Things You Missed – 6th to 12th June 2022
All the chatter in the past week relating to credit cards, wallet apps, and more:
Credit cards
- Note: Shopee Pay Later MCC is probably different from Shopee
- Citi Cashback: cashback redemption mechanics
- Passport renewal MCC: should be 9399
- Citi Rewards: football pitches
- Citi Rewards: is Uber counted? Yes
- Citi Rewards: 10X points for Starhub? Yes
- Citi Rewards: 10X points for polyclinic? Via app payment
- Citi SMRT: EZ-Link auto top-ups will no longer earn cashback from 13th July
- What to do with unwanted cards? My article/video on how credit cards affect credit score
- Discussion on lazy card strategies
- Discussion on PayPal transactions
- Minimum income requirement for credit cards is $30,000
- Conservancy charges/HDB season parking: credit card or GIRO? GIRO has 2% rebate for season parking
- Chope MCC: likely 5812
- ChangiPay: MCC is changed to that of LiquidPay; probably no high-earn rate here
- Raffles Medical Clinic is classified as hospital MCC; generally excluded by most cards
- Discussion on whether miles cards make sense for people who go for low-cost carriers
- Discussion on whether transactions with NET* in description are excluded as NETS transactions. Some say excluded; others say not excluded
- Discussion on Citi PremierMiles vs DBS Altitude
What’s the best card for?
- Harvey Norman or other electronics retailer
- Best mile card for utilities? Generally excluded
- Overseas spend
- Hotel bookings in foreign currency
Credit card promos
- Amex Pay: $8 back on $80 spend (seems targeted at some only)
Wallet apps
- Grab booster: Fraser gift card works
- Grab: discounted CapitaStar redemptions made an appearance
- Grab: M Malls vouchers appearing on flash sales (get 2,500 points to start)
- Kris+: multiple reports about Citi Rewards not working
- Nestia: 50-cent cashback per hawker centre transaction
- EZ-Link: upgrade to SimplyGo for $2 cashback
- ShopBack: some reporting that prices are higher when going through ShopBack
Miscellaneous
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