Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

Name

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

Legal name

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

Website

https://cpib.gov.sg

Company type

Public

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), National Security and International Affairs (9281), Public Finance Activities (921130)

akta.pro primary industry

Audit, Compliance Monitoring & Investigations (BPAIADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Investigations & Claims Support (Insurance/Financial) (BPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Anti-corruption enforcement
• Public integrity investigations
• Corruption prevention education
• Anti-bribery compliance
• Government law enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore, Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: CPIB operates as a Singapore government agency under the Prime Minister's Office, funded through government budget allocations. There are no commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CPIB is Singapore's sole anti-corruption agency authorized to investigate corruption offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act across both the public and private sectors. It conducts investigations, performs procedural reviews of government departments to identify corruption-prone areas, prosecutes offenders, runs public education programs on anti-corruption, and operates e-services for corruption reporting and bail bond extensions.

Product overview

CPIB is Singapore's sole anti-corruption law enforcement agency, operating under the Prime Minister's Office. Its public-facing digital offerings consist primarily of e-government services — specifically the e-Report for Corrupt Conduct (for submitting corruption complaints) and the e-Application for Extension of Bail Bond — alongside a broad suite of educational publications and resources. The latter includes the PACT anti-corruption guide for businesses, the Corruption Casebook series for youth education, and picture books for pre-schoolers featuring the character Kopi Lim. CPIB also publishes videos, comic strips, downloadable activity materials, and the Corruzione web game. The organisation participates in international anti-corruption frameworks and produces research publications including annual statistics reports and international ranking assessments. No commercial product or platform ecosystem is offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-Report for Corrupt Conduct An online e-service enabling members of the public to submit corruption reports to CPIB. The identity of informants is kept confidential under the law, and reports can also be made via phone, email, or fax.
• e-Application for Extension of Bail Bond An e-service allowing sureties and bailees to submit applications for extension of bail bonds and to check the status of previous applications. Processing takes a minimum of 2 working days.
• Corruption Investigation Services Investigation and prosecution of corruption offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act across both the public and private sectors in Singapore, including procedural reviews of government departments to identify corruption-prone areas or loopholes.
• PACT: A Practical Anti-Corruption Guide for Businesses A practical anti-corruption guide developed by CPIB to help Singapore business owners prevent corruption in their companies, featuring an easy-to-implement framework, private sector case studies, and other anti-corruption resources.
• SS ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System The Singapore Standard on anti-bribery management systems, a voluntary standard designed to help companies establish, implement, maintain, and improve anti-bribery compliance programmes. CPIB supports adoption via accredited certification bodies including Bureau Veritas, SOCOTEC, TÜV SÜD PSB, and DNV.
• Corruption Casebook 2: Hidden Victims of Corruption A publication featuring real-life corruption cases and interactive activities aimed at educating youth that corruption is not a victimless crime.
• The Case of the Corrupted Chicken A picture book for pre-schoolers co-created with students from St Joseph's Institution and CPIB, teaching pre-schoolers about honesty and doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
• The Case of the Missing Cookies A picture book for pre-schoolers co-created with students from St Joseph's Institution and CPIB, featuring detective Kopi Lim, that teaches honesty and integrity through fun activities.
• Scrupulous, Thorough, Fearless – The CPIB Story A coffee table book chronicling the journey of CPIB from its beginnings to the present. Available for purchase at major bookstores with part-proceeds going to Community Chest.
• Singapore's Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat Money Laundering A joint publication by the Singapore Police Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, and CPIB outlining Singapore's 2024 law enforcement strategy to tackle evolving money laundering threats.
• Corruzione Web Game A web-based restaurant simulation game using gamification to teach the consequences of corruption. Players face challenges and make decisions emphasising honesty and integrity. Co-created with students from Nanyang Polytechnic's School of Design and Media.
• CPIB Heritage Centre and Exhibition

