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Get your kids ready for school

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Double your child’s savings with Smart Buddy.

Join the National Savings: Back to School Campaign to enjoy matched savings and cultivate good money habits with your child from a young age.

Get your hands on our Limited Edition Smiley Savers Blind Box Figurines!

Meet our tiny heroes and turn saving into fun adventures for your child.

Have a newborn? Save smart from day one with POSB CDA and get a S$28 cash gift.

When you open a POSB CDA by 31 Mar 2026.

To get your kid ready for a new school year, we’re adding a touch of fun with Smiley, our cheerful and trusted companion in helping parents and kids build strong, lasting savings habits. Whether it's stepping into school with their new Smart Buddy, engaging financial literacy programmes in schools, or opening up your baby's first Child Development Account (CDA), our initiatives are designed to set your child up for success in school and in life. Together with Smiley, we’re here to make saving simple, rewarding and full of smiles.

Get your child ready for school with POSB Smart Buddy smart buddy watch image

Introduce your new-to-school child to contactless payment in and out of school safely through the Smart Buddy Watch and Card.Spendings will be debited from your selected bank account but capped at the allowance set in the Smart Buddy app.

Set your child’s daily or weekly allowance in the app and monitor their spending in real-time.

Contactless payment at school and at over 10,000 NETS merchants island wide.

The newest version of Smart Buddy watch includes fitness tracking, built in stress relief tools and a magnetic charger for hassle free use.

Double your child’s savings from 1 Dec 2025 to 31 Jan 2026! smart buddy image

See your child’s savings grow twice as fast. From 1 Dec 2025 until 31 Jan 2026, for every S$1 your child saves from their allowance, we’ll match it via digital Smiley Stamps – rounded off to the nearest dollar and capped at S$10.

How to qualify

From 1 Dec 2025 to 31 Jan 2026, new Smart Buddy users who activate their Smart Buddy card/chip and make at least 5 transactions will enjoy up to S$10 matched savings!
Matched savings are rounded to the nearest dollar and are received in the form of digital Smiley Stamps.

Matched savings for this promotion are capped at S$10. Terms and conditions apply.

Bonus Savings
To unlock an additional S$1 Bonus Dollar, link your child's account with Smart Buddy. This bonus is awarded for every 20 Smiley Stamps (equivalent to S$10) collected in a month, allowing your child to earn up to S$11 in bonus savings monthly when they save S$10 from their allowance.Not a Smart Buddy user?
Smart Buddy is free for all parents with a DBS/POSB deposit account! If you do not have one, open an account before submitting the Smart Buddy Application for your child.Find out more information on the POSB Smart Buddy Watch here.Read our Frequently asked questions here.Apply now

[Exclusive] Stand to win our Limited Edition Smiley Savers Blind Box Figurines in Jan 2026

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Meet the Smiley Savers, a blind-box series starring our tiny heroes with big savings wisdom! But uh-oh… someone’s made off with their precious acorns and they need your help to get them back.Look out for Smiley and his giant acorns on the move this January for your first chance to win.
Smiley’s hot on the trail and you might just spot him on the move! If you see Smiley and his giant acorns on the move, snap a pic and tag us for a chance to win your very own Smiley Savers blind box. Follow us on Instagram (@posb) and TikTok (@posbsg) for the latest updates on how to redeem a blind box!Get your Limited Edition Blind Boxes at our Smiley Savers Pit Stops in January 2026
These boxes will be popping up at a stop near you! Take part in the activities for a chance to redeem a blind box. Limited redemptions per person! Find us at:

Date	Location	Time
3 to 4 Jan	Waterway Point	11am to 6pm
10 to 11 Jan	Plaza Singapura	11am to 6pm

Each person can redeem one Smiley Savers blind box figurine only, while stocks last. Other terms and conditions apply.And here’s a sweet bonus: find the ultra-rare mystery blind box and win S$10 worth of Popular vouchers¹, just in time for the new school year.¹ Limited to 100 redemptions per day! Terms and conditions apply.

POSB Child Development Account (CDA)We understand that being a parent comes with big responsibilities and are here to support you every step of the way – starting with the POSB CDA, your baby’s very first bank account. posb cda image

Limited time offerFrom 1 Jan 2026 until 31 Mar 2026, enjoy a S$28 cash gift in your Child Savings Account (CSA) when you open a POSB CDA to get your child the best head start in the new year.Find out more information on POSB CDA promotion here. Terms and conditions apply.Apply nowFind out more information on POSB CDA here.

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