The Global Signal Exchange (GSE) has announced its latest partnership with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech Singapore).
Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Digital Development and Information and Ministry of Health, Patron of the GASA Singapore Chapter, was the individual who revealed the partnership at the Global Anti-Scam Summit Asia 2025.
According to the company, GovTech Singapore is the first government agency globally to join the GSE, signalling its commitment to strengthen global public-private partnership against online scams.
Less profitable and less effective
Supported by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and powered by Oxford Information Labs (OXIL), the GSE brings together public and private sector organisations worldwide to share abuse data and threat signals in real time, enabling faster disruption of criminal activity.
Tracking more than 380 million threat signals in real time, the GSE allows accredited members including technology leaders such as Google, Meta and Microsoft to pool intelligence and act at speed and scale.
The GSE states that this global collaboration is designed to make online scams less profitable and less effective.
As part of this partnership, GovTech Singapore in partnership with the Singapore Police Force (SPF), will join more than 30 GSE members across industry that are sharing signals on scam tainted websites.
The GSE says that this will strengthen collective efforts to detect and disrupt scam activities, as well as building on Singapore’s broader efforts to combat scams.
GovTech Singapore and SPF co-developed the Scam Analytics and Tactical Intervention System (SATIS), an end-to-end platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning, including GovTech Singapore’s in-house rMSE classifier to help the SPF prioritise, evaluate and disrupt scam sites.
Each day, the system reviews hundreds of thousands of websites using a combination of advanced automation and human analysis.
“Together we can be the change”
Emily Taylor, CEO, the Global Signal Exchange commented: “GovTech Singapore’s participation sets a leadership example for other governments around the world to follow.
“Their membership of the GSE will allow them to join a strong global coalition of both public and private sector organisations working against scams – and the opportunity to work with the world’s leading tech giants.
“Turning the tables on the scammers is achievable but it involves businesses, governments and enforcement agencies worldwide to work much more closely together.
“Together we are stronger and together we can be the change that consumers and businesses need,” Taylor concluded.
“Increasingly borderless”
Mark Chen, Director of the Government Anti Scam Products team, GovTech Singapore said: “Scams are increasingly borderless.
“By participating in GSE, GovTech Singapore can share intelligence with trusted partners and strengthen protection for our citizens, while contributing to the global fight against scam actors,” Chen concluded.
The Summit
New data released at the Summit showed that online scams cost Southeast Asia an estimated US$23.6 billion in the past 12 months with Singapore recording the highest per person loss at US$2,132.
A regional survey of 6,000 people also revealed that nearly 77% of Southeast Asian adults were exposed to a scam in the past year.
The GSE also states that Google has announced a US$5 million grant to expand scam prevention resources across ASEAN, including scaling the educational game “Be Scams Ready”, designed to help consumers build critical scam-spotting skills.
The game will launch in Singapore in October and is planned to expand into more APAC markets in 2026.
“Turn the tide against online criminals”
Jorij Abraham, Managing Director, GASA and the host of the Summit said: “Scams are no longer isolated incidents, they are a systemic, cross-border threat.
“As a founding supporter of the Global Signal Exchange, we are delighted that GovTech Singapore has joined the GSE and the world of collaboration it enables on a global scale and in real-time.
“When governments get involved, we see a step-change that can turn the tide against online criminals,” Abraham continued.
“We hope other policymakers and law enforcement agencies around the world take note of GovTech Singapore’s participation and follow suit.
“The Global Signal Exchange is changing the narrative on online crime, but we need everyone to join GSE and be part of the movement for change,” he concluded.
