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Old Oct 31, 2014, 6:05 am
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I'm going to update this first post as more info flows in to create a 'master list' of all credit cards that offer a decent way of accruing miles - so please help out!

If you know of and/or use any other cards (or the ones already mentioned), please share your thoughts.

***ALL VALUES BELOW IN SINGAPORE DOLLARS (SGD)***
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In no particular order (apart from personal preference in terms of good-mileage opportunities):
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1. UOB PRVI Miles VISA, MasterCard, AMEX

VISA:
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...iles_visa.html
MasterCard:
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...astercard.html
Amex:
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...amex_card.html
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...ard/microsite/



Mileage accrual:
The earn rate will be 1.4 miles for every $1 spent in multiples of S$10 (every multiple of S$5 gives 6 to 7 miles due to 3.5 UNI$ rounding off, every S$10 gives 14 miles), and 2.4 miles for every $1 spent OVERSEAS (every $5 gives 12 miles).

Requirements: min. income $80,000 (not strict).
Cost: First year free, then S$256.80 for main, first two supplementary always free. Annual fee waiver for Amex card if you charge $50,000 or more in a year.
Miles conversion fee: $25 per conversion. UNI$ are combined in 1 cardholder's name/FIN Number/NRIC together for all UOB cards which earn UNI$.

Pros: Best mileage accrual rates for overseas spend only. 20,000 bonus miles and annual fee waiver with spend of $50,000 per year (both only for Amex card). $45 1-way airport transfer voucher for $1,000 overseas spend in a given quarter (Amex only).
Cons: AMEX not always accepted by merchants. Points allocated on every $5 spent, rounded down to next $5. Transfer in blocks of 5000 UNI$ points = 10,000 miles. Points are valid for 2 years (transfer before expiry and they will subsequently be valid for a further 3 years from the date of transfer to KrisFlyer).

2. UOB Preferred Platinum Visa


http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards..._platinum.html
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...visa_card.html


Mileage accrual: Earn 4 miles for every $1 spent using ONLY MOBILE CONTACTLESS every $5 gives 10 UNI$ which equal 20 miles). Same incredible mileage-earning ratio for internet shopping with certain restrictions (travel-related, utilities, etc.). Earn 0.4 mile for every $1 for regular, signature-based payments AND ORPHAN SPEND DUE TO $5 ROUNDING OR EXCEEDING THE BONUS U$2000 SPEND (every $5 gives 1 UNI$ which equal 2 miles).

Earning 4 miles/$ is limited to the first S$1110 spent during the per calendar month (via Mobile Contactless). 2,000UNI$ refers to the extra 9UNI$ and does not include the normal 1UNI$.(Stop when you notice you earn 3UNI$ (1 + bonus 2) for the last S$5 transaction. ($1110/5)x9=1998UNI$, hence the last S$5 transaction will earn 2 bonus UNI$. The total bonus UNI$ awarded to you from qualifying spend on Selected Online Transactions and Mobile Contactless Transactions is capped at UNI$2,000 for each calendar month. THE CAP IS ON THE 9 UNI$ BONUS NOT 10UNI$ TOTAL YOU GET WITH BASE OF U$1 PER $ SPEND

Keep in mind that some merchants offer different, non-mileage accruing awards with UOB cards which are called SMART$. Some popular merchants include Cold Storage, Guardian and Giant Supermarket, ToastBox and Starbucks. A full list of merchants where Mobile contactless transactions will NOT earn miles can be found here:
http://www.uob.com.sg/personal/cards...smartclub.html

Requirements: min. income $30,000 ($60,000 for foreigners).
Cost: First year free, then $192.60 for main and $96.30 for supplementary. Annual fee waived off easily.
Miles conversion fee: $25 per conversion, in blocks of 5000 UNI$=10,000 miles. UNI$ are combined in 1 cardholder's name for all UOB cards.

