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Payment giant accelerates overseas expansion:Why do Hong Kong MSO and Singapore MPI licenses become "golden passes" for cross-border payments?

Singapore MPI license application Monetary Authority of Singapore MAS

核心摘要 随着中国企业出海浪潮的加速跨境支付生态正全面覆盖东南亚市场。2026beginning of the year,Zhongtong Digital and CoGoLinks cooperated with each other and obtained the Hong Kong MSO license and the Singapore MPI license respectively.。This article will give you an in-depth analysis,Why use Hong Kong and Singapore as fulcrums to apply for overseas cross-border payment licenses,It has become the “best choice” for domestic payment giants to expand their business territory.。

对于扩大人民币国际化以及企业出海而言除了政策推动国内支付巨头拿下海外跨境支付牌照同样至关重要进入2026年这一趋势变得愈发明显

Recently,跨境支付市场再度迎来重磅消息两家国内支付机构分别拿下中国香港和新加坡的跨境支付牌照为进一步布局东南亚市场的支付结算业务打下坚实基础

  • 中通数科(香港)正式获得香港海关颁发的MSO金钱服务经营者牌照(Money Service Operator Licence简称 MSO license)。
  • CoGoLinks结行国际其新加坡主体公司获得新加坡金融管理局颁发的大型支付机构牌照(Major Payment Institution简称 MPI牌照)。

current,以中国香港和新加坡作为人民币跨境结算的“桥头堡”并以此辐射东盟或东南亚市场已经成为支付巨头们布局全球的战略共识

香港MSO牌照背后的东盟谋局

中通数科(香港)背靠中通快递集团此次获批香港MSO牌照标志着其在跨境支付领域的合规布局迈出关键一步正式具备了覆盖全链路的跨境资金结算资质

中通数科相关负责人表示东盟市场是其跨境业务的核心依托MSO牌照这张香港跨境金融业务的**“合规通行证”**中通支付获得了合法开展全球资金结算多币种兑换等业务的资质此举不仅搭建了服务全球出海企业的合规桥梁还能联动国际物流网络切实破解跨境贸易中的结算痛点

2026年初中通数科已与浦发银行香港分行签署战略合作协议双方将重点围绕中国—东盟跨境电商人工智能物流等产业的资金往来需求共建高效低成本的跨境支付体系

中通数科已与浦发银行香港分行签署战略合作协议
中通数科已与浦发银行香港分行签署战略合作协议

香港 MSO 牌照(金钱服务经营者)申请要求

主要针对汇款和货币兑换业务受香港海关 (C&ED) supervision。

  1. Application subject必须是在香港注册的公司或已在香港登记的非香港公司
  2. 适当人选判定所有股东董事及最终受益人必须通过海关的“适当人选”审核确保无犯罪记录或不良诚信记录
  3. Compliance Officer (CO) 与洗钱报告主任 (MLRO)必须委任专人负责反洗钱 (AML) 监控且该人员通常需具备相关专业背景并常驻香港
  4. 固定营业地点必须有实际的香港办公地址(用于存放记录及海关上门视察)若为商住两用地址需获得住户书面同意
  5. 面试环节主要负责人需前往海关接受面试展示对香港《打击洗钱条例》及业务操作流程的了解

新加坡MPI牌照进军东南亚的“黄金通行证”

东南亚支付市场
东南亚支付市场-来源新加坡联合早报

作为连接东南亚跨境支付市场的“双子星”新加坡和中国香港都是排名全球前列的国际金融中心如果说部分机构选择香港作为基点那么另一些则将新加坡视为前站

CoGoLinks结行国际获得的 新加坡MPI牌照被授权在当地开展账户发行国内汇款、Cross-border remittance、商户收单电子货币发行等5项核心服务

在RCEP协议深化实施的背景下东南亚与中国日益紧密的商业往来催生了巨大的跨境支付需求业内资深人士指出在新加坡《支付服务法案》框架下MPI牌照因覆盖业务范围广处理交易规模大合规标准要求高被视为进入东南亚跨境支付市场的“黄金通行证”

拿到MPI牌照后企业可以

  1. 优化双向支付通道提供本地账户开立多币种收付服务
  2. 复刻国内成熟的“收管”一站式产品体系
  3. 实现东南亚地区与全球的跨境支付互通赋能国际贸易数字化升级

新加坡MPI牌照申请核心要求

  1. 财务门槛实缴资本至少 25 万新币另需向 MAS 缴纳 10-20 万新币 的保证金
  2. 本地实体必须是新加坡公司且至少有一位执行董事是新加坡公民或永久居民(PR)
  3. Fund isolation强制要求通过银行托管或担保等方式对客户资金进行 100% 隔离保障
  4. 合规合规必须建立严密的 AML/CFT(反洗钱) 体系并配备专业的合规团队及外部审计

香港MSO牌照和新加坡MPI牌照简要对比

金融牌照名称 Hong Kong MSO Singapore MPI
主监管机构 Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) 新加坡金管局 (MAS)
业务核心 exchange currency、money transfer
pay、电子货币DPT
门槛偏向 侧重人员诚信与反洗钱流程
侧重资本实力风控与本地实质经营

完善“牌照矩阵”构建核心竞争力

对于跨境支付业务而言香港MSO牌照往往是出海的“第一张通行证”而新加坡MPI美国MSB等其他地区牌照则是巨头们根据实际业务扩张需求进行的战略补充

拥有海外业务牌照越多的机构其跨境支付结算的合规性越强规模也越大以CoGoLinks为例其在2019年拿下香港MSO牌照随后陆续斩获美国MSB及阿联酋DIFC支付牌照其2025年整体交易规模同比暴涨超170%尽享合规出海带来的巨大红利

【港信通专家解读与服务】

从支付巨头们的战略布局可以看出海外金融牌照是企业合规出海开展跨境资金业务的基石无论是香港MSO牌照还是新加坡MPI牌照其申请门槛和合规要求都在逐年提升

Port communication深耕海外金融牌照服务多年拥有丰富的香港MSO新加坡MPI/SPICanadian MSB等核心跨境支付牌照的申请与合规指导经验如果您所在的机构也有志于拓展海外支付市场搭建跨境资金结算体系欢迎随时联系港信通的专业顾问团队

参考来源

支付巨头热衷海外拿跨境牌照中国支付生态加速覆盖东南亚

中通数科与浦发银行香港分行达成东盟跨境结算合作

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department:金钱服务经营者牌照系统

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2009Graduated from Cambridge University, UK,Singaporean,Hong Kong permanent resident。

Engaged in cross-border financial and corporate compliance consulting for 16 years,Focus on various types of license applications in Hong Kong (149、9Number、MSO、insurance broker、moneylender)、Offshore company registration (BVI、Japan、Singapore、Taiwan、UK) and offshore fund establishment。

Good at efficient compliance solutions and cross-border architecture planning,Has served more than 1,000 companies。

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