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% conviction rate in 2025 (excluding withdrawal cases)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GlobE Network (Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2021The GlobE Network was established in 2021 under the auspices of UNODC. Through GlobE, operational enforcement authorities of UN Member States with anti-corruption mandates can network and advance collaboration particularly on matters with transnational dimensions. CPIB has been a member since November 2024.
• International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 July 2017In July 2017, CPIB joined the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and law enforcement agencies from US (FBI, DHS), Australia (AFP), New Zealand (SFO, NZ Police), and Canada (RCMP) to launch the IACCC based in London. CPIB has seconded a senior officer to IACCC since September 2017 to coordinate global law enforcement responses to grand corruption allegations.
• United Nations (UNCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2005Singapore signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) on 11 November 2005 and ratified it on 6 November 2009. UNCAC is regarded as the universal standard for anti-corruption measures covering prevention, criminalisation and law enforcement, international cooperation, asset recovery, and technical assistance.
• ASEAN-PAC (ASEAN Parties Against Corruption)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASEAN-PAC was established through a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Preventing and Combating Corruption signed by anti-corruption agencies from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore on 15 December 2004, later joined by Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. Objectives include establishing collaborative efforts against corruption and increasing capacity and institutional building.
• APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts' Working Group (ACTWG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPIB represents Singapore at the APEC ACTWG which promotes cooperation in extradition, legal assistance, and judicial/law enforcement including asset forfeiture and recovery. The group established ACT-NET, an informal network for sharing information and exchanging best practices among anti-corruption authorities in the Asia-Pacific region.
• G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPIB represents Singapore at the G20 ACWG which was established in 2010. The Group guides commitments by G20 countries to ratify and implement UNCAC, criminalise and prosecute foreign bribery, and cooperate to investigate, prosecute and return proceeds of corruption.
• ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore (represented by CPIB) endorsed the Initiative's Action Plan in November 2001. The Initiative supports member governments' efforts to implement goals and standards for sustainable safeguards against corruption through fostering policy dialogue, policy analysis and capacity building.
• International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAACA was established in October 2006 with the aim of facilitating UNCAC implementation and advancing international cooperation against corruption. CPIB participates as an Executive Committee member and typically attends three events per calendar year.
• Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPIB collaborated with Hong Kong's ICAC in investigating the Choy Hon Tim case in 1994, where the largest total amount of bribe monies in Singapore's history (S$13.85 million) was uncovered.
• Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPIB co-organises the annual Anti-Corruption Partnership Network (ACPN) event with ISCA. Over 160 professionals from financial institutions, auditing and consultancy firms, professional bodies, and industry associations attended the 2025 ACPN event.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UK Serious Fraud Office: The UK's SFO is a broader-incumbent peer investigating serious and complex fraud, bribery, and corruption, including grand corruption cases. CPIB cooperates with the SFO via the IACCC, and the SFO plays a comparable role in the UK ecosystem that CPIB plays in Singapore.

Others

• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): UNODC is the UN entity responsible for the Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and the GlobE Network. CPIB engages with UNODC as a member state authority and participant in global anti-corruption capacity building, making UNODC a key institutional peer in the international anti-corruption architecture.
• Transparency International: Transparency International is the global civil society organization that publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index — the benchmark in which CPIB/Singapore consistently ranks top three globally. While not an enforcement agency, TI is a key institutional counterpart that shapes the framework CPIB operates within.
• OECD Anti-Corruption Division: OECD's Anti-Corruption Division coordinates the Anti-Bribery Convention and works with member and partner countries on enforcement standards. CPIB engages with OECD via the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, making it a relevant institutional peer for setting global anti-corruption norms.
• International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC): Established in 2017 by the UK NCA and partner agencies including CPIB, the IACCC coordinates global responses to grand corruption. CPIB has seconded a senior officer there since 2017, making it both a partner and a directly comparable institutional peer in the transnational anti-corruption network.

Regional players

• Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC): Malaysia's MACC is a regional peer that investigates corruption across public and private sectors, with enforcement, prevention, and education functions broadly parallel to CPIB's. As a fellow ASEAN counterpart and ASEAN-PAC partner, MACC is closely comparable in jurisdiction and remit though has historically had more politically fraught enforcement.
• Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK): Indonesia's KPK is a regional peer focused on eradicating corruption, with similar investigation and prosecution functions. Founded in 2003 with international inspiration including Singapore's CPIB, KPK is a comparable agency in mandate though operates under a different political and structural context.

Direct peers

• Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong): Hong Kong ICAC is the closest functional peer to CPIB — an independent statutory anti-corruption agency investigating both public and private sector corruption with a three-pronged strategy (investigation, prevention, education). Operates under similar constitutional/legal framework in Asia and has a long-standing partnership with CPIB (e.g., Choy Hon Tim case, 1994).
• Commission Against Corruption (Macao): Macao CCAC is a directly comparable independent anti-corruption agency in Greater China, with a mandate covering public administration, electoral processes, and private sector corruption. Like CPIB, it was established in a small city-state economy and operates with functional independence from the executive.

Emerging players

• Parquet National Financier (France): France's PNF is a specialized prosecution office handling complex financial crimes, corruption, and market offenses. While structurally different (prosecutorial rather than investigative), it operates in a comparable specialized lane for high-profile corruption and serves as a peer in international anti-corruption cooperation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CPIBsingapore
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corrupt-practices-investigation-bureau

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