Pros: Incredible mileage accrual rates for Paywave transactions (not all merchants - some give SMART$ instead which are different rewards!) as well as internet transactions (some restrictions apply).
Cons: Points allocated on every $5 spent, rounded down to next $5. Transfer in blocks of 5000 UNI$ points = 10,000 miles. Points are valid for 2 years (transfer before expiry and they will subsequently be valid for a further 3 years from the date of transfer to KrisFlyer).

3. Citi PremierMiles MasterCard

https://www.citibank.com.sg/credit-cards/travel/premiermiles-card/?ecid=PSGONSGCCAENPM

Mileage accrual: Earn 1.2 miles for every $1 spent. Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent OVERSEAS. 10,000 bonus miles for each annual membership renewal.

Requirements: min. income $50,000 for VISA. Principal cardholder must be at least 21 years of age.
Cost: First year free, then $192.60 for VISA main, supplementary always free. Annual fee waiver available in exchange for forfeiting the 10,000renewal bonus.
Miles conversion fee: $25 per conversion.

Pros: Decent all-rounder, good for overseas spend. Points never expire. Bonus miles for annual card renewal. 11 frequent flyer programs & 3 hotel programs to choose from, including EVA Air - only 25,000 miles for 1 way Business Class within Asia!!
Cons: No miles awarded for EZ-Link & Transitlink transactions. Miles awarded per S$1. Cents not included. 1.2 miles/S$1. Transfer in blocks of 10,000 miles.

4. DBS Altitude VISA/AMEX

http://www.dbs.com/sg/personal/cards...e/default.aspx
http://www.dbs.com/sg/personal/cards...e/default.aspx



Mileage accrual: Earn 1.2 miles for every $1 spent (every $5 gives 3 DBS points which equal 6 miles). Earn 2 miles for every $1 spent OVERSEAS.

Requirements: min. income $80,000.
Cost: First year free, then $180 for main and $90 for supplementary. Annual fee waiver if you charge $25,000 or more in a year.
Miles conversion fee: S$26.75 per transfer, redeem 1700 DBS points to waive off.

Pros: Points never expire. No rounding down transaction amount to nearest $5 (calculation is done as follows: DBS points = 'transaction amount' divided by 5, multiply by 3, after that round down to nearest whole number. Minimum spend is S$1.67. Each DBS point = 2 miles). Earn 3 miles per S$1 spent on all online Flight and Hotel transactions (capped at S$5,000 per month). 10,000 miles renewal bonus if you have to pay card renewal fees.
Cons: All local spend now down to 1.2 miles/$ (since Dec 1, 2013). AMEX not always accepted by merchants. Transfer in blocks of 5000 DBS points = 10,000 miles (on the plus side points don't expire). Per transfer of S$26.75, redeem 1700 DBS points to waive off.

5. Maybank Horizon Platinum Visa

http://info.maybank2u.com.sg/persona...visa-card.aspx



Earn 3.2 air miles (8X TREATS Points) with every dollar spent on dining, petrol, taxi fares and hotel bookings at Agoda.com/horizon
Earn 2 air miles (5X TREATS Points) with every dollar spent on air tickets, travel packages and foreign currency transactions, with a minimal S$300 in a calendar month

Earn 0.4 mile for every $1 spent elsewhere (1 mile for every $2.50 spent).

Requirements: min. income $30,000 ($80,000 for foreigners).
Cost: $150 for main, supplementary always free. Unsure of any annual fee waiver conditions.
Miles conversion fee: In blocks of 5,000 points to 2000 Asia Miles or KrisFlyer. S$26.75 fee applies.

Pros: Great for ticket purchases and overseas spend. Complimentary access to selected VIP airport lounges when you charge a minimum of S$400 in a single transaction on air tickets or travel packages to your Card 3 months prior to the date of travel.
Cons: Great ONLY for ticket purchases and overseas spend. Points are valid for 1 year only, expire either on 30 June or 31 December of the same year if not Rewards Infinite member.

6. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend AMEX

https://www.americanexpress.com/sg/s...nd-credit-card



Mileage accrual: Earn 1.2 KrisFlyer miles for every S$1 spent on all your eligible purchases with your Card

Earn 2 KrisFlyer miles for every S$1 equivalent in foreign currency spent overseas on eligible purchases during June and December

Requirements: min. income $50,000 ($60,000 for foreigners). Principal cardholder must be over 21 years of age.
Cost: First year free, otherwise $256.80 for main, 2 supplementary cards always free (more available at $80.25 each). Annual fee cannot be waived unless you spend alot.
Miles conversion fee: None - your KrisFlyer miles are transferred to your account directly with no conversion fees or charges.

Pros: None, except for welcome offers (4 complimentary airport lounge access vouchers, one complimentary night with Millennium Hotels and Resorts).

Cons: Simply nothing special - there are better cards available for all types of purchases, including flight tickets, even with all of the bonuses above applied. AMEX not always accepted by merchants.

7. Citibank Rewards Card

http://www.citibank.com.sg/gcb/credi...CACRENCCHOCALM



Earn 10X Rewards (10 Rewards Points or 4 Miles for every S$1 spent) when you shop for clothes, bags and shoes or at departmental stores or online shopping websites, including SingTel & M1 online bill payment!

Pros: Transfer to 11 FFPs & 3 Hotel programs in blocks of 25,000 points=10,000 miles; S$25 fee.

Cons: Points awarded per S$1 spend. Cents not included. Cannot combined Thank You Points across cards.

8. DBS Woman's World MasterCard® Card

http://www.dbs.com.sg/personal/cards...astercard-card



10X Rewards for Online Retail Purchases
T&C Here: https://www.dbs.com.sg/iwov-resource...s_card_tnc.pdf

Pros: Men also can get this card!! DBS points are combined in 1 cardholder's name. No rounding down transaction amount to nearest $5 (calculation is done as follows: DBS points = 'transaction amount' divided by 5, multiply by 10, after that round down to nearest whole number. Minimum spend is S$1. Each DBS point = 2 miles).

Cons: DBS points are valid for 1 year based on card anniversary date. The additional 9X DBS Points for online retail spend in a calendar month will be awarded on the 16th of the next calendar month. If the above days are not working days, the Points will be awarded on the next working day. The additional 9X DBS Points are only applicable to the first S$2,000 online retail spend every calendar month.

9. OCBC Titanium Rewards Card

https://www.ocbc.com/personal-bankin...astercard.html

10x OCBC$ on your shopping Local & Overseas Shopping Transactions, Local & Overseas Department Store Transactions and Local & Overseas Online Transactions.
The remaining 9 OCBC$ will be posted to the Card Account by the end of the next calendar month

https://www.ocbc.com/assets/pdf/card...ons.pdf?rand=1
10,000 KrisFlyer miles requires OCBC$ 25000, For each conversion of OCBC$ to KrisFlyer miles a fee of S$25 will be charged

10. UOB Lady's Card
https://www.uob.com.sg/personal/card...ard/index.page

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Old Jul 10, 2015, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by kt85
anyway..a friend just mentioned to me that the Maybank Horizon card is giving 8X air miles for agoda booking(promotional) and 2x air miles for telco payment. This is in addition to the normal 2x air miles for travel expenses. Pretty decent.

http://info.maybank2u.com.sg/persona...visa-card.aspx

in addition, citibank is not receving anymore new applications for Citibank Platinum Clear Card. Any substitutes that you guys can think of. ?
I can't find the 2x miles for telco payments....
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Old Jul 10, 2015, 11:09 am
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It is shown in the link. It should be 8x.

Originally Posted by SQueeze
I can't find the 2x miles for telco payments....
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Old Jul 10, 2015, 10:21 pm
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Personally I don't think this Maybank promo is anything special, but YMMV. The Agoda points are nice as they offer lots of hotels to book, but you also got similar stuff via Citi PM and Kaligo or Rocketmiles and all that so price will be a key factor. The Telco promo is not worth switching all the auto-debit via credit card for a limited period. You can potentially pay forward a larger sum into your account and then use up that credit, but I'm not sure this works with the local telcos.
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Old Jul 11, 2015, 1:24 am
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Originally Posted by carrotjuice
I've been having some problems with Imagine Amex recently. Charged $600 worth at a hotel overseas last month. Normally the charge will appear as "pending", and a few days later it will be "settled" with a corresponding "reverse" on the same day.

