Excellent Deal: Up to Bonus S$100 + 81,875 Miles Sign-up Offer For New and Existing Amex Cardholders
Here’s a great offer you shouldn’t miss – get both miles and cashback when you sign up for an eligible American Express card below! Depending on the card you choose and your cardholder status, you can get as much as S$100 and 81,865 bonus miles when you sign up.
Existing cardholders qualify too! As long as you don’t have the card you are applying for or cancelled it more than 12 months ago, you can qualify too. However, Amex Platinum Charge’s promo requires 24 months.
Promo Details
| New Amex Cardholder | Existing Amex Cardholder | Spend Requirement | Annual Fee (inclusive of GST) | |
| Amex Platinum Charge | S$100 + 131,000 bonus points (81,875 miles) | S$100 + 120,000 bonus points (75,000 miles) | S$8,000 within 2 months from card approval | S$1,744 |
| Amex Platinum Credit | S$50 + S$300 | S$50 + S$200 | S$1,000 within 1 month from card approval | S$327 |
| Amex Ascend | S$50 + 36,800 miles | S$50 + 26,800 miles | S$1,000 within 1 month from card approval | S$343.35 |
Amex Platinum Charge
You just need S$30,000 minimum income to apply. Current promo is extremely generous and coupled with the card benefits makes the first-year annual fee very worth it.
New and Existing Cardholders
Sign up, pay annual fee of S$1,744 and make S$8,000 spending Receive 160,000 Membership Rewards® points (100,000 miles)¹
Stackable Gift
Use link provided here for bonus S$50 cashback²
Card Benefits
Receive statement credits in each calendar half of the year (i.e. January to June and July to December):
- S$75 fashion credits (Mr Porter and NET-A-PORTER)
- S$100 local dining credits (participating outlets)
- S$100 overseas dining credits (participating outlets)
- S$200 lifestyle credits (participating outlets)
- S$17 per month entertainment credits (Netflix, Disney+, Straits Times etc.)
- S$100 airline credits (Singapore Airlines or Scoot)
More benefits:
- One complimentary night’s stay at selected properties
- Enjoy unlimited complimentary access to more than 1,400 airport lounges across 650 cities and 140+ countries for you, your one Supplementary Member and one guest each
- Special rates and pleasant surprises worth S$800 when you stay at over 1,300 properties worldwide that are part of FINE HOTELS & RESORTS
- Complimentary upgrades to hotel loyalty programmes (e.g. Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold Elite etc.)
- Access to the elite, members-only Tower Club Singapore
⚠️ Important
- Apply for the card with link provided (you may need to turn off content blockers)
- Apply and get approved by 30th July 2025
Refer to terms and conditions on the landing page after tapping Apply
For reference only; refer to exact details in terms and conditions
Amex KrisFlyer Ascend
Amex KrisFlyer Ascend earns 1.2 KrisFlyer miles per S$1 spent, and it’s credited directly to your KrisFlyer Account. Complimentary one night stay each year at participating Hilton Properties and complimentary upgrade to Hilton Honors Silver
🎁 New and Existing Cardholders
Sign up, pay annual fee of S$397.85 and make S$2,000 spending:
- New cardholders: 32,600 KrisFlyer miles¹
- Existing cardholders: 22,600 KrisFlyer miles¹
Earn rate on S$2,000: 2,400 KrisFlyer miles
🎁 Stackable Gifts
Use link provided here and make one qualifying transaction for bonus S$50 cashback²
First-time Amex KrisFlyer cardholders also get bonus 5,000 KrisFlyer miles¹
Total for new cardholders: 40,000 miles + S$50
Total for existing cardholders: 30,000 miles + S$50
💳 Card Benefits
- Complimentary one night stay each year at participating Hilton Properties
- Complimentary upgrade to Hilton Honors Silver membership tier
- KrisFlyer Elite Gold Membership tier upgrade (spend above S$15,000 on eligible purchases made on Singapore Airlines and/or Scoot within the first 12 months from card approval)
For reference only; refer to exact details in terms and conditions
Which Card Would I Pick?
Personally, I think the pick comes down to either the Ascend Card or the Amex Platinum Charge (not Credit).
KrisFlyer Ascend
Ascend is a straightforward pick if you just want something fuss-free. S$1,000 minimum spend is relatively low for 36,800 miles (or 26,800 for existing cardholders), and your annual fee is well worth paying for.
Even if you ignore the card perks, paying the S$343.35 annual fee for 36,800 miles is a pretty good deal. Getting S$50 off makes the miles buying price even more attractive – just under 0.8 cents per mile for new cardholders and 1.09 cents per mile for existing cardholders. But we shouldn’t ignore the perks! There is a free complimentary hotel stay and 4 lounge passes which makes this deal fantastic for new and existing cardholders alike.
Platinum Charge
The Amex Platinum Charge is a much more complicated card. If you just take the S$1,744 annual fee divided by the number of miles, the price is about 2.13 cents per mile for new cardholders and 2.32 for existing cardholders. That’s a pricey rate to buy your miles at, but Platinum Charge comes with a whole host of benefits and features.
The card offers S$1,354 of statement credits per year, and applying now means you will get one set in 2024, and another set in 2025. My own valuation of these statement credits is that they are worth about S$600 to S$800 per year, so you should be able to get at least S$1,200 back just from the statement credits alone. As long as you can make use of the statement credits, this makes your mile-buying price really, really cheap.
I’m also a happy Hilton Gold member thanks to the card, and its other benefits are too numerous to list here. If you want the best value and make sure you use at least some of the card features, the Amex Platinum is a very good deal for the first year. Just make sure you are able to hit the S$8,000 minimum spend.
What to spend on?
You need to meet the minimum spend to qualify for rewards while noting there are transactions which are excluded. Read the terms and conditions carefully when applying.
Generally, retail transactions like buying stuff or dining out are very safe. Things like bill payments, education expenses and CardUp or ipaymy become a lot iffier, but CardUp transactions are known to work for Amex sign-up promos, so that is an easy avenue to clock spend for this promo.
Do check out this article on what you can spend on to meet the minimum spend:
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Seth Wee was a licensed financial adviser representative from 2009 to 2025, with over 16 years of experience in Singapore’s financial advisory industry.
He started Sethisfy.com in 2019 to share practical insights on credit cards, banking products, and miles strategies, helping readers identify financial products that deliver the best value. Seth has been featured in CNA, Channel 8, Today, and a host of other publications. In 2025, he was also part of a panel at CPF’s Ready For Life festival.
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