Chinese New Year Notes Exchange 2025 | OCBC Singapore

Please note:

To access the online notes reservation site via OCBC’s official website.
Payment will only be made upon the collection of notes (if applicable).
Do not disclose your internet banking User ID, PIN and One-Time Password (OTP) to anyone. OCBC will never request for your PIN, password or OTP.
OCBC will not send any SMSes with clickable URL links to their customers.

You will be able to make only one booking, which cannot be amended after it has been confirmed.

Do ensure that we have your latest mobile number and email address in our records so we can send you confirmation of your booking. Please note that if you update your mobile number/email address via OCBC Internet Banking or the OCBC app less than 12 hours before making your booking, you will still receive your booking confirmation at your old mobile number/email address. This is because a cooling-off period of 12 hours applies before such key account changes take effect.

For an optimised booking experience, do not use Internet Explorer as your browser.

Kindly take note of the available denomination and limits exchange limit per customer.

Personal Banking Customers
Premier Banking Customers
Premier Private Clients

We will fulfil your requests so long as notes are available.
You may also receive fit-for-gifting S$2 notes in place of new S$2 notes.

note exchange scenarios

Mr. Lim wants to exchange both Fit Notes and New Notes. The scenarios below describes the eligible and non-eligible examples.

✅ Eligible Notes Exchange Scenarios

	Fit Notes	New Notes
Scenario A: ✅ Maximum and individual denomination for both Fit Notes and New Notes are within the limits.	S$2: S$400 S$10: S$600 S$50: S$600 Total: S$1,600	S$2: S$200 S$10: S$300 S$50: S$300 Total: S$800
Scenario B: ✅ Denomination of S$2 & S$50 & Fit Notes are within the respective limits ✅ Denominations of S$10 and S$50 New Notes are within respective limits.	S$2: S$400 S$10: S$0 S$50: S$1,200 Total: S$1,600	S$2: S$0 S$10: S$300 S$50: S$500 Total: S$800

❌ Not Eligible Notes Exchange Scenarios

	Fit Notes	New Notes
Scenario A: ✅ Fit Notes maximum and individual denominations are within respective limits ❌ New Notes denomination are within the limits but the total amount for New Notes exceeds the maximum limit of S$800	S$2: S$400 S$10: S$600 S$50: S$600 Total: S$1,600	S$2: S$200 S$10: S$300 S$50: S$800 Total: S$1,300
Scenario B: ❌ The limit of Fit Notes for S$2 is capped at S$400 only ❌ The limit of New Notes for S$10 is capped at S$300 only	S$2: S$600 S$10: S$0 S$50: S$1,000 Total: S$1,600	S$2: S$0 S$10: S$800 S$50: S$0 Total: S$800
Scenario C: ❌ Fit Notes and New Notes of S$2 must be made in multiples of 100 pieces ❌ Fit Notes and New Notes of S$10 must be made in multiples of 10 pieces ❌ Fit Notes and New Notes of S$50 must be made in multiples of 2 pieces	S$2: S$100 S$10: S$150 S$50: S$250 Total: S$500	S$2: S$100 S$10: S$150 S$50: S$250 Total: S$500

withdraw from selected atms

From 14 to 27 January 2025, visit selected ATMs to withdraw up to S$1,800 worth of new or fit-for-gifting notes (Fit notes).

To withdraw, you may use either one of the following methods:

OCBC ATM/debit/credit card (excluding corporate and Baby Bonus cards) and its PIN.

If you would like to use your OCBC credit card, please ensure that it is linked to an OCBC current or savings account.

Please note that your ATM card daily withdrawal limit is based on your preset’s daily limit. You may want to change your limit depending on your withdrawal amount.
OCBC app (QR withdrawal)

Select “Scan & Pay” on your OCBC app and scan the QR code display on the selected ATMs.

Please note that your QR daily withdrawal limits is capped at S$1,000.

You can select from 4 popular combination of notes denominations.
Every customer is allowed to select one bundle per withdrawal and make up to 2 withdrawals (both card and app combined) throughout the whole duration, on a first come, first served basis and subject to availability.

For more information, view our FAQs.

Selected ATM locations and note availabilities

There are 13 ATM locations islandwide where you can withdraw gifting notes from.

Please note that we will also be updating the estimated note availabilities in regular intervals and there may be differences as it is not real-time.

You may want to check the estimated note availabilities before heading out to your preferred ATM locations.

Check locations and note availabilities

ATM Location	ATM Address	ATM Operating hours	Notes type
OCBC Centre Branch	65 Chulia Street #01-00 OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513	9am – 6pm	Fit-for-gifting notes
Wisma Atria Branch	435 Orchard Road #04-01 Wisma Atria, Singapore 238877	10.30am – 7pm	Fit-for-gifting notes
OCBC Tampines Centre Two Level 1	31 Tampines Ave 4, Singapore 529680	10.30am – 7pm	Fit-for-gifting notes
Ang Mo Kio Central Branch	53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 #B1-32/33 AMK Hub, Singapore 569933	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Bedok Branch	204 Bedok North St 1 #01-403/405/407, Singapore 460204	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Compass One Branch	1 Sengkang Square #02-04 Compass One, Singapore 545078	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Hougang Mall Branch	90 Hougang Ave 10 #01-03 Hougang Mall, Singapore 538766	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Jurong Point Branch	1 Jurong West Central 2 #B1-31/32/33/46 Jurong Point Shopping Centre, Singapore 648886	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Jurong East Branch	50 Jurong Gateway Road #B1-18 Jem Singapore 608549	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Northpoint Branch	930 Yishun Ave 2 #B1-36 Northpoint City, Singapore 769098	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Tampines Branch	1 Tampines Central 5 #01-04/05, CPF Tampines Building, Singapore 529508	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Tiong Bahru Plaza Branch	302 Tiong Bahru Road #01-125/126 Tiong Bahru Plaza, Singapore 168732	10.30am – 7pm	New notes
Toa Payoh HDB Hub Level 1	520, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, 1st Storey, Singapore 310520	10.30am – 7pm	New notes

Branch Walk-In

Branch walk-in without reservation is only available to senior customers above 60 years old (based on year of birth) or person with disabilities. The new or fit notes will be available at all OCBC Branches from 14 – 27 January 2025, subject to notes availability and branch operating hours.

All other customers are required to make an online reservation before visiting the branches for collection of new or fit notes. Alternatively, you can also use the selected ATMs across 13 locations to withdraw new or fit notes with your OCBC app or ATM card.

Go green with OCBC

Recycle your red packets at any OCBC bank branch

We have, since 2020, provided recycling boxes made from recycled materials at our branches. This is to make it more convenient for you to recycle your red packets.

Help reduce carbon emissions by depositing your red packets from 3 to 21 February 2025.

You can drop off both used and excess red packets into these boxes at all our branches across Singapore. The red packets and recycling boxes will be pulped and made into products such as cardboard boxes. Over the past 5 years, we collected over 15,000kg of red packets that were pulped to make cardboard boxes.

Additional information

Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions governing the Chinese New Year Notes Online Reservation Service

FAQs

Get ready for an effortless Lunar New Year with our Ang Baos guide

Go green with e-Ang Baos or choose Fit-for-gifting notes for a sustainable and prosperous Lunar New Year.

Send e-Ang Baos this CNY

Sending e-Ang baos is easy! Simply follow the steps below. You can even choose to send them now or at a later date.

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Received an e-Ang bao from someone? Here's what to do next!

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Sorry, our notes reservation service has ended for the year.

You can still withdraw CNY bundles at 13 selected ATM locations – or send e-Ang Baos to your loved ones via the OCBC app.