In my case, the "reverse" is still nowhere in sight and my balance has been plunged into a huge negative. I can't use my card until it goes back into the positive.

I called Imagine customer service but they say nothing they can do about it... because the "reverse" has to be processed by the merchant's card acquirer.

Anyone had this problem before? How was it dealt with? I would loath to call the hotel overseas and having to speak to Reception, who most likely wouldn't have a clue how to deal with this, and in turn have to speak to their Finance department...
I just received a reversal of an overseas hotel transaction of about $400 exactly 30 days after payment. It seems this is the norm for hotel transactions (including those in Singapore) using the Imagine card. You just have to be patient. It does not seem to be so slow with Fevo - I guess this is the price to pay for the 5% rebate and the waiver of the 1% top-up fee.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 1:46 am
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Originally Posted by 5h4n3
Citi PM does not award points for road tax renewal through onemotoring. I tried it earlier this year. DBS confirm cannot as well. UOB I think no need to bother coz even if they do they will clawback later.

Now I have another road tax payment due and I too am wondering if ANZ Travel card will award points. Anyone tried before?
I have paid for my car insurance from Aviva.com and I can confirm that UOB Prvi DOES NOT award points on the transaction.

Just paid my road tax from onemotoring.com too, and not holding my breathe about getting any point. I will update again if the situation is different from expectation.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 4:17 am
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Originally Posted by pompipi
I have paid for my car insurance from Aviva.com and I can confirm that UOB Prvi DOES NOT award points on the transaction.

Just paid my road tax from onemotoring.com too, and not holding my breathe about getting any point. I will update again if the situation is different from expectation.
Yeah I think was mentioned somewhere that UOB did update their T&Cs to exclude insurance payments.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 9:17 pm
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I pay my monthly Prudential insurance charge on my DBS Visa Altitude (via PruAccess) and get normal 1.2 miles/1$.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 10:03 pm
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Originally Posted by laurent_rio
I pay my monthly Prudential insurance charge on my DBS Visa Altitude (via PruAccess) and get normal 1.2 miles/1$.
I use Citibank PremierMiles for the same 1.2miles/$. Better than nothing.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 10:43 pm
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same here. I pay for my prudential insurance 2x a year via my Citibank PM Visa card. Always get my 1.2 points.
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Old Jul 13, 2015, 11:46 pm
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Exclamation Citibank/Expedia promotion ending July 31st.

Just a reminder for those who books via Expedia for the Citibank promotion, promotion will cease at the end of the month.
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Old Jul 15, 2015, 2:39 am
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Originally Posted by lcpteck
Just a reminder for those who books via Expedia for the Citibank promotion, promotion will cease at the end of the month.
Any info that this promo will be extended ?
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Old Jul 15, 2015, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by laurent_rio
Any info that this promo will be extended ?
As of now, nothing.

They closed application to this promo 1 month ago. my friend tried calling in to enrol 2 weeks ago and they were strict about it.

She bought $5k worth of tickets.
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Old Jul 15, 2015, 7:55 am
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Originally Posted by tycosiao
As of now, nothing.

They closed application to this promo 1 month ago. my friend tried calling in to enrol 2 weeks ago and they were strict about it.

She bought $5k worth of tickets.
hehe, early bird gets the worm.
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Old Jul 20, 2015, 7:51 pm
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Now ANZ credit cards have internet banking! Just register online and log in!

ANZ Digital Banking:
http://www.anz.com/singapore/en/Pers...ds/privileges/
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Old Jul 20, 2015, 8:06 pm
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Originally Posted by vsepr
Now ANZ credit cards have internet banking! Just register online and log in!

ANZ Digital Banking:
http://www.anz.com/singapore/en/Pers...ds/privileges/
Yep, did it last night. Finally we can see the Travel$ in our account in realtime.
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