October Credit Cards: Round-up of Deals and News
It has only been half of the month, but October has been quite eventful for credit cards! Even better, they’re positive updates and great deals, so if you’ve been too busy to keep up, here are all the notable credit card deals and news.
Days Left: Massive S$500 Cashback With StanChart Simply Cash or Smart Card
There are only today and tomorrow (17th October 2024) for new StanChart cardholders to get a huge S$500 cashback. You can choose between Simply Cash which gives 1.5% cashback on nearly anything, or StanChart Smart which gives 6% cashback on a specific list of merchants like McDonald’s, Yakun, public transport etc.
Whichever you choose, the requirements are easy and the sign-up reward very generous, so check out details here:
Easy 2,000 yuu Points + 7,200 Points Giveaway!
For a limited time until 20th November 2024, get 2,000 yuu points simply by downloading the yuu app, inputting code Q1Y4J3GW and linking your DBS yuu card. 2,000 points is worth S$10 at least, and even more when you redeem discounted vouchers within the yuu app. For those who are more miles oriented, this is easy 556 miles.
Also, I’m going to call time on my giveaway and will announce winners on my Telegram this Friday so make sure to participate if you want a chance to be one of 5 winners getting as much as 7,200 yuu Points worth S$36 or 2,000 miles!
New Cards to Look At
There have also been a couple of new cards that I’ve featured in the past few weeks.
Mari Credit Card gives 5% Shopee coins on Shopee purchases with no minimum spend required! Perhaps even more impressively, there is also no maximum cap to this earn rate. So small and big shoppers of Shopee will find this card immensely useful.
DCS Flex is a new cashback-miles hybrid card, though it really isn’t that useful for miles. As a cashback card, however, it seems to be able to replace pre-nerf UOB EVOL. Read my full review to find out more.
Buffed! Old Cards Learning New Tricks
A few older cards have also seen their features and benefits improved. In a year where there has been more nerfs in the first half than the entire 2023, it’s a refreshing change of pace.
UOB PRVI Miles now offers 4 lounge visits – something the card once lacked. It also offers a pretty decent 3 miles per dollar earn rate on transactions in a few neighbouring countries. UOB also has a relatively rare deal ongoing now, so check that out if you are about to sign up as a new UOB cardholder.
At 8% cashback, Maybank Family & Friends was a good card before, but now it’s been made better as there are now even more categories of spend that would get 8% cashback. It’s definitely something to look at if you like cashback/value.
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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