DBS, OCBC, and UOB in Singapore are slated to retire the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for customers who have digital tokens, in a move that aims to combat phishing scams. To be phased out within the next three months, OTPs will remain available to customers of the three banks who still rely on physical tokens. These users, however, are "strongly encouraged" to activate their digital tokens to better safeguard their credentials against phishing attacks, according to a joint statement released Tuesday by industry regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS).

3 banks plan to retire one-time passwords for customers with digital tokens

After around two decades of allowing one-time passwords (OTPs) delivered by text message to assist log ins to bank accounts in Singapore, the city-state will abandon the authentication technique. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced on Tuesday that "major retail banks...

Singapore's banks to ditch texted one-time passwords

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These banks to retire one-time passwords for customers with digital tokens

Three major retail banks in Singapore are slated to retire the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for customers who have digital tokens, in a move that...

These banks to retire one-time passwords for customers with digital tokens

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