Add, manage and remove authorised signatories

Last updated: Nov 2024

Add authorised signatory

An authorised signatory or signer is a person who’s been given the right to manage your bank account and sign documents on behalf of the organisation. They’re also known as signatory or authorised signer. 

The steps depend on whether your organisation is a company or a not-for-profit organisation. Go to the relevant section below.

If you’re from a company

Use the following steps if you’re from a:  

  • company 
  • partnership 
  • sole proprietorship
     
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, and select Add new authorised signatories, users, and/or cardholders.   
     
  4. Enter the signatory’s details.  
     
  5. Select the authoriser group. The group needs to match signature requirements, if any. 
     
  6. Upload an image of the person’s signature (specimen signature)
     
  7. Select if the signatory is an existing DBS/POSB customer.  
     
  8. Select other products and services that the signatory can access. 
     
  9. Select + to add more signatories, if any.  
     
  10. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page. 
     
  11. Select Authorise Submission.  
     
  12. Select the signatories who need to approve the application.  
     
  13. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents (such as when adding a transaction approver), wet ink signatures are required.

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures 
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing.
     
  14. Once the signatory is added to your business profile, they will receive an email informing them about this. 
If you’re from a not-for-profit organisation

Use the following steps if you’re from: 

  • an association 
  • a club 
  • a management corporation strata title (MCST) 
  • a society 
     
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Alternatively, you may input them manually.  
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, and select Add new authorised signatories, users, and/or cardholders.   
     
  4. Enter the signatory’s details.  
     
  5. Select the Authoriser group. Grouping needs to be in compliance to Constitution (if applicable)  
     
  6. Select Position Held
     
  7. Upload an image of the person’s signature. This will be used as their specimen signature to verify their signature in future. 
     
  8. Select if the signatory is an existing DBS/POSB customer.  
     
  9. Select other products and services that the signatory can access.  
     
  10. Select + to add more signatories, if any. 
     
  11. Select Next. Review your application in the preview page. 
     
  12. Select Authorise Submission.  
     
  13. Select the signatories who need to approve the application.  
     
  14. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents (such as when adding a transaction approver), wet ink signatures are required.

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document.
     
  15. Once the signatory is added to your business profile, they will receive an email informing them about this. 

For more information, refer to the Change of Mandate Form guide.


Remove authorised signatory
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, select Remove user from list of authorised signatories.   
     
  4. Enter the details of the signatory to remove.  
     
  5. You may also remove the person’s access to products and services. 
     
  6. Select + to remove other signatories.  
     
  7. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page.   
     
  8. Click on Authorise Submission to complete the application.  
     
  9. Select the signatories who need to approve the application.  
     
  10. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink.

    A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents, wet ink signatures are required.

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing.  If you’re adding a new transaction approver, you may be asked to provide supporting documents. Mail these to us at the address in the document.
     
  11. Once the signatory is removed from your business profile, you will receive an email informing about this. 

For more information, refer to the Change of Mandate Form guide
 


Update authorisation group for existing authorised signatory
If you’re from a company

Use the following steps if you’re from a:  

  • company 
  • partnership 
  • sole proprietorship  
     
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, and select Change grouping for existing authorised signatories.   
     
  4. Enter the signatory’s details.
     
  5. Select New authoriser group that you want to add the signatory to. The group should match your organisation’s signature requirements, if any.  
     
  6. To make the same change to your organisation’s DBS IDEAL Authorisation policy, select Yes, update DBS IDEAL Authorisation policy. Or select No
     
  7. Select + to change the group for another signatory.  
     
  8. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page.
     
  9. Select Authorise Submission to complete the application.  
     
  10. Select the signatories who need to approve the application. 
     
  11. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents (such as when adding a transaction approver), wet ink signatures are required.

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document.
     
  12. The bank will process the request within seven working days. A notification letter will be sent to you upon completion of Change of Account Mandate updates. 

