Cute: Cathay Pacific Tripment Promo for Vacation Deprivation

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
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Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$30,000
• Malaysian: S$45,000
• Foreigner: S$60,000Annual fee: S$87.20 (first 2 years waived; request waiver every year)

 Earn 4 mpd on five bonus categories, up to S$1,000 per calendar month:1) Dine (e.g. restaurants, bakeries, food delivery)
2) Shop (e.g. apparel, department stores)
3) Travel (e.g. airlines, hotels, travel agencies)
4) Play (e.g. bars, cinemas)
5) Foreign Spend (e.g. almost anything in foreign currencies)

Only available to those aged 21-39 years
Minimum card spend of S$500 per calendar month required for bonus earn rate
0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
1-year points expiry term (no expiry with Maybank’s Rewards Infinite Programme)
Only 3 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Minimum annual income: S$80,000 (not strict)
Annual fee: S$196.20 (first year waived; request waiver every year)

 Earn 4 mpd on online spending, up to S$1,000 per calendar month
 No minimum spending

0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
1-year points expiry term
Only 2 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$15,000-S$30,000 ^{S$30,000/year if aged 55 and below; S$15,000/year if aged 56 and above.}
• Foreigner: S$40,000Annual fee: S$196.20 (first year waived; request waiver every year)

 Earn 4 mpd on 1 chosen bonus category, up to S$1,000 per calendar month ^{Choose 1 bonus category from:
1) Beauty & Wellness
2) Fashion
3) Dining
4) Family
5) Travel
6) Transport
7) Entertainment}
 No minimum spending

0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
Bonus categories are MCC-sensitive
2-year points expiry term
Only 2 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$30,000
• Malaysian: S$45,000
• Foreigner: S$60,000Annual fee: S$87.20 (first 2 years waived; request waiver every year)

 Get 5% cashback on five bonus categories, up to S$1,600 per calendar month:1) Dine (e.g. restaurants, bakeries, food delivery)
2) Shop (e.g. apparel, department stores)
3) Travel (e.g. airlines, hotels, travel agencies)
4) Play (e.g. bars, cinemas)
5) Foreign Spend (e.g. almost anything in foreign currencies)

Only available to those aged 21-39 years
Minimum card spend of S$500 per calendar month required for bonus cashback
0.2% cashback on non-bonus spending
3.25% foreign transaction fee

📄 Quick review

Mini review of the

Maybank XL Cashback Card

Suitesmile rating:

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This card gives you a strong 5% cashback on selected spending categories like flights, hotels, dining, shopping (in-person & online), food deliveries, entertainment and foreign currencies (overseas & online), when spending at least S$500 and up to S$1,600 per calendar month.

But oldies beware, this card is only available to those aged 21 to 39 years old.

Qualifying transactions:
Only whitelisted Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) for each spending category qualify for the bonus earn rate. Unsure about the MCC? Check before making the payment.

However, if you’re spending in a foreign currency, it doesn’t matter what the MCC is, provided it doesn’t fall under the general exclusions stated in the t&c. What’s great is that typically-excluded spending categories like Medical and Education qualify for 5% cashback, when paying in a foreign currency.

All other transactions earn just 0.2% cashback (uncapped).

Cardholders can reduce the foreign currency fee by about 1% by pairing this card to Amaze. IMPORTANT: Only do this for the non-foreign currency bonus categories (flights, hotels, dining etc.) made in foreign currency (not SGD).

If you’re into the Miles, check out the highly-rated Maybank XL Rewards Card.

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💸 Annual fee
S$87.20
(First 2 years waived)

👶 Age requirement
21 to 39 years old

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR),
S$45,000/year (Malaysian),
S$60,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

❓When cashback is credited
Cashback amount will be credited to the card at the end of the next calendar month.

📜 Terms & conditions

🎁 Sign-up promo

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$30,000-S$65,000 ^{Income requirement depends on your Total Relationship Balance (TRB) with HSBC. S$30,000/year if TRB is S$50,000 and above; S$65,000/year if TRB is below S$50,000.}
• Foreigner: S$65,000Annual fee: No annual fee, ever

 Earn 4 mpd on selected contactless and online spending, up to S$1,000 per calendar month ^{Earn 4 mpd on contactless and online transactions, on a wide range of spending categories like retail shopping (online and in-person), dining, flights (direct with airlines only), hotels (excl. online travel agencies like Agoda, Trip.com etc.), food delivery and ride-hailing.}
 Boost bonus earn rate to 8 mpd (up to S$1,200 per calendar month) with a minimum deposit of S$50,000 ^{HSBC customers with a minimum deposit of S$50,000 in the HSBC Everyday Global Account can enjoy an earn rate of 8 mpd (instead of 4 mpd) on selected contactless and online spending.}
 No minimum spending
 3-year points expiry term
 6 useful points transfer partners
 Free points transfers to frequent flyer programs
 Instant points transfers

0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
Poor transfer ratio to KrisFlyer ^{Due to inferior transfer ratio, if/when the points earned on this card are converted to KrisFlyer miles, the bonus earn rate would effectively be 3.3 mpd, instead of 4 mpd.}
Bonus categories are MCC-sensitive
3.25% foreign transaction fee