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High-yield savings accounts, August 2026 — what you’d really earn

The number on the poster is almost never the number you get. Tell the tool your balance and what you already do — credit salary, spend on a card, pay bills — and it computes each account’s real effective rate on your money, ranked by actual dollars. Re-audited against official bank pages for August, cut-off 24 July 2026, including Maybank’s 1 July restructure and RHB’s rate cut.

What changed since July

  • Maybank Save Up was restructured effective 1 Jul 2026 — the everyday 2-product stack fell from ≈1.39% to ≈1.17% bonus EIR, and the 3-product max from ≈3.31% to 3.08% (Maybank's own published figure).
  • RHB High Yield Savings Plus tiers corrected to 0.70–1.00% (cut effective 1 Jan 2026 — the July snapshot carried stale figures). It no longer leads the no-hoop lane.
  • OCBC 360, SC Bonus$aver, BOC SmartSaver, UOB One, DBS Multiplier, UOB Stash, GXS, Mari and Citi Interest Booster are unchanged — and no bank has announced a revision taking effect 1 August 2026.
  • Trust Bank's Flex plan added to the audit: up to 2.40% headline, but the everyday salary+card+balance stack tops out around 1.00%.

Comparing history? The July 2026 snapshot stays up (with its RHB figures corrected).

My balance
What I already do
Show lanes
Your best match on S$100,000
Standard Chartered Bonus$aver
1.85%effectiveS$1,850/yr
That’s S$345/yr more than UOB Stash

Annual interest, ranked

Standard Chartered Bonus$aver
S$1,850
1.85%
UOB Stash
S$1,505
1.50%
UOB One
S$1,375
1.38%
OCBC 360
S$1,300
1.30%
BOC SmartSaver
S$1,200
1.20%
GXS Saving Pockets
S$1,080
1.08%
Trust Bank (Flex plan)
S$1,000
1.00%
DBS Multiplier
S$925
0.92%

The accounts, and their catches

Best for you

Standard Chartered Bonus$aver

Salary / card account
1.85%your EIR
Earns S$1,850/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 5.85%”
Medium execution riskWealth bonus lasts 6 mths

Salary ≥ S$3,000 (+0.90%) + S$1,000 card spend (+0.90%) → 1.85% EIR on first S$100k.

The 5.85% needs a S$24,000/yr insurance premium AND S$30,000 investment — and those wealth bonuses last only 6 months while the products run for years.

UOB Stash

No monthly tasks
1.50%your EIR
Earns S$1,505/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 2%”
Low execution risk

No salary or card needed — just keep your monthly average balance from falling. 1.50% EIR at S$100k.

The first S$10k earns only 0.05% and the 2.00% applies to the final S$30k tier. Balances above S$100k drop to base. Your balance must not decline month-on-month.

UOB One

Salary / card account
1.38%your EIR
Earns S$1,375/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 3.4%”
Medium execution risk

S$500 card spend + salary ≥ S$1,600 → 1.00% first S$75k, 2.50% next S$50k, 3.40% next S$25k. Max 1.90% EIR at S$150k.

The 3.40% applies only to the LAST S$25,000 tier — the true maximum effective rate is 1.90% at S$150k. Balances above S$150k earn the base rate.

OCBC 360

Salary / card account
1.30%your EIR
Earns S$1,300/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 4.45%”
Medium execution riskWealth bonus lasts 12 mths

Salary ≥ S$1,800 + grow balance S$500 + S$500 card spend → 1.95% EIR on first S$100k.

The Save bonus needs your balance to RISE by S$500 every month — progressively harder unless you're genuinely accumulating. The 4.45% needs both eligible insurance AND investment.

BOC SmartSaver

Salary / card account
1.20%your EIR
Earns S$1,200/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 4.6%”
High execution riskWealth bonus lasts 6 mths

Salary ≥ S$3,000 (+0.50%) + card spend (+0.60% at S$750–2,500; +0.90% at ≥S$2,500) + 3 bills (+0.10%) on first S$100k.

Typical S$750–1,000 card spend earns the 0.60% tier — the advertised 0.90% needs S$2,500 EVERY month. The 4.60% adds a 6-month insurance bonus tied to a large premium; a S$1,500 minimum average balance also applies.

GXS Saving Pockets

No monthly tasks
1.08%your EIR
Earns S$1,080/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 1.08%”
Low execution risk

1.08% p.a. credited daily, no salary, spend or lock-in.

Combined account/pocket balance limits apply. Simple and liquid, but lower than a well-run task account.

Trust Bank (Flex plan)

Salary / card account
1.00%your EIR
Earns S$1,000/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 2.4%”
Medium execution risk

Pick any 3 monthly boosts: salary ≥ S$1,500 (+0.45%), 5×S$30 card spends (+0.20% NTUC member), ≥S$100k balance (+0.30%) etc., on top of 0.05% base.

The 2.40% headline needs the referral boost (+1.20%) or S$20k in TrustInvest (+0.70%) — the everyday salary+card+balance stack tops out around 1.00%. Plans are switchable monthly; balances above S$1.2m earn 0.05%.

DBS Multiplier

Salary / card account
0.92%your EIR
Earns S$925/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 4.1%”
Medium execution risk

Income + 1 category (card) → 1.80% on first S$50k only ≈ 0.925% EIR at S$100k. More categories + higher transaction value lift it.

The 4.10% needs income + 3 categories AND S$30,000+ monthly eligible transactions. With just salary + card at S$100k, half your balance drops to base rate.

Mari Savings

No monthly tasks
0.88%your EIR
Earns S$880/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 0.88%”
Low execution risk

0.88% p.a. credited daily, no tasks.

