You may obtain new notes via our 57 pop-up ATMs and Fit notes at 15 pop-up ATMs located island wide during the Lunar New Year season starting 14 to 27 January 2025 (10am to 10pm daily) and 28 January 2025 (10am to 1pm). Learn more Changing new notes before the Chinese New Year is a tradition in Singapore and other Chinese communities. Freshly printed currency notes are carefully packed into red packets (Hong Bao in Mandarin or Ang Bao in the Hokkien dialect) to be given by elders to the younger generation as a symbol of good luck during the festive season. Apart from The yearly Q-for-new-notes event is here again! Every year before Chinese New Year, you will see long snaking queues at DBS/POSB ATMs or bank branches to get new notes for CNY Ang Bao money. DBS/POSB starts their online reservation service on 7 January 2025. Sections: 🌐Online Reservation 🚶♂️Walk-in 🏧Pop-Up DBS/POSB Online Reservation For New Notes 1 Sengkang Square #02-04 Compass One, Singapore 545078: 10.30am – 7pm: New notes: Hougang Mall Branch: 90 Hougang Ave 10 #01-03 Hougang Mall, Singapore 538766: 10.30am – 7pm: New notes: Jurong Point Branch: 1 Jurong West Central 2 #B1-31/32/33/46 Jurong Point Shopping Centre, Singapore 648886: 10.30am – 7pm: New notes: Jurong East Branch From 14 January - 27 January 2025, you can withdraw new notes at any of our 17 LNY New Notes or 4 Fit-for-Gifting (Fit) Notes locations. You can also reserve your banknotes online via Maybank2u Online Banking, available from 14 January 2025. Each customer can reserve one Lunar New Year Fortune Bundle during the entire pre-order period. Collection is from 17 to 27 January. Each Lunar New Year Fortune Bundle has a total value of S$1,200, comprising the following: S$2 x 100 pcs Lunar New Year notes are available for exchange from 14 January 2025 at all branches (except MSpace@Maybank Orchard). The first operating hour of each branch is reserved for elderly customers aged 60 and above or customers with disabilities. Notes Exchange Limit (Up to S$1,200 per customer), capped at the following limits for each denomination. OCBC ATM New/Fit Notes. Withdrawal period: 14 January to 27 January 2025; You can withdraw up to S$1,800 worth of new or Fit notes. These ATM will operate from Monday to Sunday from 10.30am to 7.00pm except OCBC Centre Branch, which will operate from 9am to 6pm. You can only withdraw up to 2 CNY bundles of new and Fit notes throughout this period. SINGAPORE – From Jan 17, the public can make appointments to exchange cash for hongbao notes for Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 10. This can be done via the online reservation systems of New notes Fit notes; 1. Anchorvale CC. 59 Anchorvale Road. 544965 2. Bedok CC. 850 New Upper Changi Road. 467352 3. Bukit Panjang CC. 8 Pending Road. 678295 4. Ci Yuan CC. 51 Hougang Ave 9. 538776 5. Clementi CC. 220 Clementi Ave 4. 129880 6. Henderson CC. 500 Bukit Merah View. 159682 7. Keat Hong CC. 2 Choa Chu Kang Loop. 689687 8. Macpherson Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is one of the most significant and vibrant public holidays in Singapore.It marks the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar, which does not align with the Gregorian calendar, thus the dates change yearly. In Singapore, some take the opportunity to travel during Chinese New Year, albeit with family, but also in an attempt to avoid the extended family. What was once seen as a core, undisputable duty SINGAPORE: Bookings to collect fit-for-gifting bank notes for Chinese New Year will start from Wednesday (Jan 17), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday. Chinese New Year Notes Exchange. One-stop guide to all your queries regarding this year's Chinese New Year Notes Exchange. Make plans on how you want to get new notes for CNY 2025 Ang Bao money from UOB. You can either make an online reservation for UOB branch walk-in or visit any of the UOB pop-up ATMs to do so. UOB starts its services on 7 January 2025. Sections: 🌐Online Reservation 🚶♂️Walk-in 🏧ATM UOB Online Singapore News - As Chinese New Year approaches, the festival brings along one of the most beloved traditions – receiving hongbaos. But how much can you expect to receive this year? The New Paper spoke to 50 people, ranging from young adults to seniors, to find out the trends in Read more at www.tnp.sg How much money should you put in those ang bao (or ang pao)? Whether you’re new to Singapore or want to budget ahead of time, check out our handy 2025 CNY ang bao rates chart below! Ang Bao – Ang Pao – Hongbao – Lai See – Red Packet – Lucky Money. It is a Chinese custom to hand out ang bao (or ang pao) during Chinese New Year. These Tap on Chinese New Year promotional offers from Citi’s merchants to spend wisely. 3. Make the most of your Li Chun deposit with attractive time deposit rates from Citi. Celebrated in Asian communities all over the world, Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) denotes the arrival of spring and the start of a new zodiac year. UOB TMRW. Meet UOB TMRW, the all-in-one banking app built around you and your needs. Bank. Invest. Reward. Make TMRW yours. Find out more Special occasions such as Chinese New Year (CNY), Hari Raya, birthdays, or baby showers often call for new Singapore Dollar notes as gifts. Pop-up ATMs loaded with new notes and extended note exchange services at bank branches are typically available about a month before CNY. However, if you would like to exchange fit notes and new notes
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