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Risk Glossary · Singapore

The vocabulary.

Curated definitions across ERM, cyber, financial, operational, AI risk and Singapore-specific terminology.

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CSRS — Composite Singapore Risk Score

RiskPedia's composite metric combining MAS TRM, PDPA, AI risk, money-flow and operational-resilience signals into a single 0-100 score for Singapore FIs.

Regulation
MAS TRM Guidelines

Technology Risk Management Guidelines issued by Monetary Authority of Singapore. The de-facto operating manual for IT risk in any MAS-regulated entity.

Regulation
PDPA — Personal Data Protection Act

Singapore's data protection statute. Imposes 9 obligations and mandatory breach notification within 72 hours of assessment.

Money Flow
S$NEER

Singapore Dollar Nominal Effective Exchange Rate — the trade-weighted basket against which MAS conducts its exchange-rate-based monetary policy.

AI Risk
Veritas FEAT

Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency — MAS-led principles for responsible AI in Singapore finance.

Cyber
CCoP 2.0

Cybersecurity Code of Practice for Critical Information Infrastructure (Version 2.0), issued by CSA Singapore.

Insurance
RBC 2

Risk-Based Capital framework 2 for Singapore insurers — operational since 2020, replacing the original RBC.

Payments
DPT — Digital Payment Token

Singapore's regulatory term for crypto-assets used as a medium of exchange, governed under the Payment Services Act.

Insurance
ORSA

Own Risk and Solvency Assessment — insurer's internal process for assessing capital adequacy across all material risks.

Operational
TPRM

Third-Party Risk Management — programmes governing risk arising from vendors, outsourcing and cloud service providers.

Cyber
CII — Critical Information Infrastructure

Computer systems essential to the continuous delivery of essential services in Singapore — designated by the CSA Commissioner.

Payments
PayNow

Singapore's real-time peer-to-peer fund transfer service using NRIC, FIN, UEN or mobile number as proxy.

Money Flow
UPI–PayNow Linkage

Cross-border real-time payment connectivity between India's UPI and Singapore's PayNow, launched Feb 2023.

Operational
IPMS

Internal Policies, Procedures and Controls — required under MAS Notices for AML/CFT and TRM.

Regulation
FAIs

Financial Advisers — entities or representatives licensed under Singapore's Financial Advisers Act.

AI Risk
Veritas Toolkit

Open-source AI risk assessment methodology and code released under the MAS Veritas Initiative.

Tax
IRAS

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore — administers tax. Relevant for tax-related risk and FATCA/CRS reporting.

Regulation
MAS Notice 616

Notice on Risk Management Practices for the Conduct of Outsourcing Arrangements, applicable to merchant banks and FIs.

Regulation
DORA (EU)

Digital Operational Resilience Act — EU regulation impacting Singapore FIs serving EU clients or having EU operations.

Framework
ISO 31000

International risk management guideline. The most adopted high-level risk management framework globally.

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