For more information, refer to the Change of Mandate Form guide

If you’re from a not-for-profit organisation

Use the following steps if you’re from: 

  • an association 
  • a club 
  • a management corporation strata title (MCST) 
  • a society 
     
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, and select Change grouping for existing authorised signatories.   
     
  4. Enter the signatory’s details.  
     
  5. Go to New authoriser group and select the group that you want to add the signatory to. The group should comply with your organisation’s constitution, if any. 
     
  6. To make the same change to your organisation’s DBS IDEAL Authorisation policy, select Yes, update DBS IDEAL Authorisation policy. Or select No
     
  7. Select + to change the group for another signatory.  
     
  8. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page. 
     
  9. Select Authorise Submission.  
     
  10. Select the signatories who need to approve the application. 
     
  11. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents (such as when adding a transaction approver), wet ink signatures are required.

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
 
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document. 
     
  12. The bank will process the request within seven working days. A notification letter will be sent to you upon completion of Change of Account Mandate updates. 

For more information, refer to the Change of Mandate Form guide


Update authorised signatory’s contact details

Conpany contact details update form allows you to edit a signatory’s details for the business profile. These details are used for eSigning on digital forms.  

If you want to update the authorised signatory’s contact details on IDEAL, where they receive banking alerts, go to Update IDEAL user’s services, roles and contact information. 

  1. Go to Company Contact Details Update Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Select Update/add authorised signatories particulars
     
  4. If you logged in using IDEAL, the list of authorised signatories will be displayed. Select Update and edit the contact details.  

    If you used ACRA Search / Manual Entry, enter the signatory’s details.
     
  5. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page.
     
  6. Select Authorise Submission
     
  7. Select the signatories who need to approve the application. 
     
  8. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper.
     
    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document.
     
  9. The application will be processed in about 7 working days after we receive it.
     

Update authorised signatory’s specimen signature
  1. Go to Change of Account Mandate Form and create a new application.  
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Go to the section What I would like to do with this form, and select Update existing specimen signature
     
  4. Enter the signatory’s details.  
     
  5. Upload an image of the person’s signature. This will be used as their specimen signature to verify their signature in future. 
     
  6. Select + to do the same for other signatories.  
     
  7. Select Next. Review your application in the Preview page. 
     
  8. Select Authorise Submission.  
     
  9. Select the signatories who need to approve the application.  
     
  10. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. 

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
 
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document. 
     
  11. The application will be processed in about 7 working days after we receive it.   

For more information, refer to the Change of Mandate Form guide.
 


Use an Electronic Banking Board Resolution (EBBR) to add or update electronic banking signatories

Your organisation’s Electronic Banking Board Resolution (EBBR) lists the authorised signatories who have been given the right to manage your business profile on IDEAL and to sign documents related to IDEAL on behalf of the organisation. They’re also known as EB signatory. 

  1. Go to IDEAL Maintenance Form and create a new application. 
     
  2. Select Login with DBS IDEAL to automatically fill in your organisation’s details. Or enter the information manually. 
     
  3. Select Update Electronic Banking Board Resolution (EBBR).  
     
  4. Select the number of signatories needed to authorise changes for your organisation’s online banking. 
     
  5. Enter the signatories’ details.  
     
  6. Select Add another authorised person, if required.  
     
  7. Select Agree and proceed. Review your application.  
     
  8. Select Authorise Submission
     
  9. Select the signatories who need to approve the application. 
     
  10. You can have them sign either digitally (using DigiSign or DBS IDEAL) or in wet ink. A wet ink signature refers to a signature physically written on paper. If you need to provide additional supporting documents (such as when adding a transaction approver), wet ink signatures are required. 

    To submit an application with wet ink signatures
 
    Select Print and send. Download this application as a PDF file, and print it for signing. Mail it to us at the address in the document. 
     
  11. The application will be processed in about 7 working days after we receive it.
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