DBS Cashline vs DBS Personal Loan. What's the difference?

July 3, 2025
Benjamin Lam
DBS Cashline vs DBS Personal Loan. What's the difference?

DBS is one of Singapore’s leading financial institutions. It offers a broad range of products, including but not limited to insurance, banking facilities, and digital services. 

In this article, we’ll be looking at two of DBS’s personal financing products, which are the DBS Personal Loan and DBS Cashline. We’ll explore how these two types of personal financing function, as well as compare and contrast them to help you make an informed decision.

How Do These Personal Financing Products Work?

DBS Personal Loan

Pros Cons
  • Get up to 10X your monthly salary
  • Loan tenors up to 5 years
  • Lower daily interest rates
  • Less flexible terms and conditions

The DBS Personal Loan is a term loan that is disbursed in a lump sum, with a fixed amount, fixed monthly repayments and tenors.

Here are some of its features and benefits:

  • Loan quantum up to 4X your monthly salary, or up to 10X your monthly salary if you earn $120,000 per annum and above. 
  • Loan tenors of up to 5 years, and a minimum of 6 months
  • Instant loan approvals for those who have an existing credit card/cashline account or those who credit their salary into a DBS or POSB account
  • EIR starting from 4.17% per annum
  • Seasonal promotions, including 2% unlimited cashback

Eligibility:

To qualify for the DBS Personal Loan, you should be a:

  • Singaporean citizen or a permanent resident
  • Age 21-70
  • Annual income of at least S$20,000
  • Foreigners who like to apply must first have an existing Cashline or Credit Card account with DBS bank


How to apply:

Application can be done online with the DBS digibank app, and those with pre-existing DBS or POSB cashline, credit card or savings account will find it easier as no documents need to be submitted. Those without pre-existing accounts have to submit several documents including a copy of their NRIC and proof of income ( latest 1 year Tax Notice of Assessment, NOA and payslip or record of salary credited into DBS/POSB accounts). Borrowers can skip the hassle of submitting documents by applying with their Singpass Myinfo details. 

Processing of your personal loan application is done fairly quickly. You will receive a notification of loan approval via SMS, followed by an official notification letter through mail several days later. 

DBS Cashline

Pros Cons
  • Versatile line of credit
  • Withdrawals can be made several times, as long as within credit limit
  • Credit limit up to 10X monthly income
  • No early repayment penalty
  • High daily interest rates of 22.9% to 29.8% per annum

The DBS Cashline programme is a versatile account that has several different functions. Those who apply for this account can use it for online transactions, cash withdrawals and even bill payments. In effect, the DBS Cashline functions as a type of personal line of credit, or a payday loan. 

Borrowers can withdraw up to their credit limit, and are expected to make monthly repayments on the amount they’ve withdrawn. In effect, this functions to meet your short term borrowing needs with lower quantums and shorter repayment times. This Cashline account can also be used to apply for other loan products from DBS such as the Personal Loan (mentioned above) and the DBS Balance Transfer loan. 

Here are some of the features and benefits of the DBS Cashline account:

  • A prevailing interest rate of 22.9% to 29.8% per annum. This works out to a daily interest rate starting from 0.07%.
  • Minimum monthly repayment of 2.5% of outstanding balance or $50, whichever is higher.
  • Late payment fee of $120
  • $120 annual fee, waived for the first year
  • Up to 10X your monthly income if you earn $120,000 and above per annum
  • Seasonal promotions, including up to $150 cashback and eCapitaVouchers when you apply for a DBS Cashline.
  • No early repayment penalty

To qualify for the DBS Personal Cashline, you should be a Singaporean citizen or PR, aged 21 to 70 and earning at least $20,000 per annum. Applications can be done online via the DBS Cashline digibank app for those with pre-existing accounts, or via a manual application/ Singpass Myinfo that can be found on the DBS Cashline website. 

Once your DBS Cashline account has been approved, you will be able to use it as part of your digibank app to make payments for various online transactions, including e-commerce sites, bill payments and more. Repayments to your DBS Cashline account can also be done through digibank. 

DBS Cashline vs DBS Personal Loan

Both of these products are suitable for borrowers who are facing different financial needs and circumstances. To compare them better, we’ve compiled the key features of both products in the following table:

In Summary

A DBS Personal Loan and DBS Cashline are useful personal financing products. However, personal loans are more suitable for borrowers who need larger quantums, which can be repaid over a longer period lasting up to 5 years. 

The DBS Cashline, on the other hand, is more suitable for smaller purchases that can be repaid in a short period, as it incurs relatively high daily interest rates. 

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Benjamin Lam

Benjamin heads up Lendingpot with a background in all things SME. He was previously a commercial banker at Citi with experience in Relationship management, Credit Risk, Trade Operations and Corporate FX sales; and understands the difficulties SMEs face in this opaque world of SME financing.

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