Announcement: With effect from 1 August 2020, the interest rates for the Australian Dollar ("AUD"), New Zealand Dollar ("NZD"), US Dollars ("USD"), Chinese Renminbi (Offshore) ("CNH"), British Pound ("GBP") and Canadian Dollars ("CAD") in the Global Currency Account will be revised. Click here for more information.
A chequeing account that lets you choose from 10 major foreign currencies and rewards you with daily interest.
of a three-day cheque clearing system for Global Currency Account held in US dollars
against one's foreign currency deposits with the UOB Group
Earn daily interest rates on your account balances for selected currencies.
US Dollar, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Euro, Canadian Dollar, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Hong Kong Dollar and Chinese Renminbi (Offshore).
| Currency | Initial deposit and minimum average daily balance |
Minimum balance fee* |
| US Dollar | USD 1,000 | USD10 |
| British Pound | GBP 650 | GBP7 |
| Euro Dollar | EUR 900 | EUR 9 |
| Australian Dollar | AUD 1,700 | AUD 17 |
| Canadian Dollar | CAD 1,700 | CAD 16 |
| New Zealand Dollar | NZD 2,000 | NZD 20 |
| Hong Kong Dollar | HKD 7,800 | HKD 80 |
| Japanese Yen | JPY 150,000 | JPY 1,500 |
| Swiss Franc | CHF 1,500 | CHF 15 |
| Chinese Renminbi (Offshore) | CNH 5,000 | CNH 50 |
* The minimum balance fee is applicable when the account’s average daily balance for the month falls below the minimum average daily balance.
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Deposit Insurance Scheme:
Singapore dollar deposits of non-bank depositors and monies and deposits denominated in Singapore dollars under the Supplementary Retirement Scheme are insured by the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation, for up to S$75,000 in aggregate per depositor per Scheme member by law. Monies and deposits denominated in Singapore dollars under the CPF Investment Scheme and CPF Retirement Sum Scheme are aggregated and separately insured up to S$75,000 for each depositor per Scheme member. Foreign currency deposits, dual currency investments, structured deposits and other investment products are not insured.
Please refer to UOB Insured Deposit Register for a list of UOB accounts/ products that are covered under the Scheme.