The 'up to 2.88%' banner is 0.88% base + a 30-day new-user bonus + a ShopeeVIP bonus — the standing no-strings rate is 0.88%. Fully liquid.

Maybank Save Up

Salary / card account
0.88%your EIR
Earns S$875/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 4%”
Medium execution risk

RESTRUCTURED 1 Jul 2026: salary/GIRO + card = 2 products → 1.17% bonus EIR on first S$75k; a third product lifts it to 3.08% (+ base up to 0.25%).

Salary and GIRO together count as ONE product. The 4.00% headline is base + the 3.75% marginal bonus on the last S$25k tier only — Maybank's own maximum effective bonus rate is 3.08% with 3+ products. Bonus figures below exclude the small base interest (up to 0.25%).

Citi Interest Booster

Wealth-relationship
0.85%your EIR
Earns S$855/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 4%”
Medium execution riskWealth bonus lasts 12 mths

1.50% base on the first S$50k (attractive with no hoops); ≈0.01% above that tier.

The 1.50% base is strong up to S$50k but the account is weak for larger balances. Higher rates need investment (+0.60%), insurance (+0.60%), or a S$500k home loan (+0.80%).

RHB High Yield Savings Plus

No monthly tasks
0.78%your EIR
Earns S$775/yr on S$100,000headline “up to 1%”
Low execution risk

No monthly task at all. Tiered 0.70% / 0.80% / 0.90% / 1.00% → ≈0.78% EIR at S$100k (rates cut 1 Jan 2026).

RHB cut these tiers sharply effective 1 Jan 2026 (they previously ran 1.20–1.50%). The 1.00% applies only above S$100k — the effective rate on S$100k is ≈0.78%. No-hoop alternatives (UOB Stash, GXS) now pay more.

Effective rates are computed on your stated balance from the tasks you toggle — the honest number, not the headline. Snapshot verified 24 July 2026; rates and bonus terms change without notice and the bank’s current T&C always governs. Wealth-linked rates assume you bought a qualifying product and last only 6–12 months.

Why the headline lies

  • Marginal-tier deception — UOB One’s 3.40% applies only to the last S$25,000 slice; the true maximum on S$150k is 1.90%. Maybank’s new 4.00% headline is the marginal rate on its last S$25k tier — the bank’s own maximum effective bonus rate is 3.08%.
  • Wealth bonuses expire — SC Bonus$aver’s 5.85% and BOC’s 4.60% run for just 6 months, while the insurance or investment you bought to unlock them runs for years.
  • Rising-balance traps — OCBC 360’s Save bonus needs your balance to grow S$500 every month, which gets harder the longer you hold.
  • Quiet cuts — RHB’s no-hoop tiers were cut from 1.20–1.50% to 0.70–1.00% effective 1 January 2026, and Maybank restructured Save Up downward from 1 July. Banks announce these in notice pages most customers never read.
  • Execution risk — a rate is worth nothing in a month you miss the salary code, GIRO date, or card-posting window. A reliable 1.50% can beat a fragile 1.95%.

Where should money above S$100k go?

An adviser can help you:

  • Split cash across banks so deposit insurance actually covers it, and park the overflow sensibly
  • Weigh a savings account against a fixed deposit, T-bill or SSB for money you won’t touch
  • Judge any wealth-linked bonus honestly — whether the insurance or investment stands on its own merits
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Quick answers

What is the best high-yield savings account in Singapore in August 2026?For a S$100,000 balance with salary credit and card spend and no new wealth purchase, OCBC 360 delivers about 1.95% effective interest and Standard Chartered Bonus$aver about 1.85%. For no monthly tasks, UOB Stash reaches about 1.50% effective and GXS pays 1.08% flat. These structures are unchanged from July; no bank has announced a revision taking effect 1 August 2026.
What changed in Maybank Save Up from July 2026?Maybank restructured Save Up effective 1 July 2026. Bonus interest is now 0.30%/1.00% with one qualifying product, 1.00%/1.50% with two, and 2.75%/3.75% with three or more, on the first S$50,000 and next S$25,000 respectively. Maybank's own published maximum effective bonus rate is 3.08% (plus base interest of up to 0.25%) — down from about 3.31% before, and the everyday two-product stack fell to about 1.17%.
Why did RHB High Yield Savings Plus drop in the rankings?RHB cut the account's tiers effective 1 January 2026 to 0.70% on the first S$50,000, then 0.80%, 0.90% and 1.00% above S$100,000 — roughly half its previous rates. The effective rate on S$100,000 is now about 0.78%, below UOB Stash and GXS in the no-tasks lane.
Should I buy insurance or investment to unlock a higher savings rate?Usually no. A 1.50% wealth bonus on S$100,000 for six months is about S$750, while a 3% sales charge on a S$30,000 investment is about S$900 before any market movement. Buy the product only if it independently passes suitability, cost, risk and liquidity tests.
How much of my savings is protected by deposit insurance in Singapore?SDIC protects up to S$100,000 per depositor per bank, combined across savings, current and fixed deposits at that Scheme member. Most account bonuses also stop above S$100,000–150,000, so overflow cash is often better split across banks or placed in a fixed deposit or T-bill.

Official sources

Effective rates are computed on the balance and tasks you select, using each bank’s published tier and bonus structure verified 24 July 2026(RHB and Maybank re-verified manually in a browser the same day). Maybank figures exclude its small tiered base interest (up to 0.25% p.a.) because the base tier split is not published on the programme page — actual earnings will be slightly higher. Estimates are for comparison and education only — bank eligibility, transaction recognition and bonus calculations remain subject to each institution’s prevailing terms, and rates change without notice. Insurance and investment products carry separate suitability, cost, risk and liquidity considerations and should never be bought for a savings bonus alone. Not financial advice — verify the latest official source before acting.