion in Singapore

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Deposit Accounts in Singapore

There are several current and savings accounts in Singapore that offer a higher interest rate as compared to your basic deposit account. Certain requirements or conditions have to be fulfilled before the higher interest rates are applicable. The requirements and conditions vary between deposit accounts but generally require depositors to spend or save a minimum amount of money each month. Financial institutions could also throw in promotional gifts to new accountholders to attract new customers. The deposit accounts with the best interest rates are listed below.

Current and Savings Account Comparison Table

Bank and Deposit Account	Minimum Requirements / Conditions	Interest Rate
HSBC Premier or Advance Account with HSBC CASA Step Up Promotion	- Earn up to an extra 1.50% p.a. bonus interest on top up amount - Earn extra 1.50% p.a. bonus interest when you spend with HSBC Credit Cards - Earn extra 1.50% p.a. bonus interest when you performe an online remittance - Extra interest is only applicable on first $100,000 deposit - Earn up to 0.10% base interest	Highest possible interest rate of 4.60%
Standard Chartered Bonu$aver Current Account	- Earn up to an extra 1.78% p.a. bonus interest when you spend on your Bonu$aver World MasterCard Credit Card - Earn extra 1.0% p.a. bonus interest when you credit your salary - Earn extra 0.75% p.a. bonus interest when you insure or invest with Standard Chartered - Earn extra 0.25% p.a. bonus interest when you pay 3 bills - Extra interest is only applicable on first $100,000 deposit - Earn 0.10% base interest	Highest possible interest rate of 3.88%
DBS Multiplier Account	- Earn interest rate based on transaction amount in your account and fulfilling at least 1 transaction out of 4 categories + Crediting income - Cateogries include credit card spending, home loan instalments, insurance premiums and investments - Earn extra interest of up to 3.80% p.a. with monthly financial transactions of minimum $2,000 - Extra interest is only applicable on first $100,000 deposit	Highest possible interest rate of 3.65%
Citibank InterestPlus Savings Account	- Earn extra 1.2% p.a. when you insure with Citibank - Earn extra 1.2% p.a. when you invest with Citibank - Earn extra 1.0% p.a. when you take up a Citibank Home Loan - Earn extra 0.1% p.a. when you spend on your Citibank Credit Cards - Extra interest is only applicable on first $50,000 deposit - Earn up to 0.10% base interest	Highest possible interest rate of 3.60%
Bank of China Multi Currency Savings Account with Bank of China SmartSaver Plan	- Earn up to 0.40% base interest - Earn up to extra 1.2% p.a. when you credit your salary - Earn extra 0.35% p.a. when you pay 3 bills - Earn up to extra 1.60% p.a. when you spend on your Bank of China Credit Cards - Extra interest is only applicable on first $60,000 deposit - Earn 0.60% bonus interest on top of base interest for account balance in excess of $60,000 up to $1,000,000	Highest possible interest rate of 3.55%
OCBC 360 Account	- Earn max effective rate of 1.60% p.a. bonus interest when you credit your salary - Earn max effective rate of 0.9% p.a. bonus interest when you insure or invest with OCBC - Earn max effective rate of 0.45% p.a. bonus interest when you have at least $500 in incremental balance as compared to previous month - Earn max effective rate of 0.45% p.a. bonus interest when you spend at least $500 on your OCBC Credit Cards - Earn 0.05% base interest - Earn additional 1.0% interest on monthly incremental balance	Highest possible interest rate of 3.45% + additional incremental balance bonus
Maybank Premier SaveUp Account	- Earn up to 3% p.a. bonus interest when you take up 3 financial products from Maybank - Earn up to 0.3125% p.a.base interest - Extra interest is only applicable on first $150,000 deposit - Only for Maybank Premier Clients	Highest possible interest rate of 3.30%
Maybank SaveUp Account Programme	- Earn up to 2.75% p.a. bonus interest when you take up 3 financial products from Maybank - Earn up to 0.3125% p.a.base interest - Extra interest is only applicable on first $50,000 deposit	Highest possible interest rate of 3.00%
UOB One Account	- Earn 1.50% p.a. when you spend on selected UOB Credit Cards - Earn up to 0.94% p.a. extra when you credit salary / make 3 GIRO debit transactions - Extra interest is only applicable on first $75,000 deposit	Highest possible interest rate of 2.44%
POSB SAYE Savings Account	- Earn extra 2.00% p.a. on monthly savings when you credit your salary - Earn 0.05% base interest - Extra interest will be on fixed monthly savings ranging from $50 to $3,000	Highest possible interest rate of 2.05%

Best Current or Savings Deposit Account
in Singapore

After taking into consideration of the requirements and conditions, the UOB One Account is unanimously chosen as the best deposit account in Singapore. The requirements required to receive a high interest rate of 2.44% p.a. are straightforward. Account-holders simply have to credit their salary into the account or make 3 giro payments monthly and spend a minimum of $500 on their UOB One Card and/or selected Cards including UOB Yolo Visa Signature Card, UOB Lady's Card, UOB Direct Visa Debit Card and UOB Lady’s Debit Card. This is in stark contrast to the complicated requirements needed to attain the highest interest rate possible by the other deposit accounts.

This is followed by the Bank of China Multi Currency Savings Account due to its Bank of China SmartSaver Plan. The highest possible interest rate is higher than UOB One Account but most depositors will have difficulty meeting the requirements of spending $1,500 on their credit cards and / or depositing $6,000 salary into the account monthly. The biggest draw of the account is its high base interest rate of 0.40% p.a. which is considerably higher than most other deposit accounts.

Lastly, Money Lobang will like to remind depositors that financial institutions can revise the interest rates and requirements at their own discretion at any point in time. In fact OCBC has changed the interest rates and conditions for their 360 account thrice to disadvantage accountholders since the product was launched less than 5 years ago. A depositor should be alert to the changes as the benefits could be vastly different from the initial benefits that he/she signed up for initially.