SCB Cathay MasterCard discussion
Jul 5, 21, 6:50 am
#1
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SCB Cathay MasterCard discussion
Standard Chartered has loaded a new (currently blank) page to their website that seems to be for a new "Cathay" brand credit card.
https://www.sc.com/hk/credit-cards/cathay/
https://www.sc.com/hk/credit-cards/cathay/
Jul 6, 21, 2:21 am
#2
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Application for SCB Asia Miles card has been closed:
https://www.sc.com/hk/credit-cards/asiamiles/
And it seems that there are three tiers of the new CX credit card.
https://www.sc.com/hk/credit-cards/asiamiles/
And it seems that there are three tiers of the new CX credit card.
Jul 6, 21, 4:22 am
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So the new Cathay card is linked to the tier of relationship you have with Standard Chartered too? I assumed "more closely reflects your status" means it links to your MPC status...
Jul 6, 21, 4:29 am
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If it came with permanent MPC Gold membership or something along those lines, it's possible.
Jul 6, 21, 4:59 am
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Not permanent - perhaps so long as you remain a Priority Private Client.
BTW, what is the difference between Priority Private Client and a SCB Private Client? The former is a private client in Hong Kong and the latter in Singapore?
Jul 6, 21, 5:16 am
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Maybe this is their big rollout for Priority Private Client. And get Andy or Jacky to sell the card/banking tier.
Jul 6, 21, 9:51 am
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Standard Chartered have now removed the "Cathay" reference from their service charge document, and the Asia Miles card shows up once more.
Maybe it slipped out a little too early...
Maybe it slipped out a little too early...
Jul 6, 21, 10:21 am
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It depends how you see it. Based on your information, my estimate is SCB basically further extends AM card, but ties more in term of banking. Hence, the 3 tiers based on "bank" accounts, regular, priority (1 mil) and priority private (8 mil).
Jul 7, 21, 9:26 am
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I’m itching to see how they differentiate the banking tiers:
1) Something like Citi HK, with (roughly) vanilla SCB Asia Miles equating to Premiermiles (so HK$6/AM local HK$4/AM overseas), Priority Banking equating to Prestige World Elite MC (maybe HK$5/AM local, HK$3/AM overseas after meeting some level of threshold spend, and/or some form of relationship bonus), Priority Private Bankng equating to Ultimate ($4/AM local, and maybe some Club Points as well?)
2) Or they throw in some cake vouchers after meeting certain spending thresholds.
3) Or they simply add a wordmark “Priority Banking” “Priority Private Banking” on the top left hand corner of the card similar to when they rolled out 360rewards. Same card stock for all banking tiers.
Because Air and Slide Cheap Bank: should’ve seen it coming - a match made in heaven.
1) Something like Citi HK, with (roughly) vanilla SCB Asia Miles equating to Premiermiles (so HK$6/AM local HK$4/AM overseas), Priority Banking equating to Prestige World Elite MC (maybe HK$5/AM local, HK$3/AM overseas after meeting some level of threshold spend, and/or some form of relationship bonus), Priority Private Bankng equating to Ultimate ($4/AM local, and maybe some Club Points as well?)
2) Or they throw in some cake vouchers after meeting certain spending thresholds.
3) Or they simply add a wordmark “Priority Banking” “Priority Private Banking” on the top left hand corner of the card similar to when they rolled out 360rewards. Same card stock for all banking tiers.
Because Air and Slide Cheap Bank: should’ve seen it coming - a match made in heaven.
Last edited by percysmith; Jul 7, 21 at 9:48 am
Jul 7, 21, 9:33 am
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* I see an opportunity for Oriental Watch/Chow Tai Fook to move some precious metal Rolexes in exchange for Club Points.
Last edited by percysmith; Jul 7, 21 at 9:42 am
Jul 7, 21, 11:07 am
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Jul 7, 21, 9:01 pm
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