If you get your groceries from Cold Storage and/or Fairprice then I'd recommend getting the UOB Preferred Platinum Visa card straight away. 4 miles/$ for Paywave transactions is the most exciting thing out there ever since I started this thread. :)

The 'Best credit cards for KF miles accrual' master thread
 

Aster and other contributors: Thanks!

I'm based in SIN but usually dawdle around on the CX forums with an occasional peek here. The last peek had me applying for UOB plat Visa and Amex cards- super! Spending is now on these 2+prvi miles+citi premiermiles.

The only downer on the visa paywave- transactions are usually 'small' - with UOB's 5sgd rounding being a pain...oh and I had one fair price checkout lady swipe my card instead of the wave..'this morning manager told canno use'

Welcome jagmeets!

Lol my cards are the same as yours as well.

Yeah, so far my 2 tries on paywave had no luck in fairprice (they didn't know what it was). Hope it will be more positive in the future. I guess for now before I start my groceries run, I will ask the cashier if paywave is usable or not. :p

Standard Chartered WorldMiles MasterCard [MY]
 

New card by Standard Chartered Malaysia for our Malaysian counterparts.

Earn points in Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and AirAsia. Signup bonus is 40k AirAsia points.

Local spend: 3RM = 1 worldmile
Overseas spend: 2RM = 1 worldmile

1 worldmile = 1 point/mile with the 3 airlines

WorldMiles Points are valid for 36 months from the month it is credited into your account.

Seems HSBC wants 5K / quarter spend in order to provide the airport transfer and expedited immigration. Looks like it is time to cancel.

I have the Citi PM and am a UOB customer so I guess time to get the UOB Plat Visa. I'e been using the Citi PM with Paywave sticker on the mobile at Fairprice. Guess I'll start to use the UOB Plat for that.

Will linking the card to my EZLink so it automatically recharges get me the bonus miles for online transactions?

EZ-Reload doesn't, but Top & Tap does. Use UOB Plat Visa to top up funds into your EZ-Link card using Top & Tap, that will get you the 4 miles/$.

But then I have to got to some place to tap, right?

You can tap at any of the AXS machines or OCBC bank ATMs. If not, you can purchase a Ezlink Card reader to perform the top-up online and instant recharge into your card once transaction is approved.

Current T/C on UOB's web site says following:

It says every time you pay, not every time to you spend $1.

Is this wording accidental?


I could not find section on UOB's web site regarding accrual and point transfer. Can anyone point?

One more question - as far as I understand UOB has a list to determine which online transactions are eligible for bonus point. Does this list exist publicly?

Also - does transaction via AXS machine considered an 'online' payment?

What do you mean by transactions via AXS machines?
So far as I know, UOB credit cards cannot be used to make payment via AXS machines.

That's what I meant. All clear then.

Ok, one, somehow related to the topic question - does anybody know if bill payment can be done via EZlink card and if yes, how and where?

No cannot - Previously 7-11 allows but no longer :td:

You must see the OCBC RED terminal that can sign your signature. That has the paywave symbol. Not all NTUCs have that terminal but I see it rolling out to more and more NTUCs this month.