New Hot Promos: Get S$610 Suitcase, S$370, and/or up to 50,000 Miles With StanChart Cards

StanChart has refreshed sign-up promos for 3 of its credit cards — and one of them works for existing cardholders!

For new cardholders, choose between the sign-up promo for StanChart Simply Cash or StanChart Journey. You can also opt for the StanChart Visa Infinite promo, though that should be your second card since it works for existing cardholders too.

Existing cardholders will get a sign-up promo only with the StanChart Visa Infinite which entails paying an annual fee for as much as 50,000 miles.

There are multiple promos, so let’s go through them and I’ll talk about which to choose for better value at the end of this article.

Option 1A: StanChart Simply Cash — gadgets, S$370 cash, or S$400 Shopee vouchers

Cardholder Status: new cardholder
First-Year Annual Fee: waived
Minimum Spend: S$800 within 30 days

The first option lets you choose from 4 different gift options including S$599 Bose headphones or S$370 cash. If you want, you could even top up cash for pricier gadgets like Dyson Supersonic or a Sony camera.

Option 1B: StanChart Simply Cash — S$610 suitcase + S$100 cashback

Cardholder Status: new cardholder
First-Year Annual Fee: waived
Minimum Spend: S$800 within 60 days

If you want a nice Modus Spinner suitcase retailing for S$610 and get S$100 cashback on top of it, apply for the StanChart Simply Cash with the following steps:

1. Apply with this link (latest date 30th June 2025, use code 59642 if prompted) as a new cardholder
2. Select StanChart Simply Cash or StanChart Smart Card and complete the application
3. Fill in this Google form
4. Activate the card and charge at least S$800 of eligible transactions to your card within 60 days of card approval

Option 2: StanChart Journey — get 30,000 miles + gift of choice

Cardholder Status: new cardholder
First-Year Annual Fee: option for waiver or S$196.20 (recommended)
Minimum Spend: S$800 within 60 days
Bonus Perk: 2 complimentary Priority Pass lounge visits

StanChart Journey now offers 30,000 miles when you sign up and pay the annual fee of S$196.20 or 10,000 miles if you choose a first-year fee waiver. Since 20,000 miles is worth more than S$196.20 in my opinion, I think it’s a no-brainer to pay the annual fee. The minimum spend is now just S$800 (down from S$3,000 previously!) which should be easy to achieve in 60 days.

Regardless which option you pick, you also get to choose a gift of your choice, from vouchers, cash or even miles. I would personally pick the suitcase if I needed one, otherwise 12,000 Max Miles (sign up here for bonus miles) or S$250 Shopee vouchers are relatively on par provided you can use either properly.

Option 3: StanChart Visa Infinite — get 50,000 miles with annual fee payment

Cardholder Status: works for new or existing cardholders (new cardholders get bonus S$100)
First-Year Annual Fee: S$599.50
Minimum Spend: S$2,000 within 60 days
Bonus Perk: 6 complimentary Priority Pass lounge visits

Paying an annual fee of S$599.50 for 50,000 KrisFlyer miles isn’t too bad at all and works out to be 1.20 cents per mile. This is nearly enough for a business class flight to Japan or Korea via Singapore Airlines!

For existing cardholders

For existing cardholders, there is only one welcome promo to choose from which is Option 3, or the StanChart Visa Infinite promo.

Buying miles under 1.5 cents each is a good deal in my books, so S$599.50 annual fee for 50,000 miles shouldn’t deter people who like to travel on business class.

There is a S$2,000 spend to be met in 60 days which is another 2,000 miles if you consider the card’s 1 mile per dollar earn rate. Squeeze all S$2,000 spend within a statement cycle and your earn rate is boosted to 1.4 miles per dollar for local transactions and 3 miles per dollar for foreign transactions.

For new cardholders

For new cardholders, there are a few options to choose from and I’ll try to approximate their values below plus my verdict on each:

Promo	Gift	Overall Value	Verdict
Option 2 Journey	30,000 bonus miles + gift of choice	~S$450	✈️ Pick this if you prefer miles
Option 1A / 1B Simply Cash	Gift of choice	S$370 to ~S$600	🎁💰 Pick this if the gifts have value to you, or you just want cash
Option 3 Visa Infinite	S$100 + 50,000 bonus miles	Marginal S$100	💳 Pick this as your 2nd card

I think Option 3 (Visa Infinite) is the easiest to rule out because this promo works for existing cardholders too. The only difference is that new cardholders get extra S$100, so that is really the value of the gift you get as a new cardholder. Verdict: 💳 Pick this as your 2nd card

Option 2 (Journey) is pretty easy to value. The annual fee of S$196.20 is more or less offset by the gift options available, so you can take it as if you are getting 30,000 miles for your new cardholder gift. At 1.5 cents per mile, this is around S$450 of value. Verdict: ✈️ Pick this if you prefer miles

Option 1A and 1B (Simply Cash) are a little trickier to value as there are a wide variety of gift options to pick from. Were you already going to buy Sony’s vlog camera for S$600 to start a YouTube Channel? You could have signed up for Option 1A and topped up S$30 for that gift. This means your overall value from this option is S$570 (S$600 price you were already going to pay – S$30 you have to top up). If you want that Modus Spinner and were going to get that from a retailer for S$450, your value of this sign-up gift is now S$550 (S$450 price you were already going to pay + S$100 cashback given). Verdict: 🎁💰 Pick this if the gifts have value to you, or you just want cash

What to spend on?

You need to meet the minimum spend to qualify for rewards. Do note that 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 and depends on the bank your card is from.

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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