As part of our Chinese New Year traditions, we will prepare Chinese New Year new notes for our red packets. Why must we give new notes during Chinese New Year? The reason is because new notes represent a new start to the new year.
Similar to previous years, there are a few ways to obtain new notes. You can either make an online reservation with the bank or withdraw new notes from pop up ATM (Automated Teller Machines) that will be placed island wide in Singapore. Walk-in to the bank branches is also possible but limited to senior customers who are above 60 years old.
To reduce carbon emissions, banks also provide “Fit Notes” whereby the condition of these notes are good as new and fit for gifting. These “Fit Notes” are available at only certain pop-up ATM locations.
For me, I chose to withdraw my new notes from the nearest ATM where...