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Singapore's banks to ditch texted one-time passwords

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-07-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Laura Dobberstein

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Singapore’s MAS and ABS announced that major retail banks will phase out SMS OTPs for account logins within three months for customers who use digital tokens, moving to app-based second factors to better thwart phishing; while smartphone penetration is high (97% in 2023), concerns remain for elderly and non-smartphone users amid the phaseout of physical tokens and lower security hygiene among seniors.

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