Singapore's Guide to Miles, Credit Cards & Travel
After multiple nerfs in recent years, the Amaze Card remains useful for pairing with 6 miles and cashback credit cards, to turn in-person transactions online and/or save ~1% on foreign transaction fees.
From 12 Feb to 31 Mar 2026, get 1,000 bonus KrisFlyer miles when you spend at least S$1,088 in foreign currencies on the Amaze card. Promo limited to the first 500 users.
A couple of reliable methods to check Merchant Category Code (MCC) before making a payment, to guarantee a good earn rate.
At what transaction amount is it worthwhile to use the Amaze + Citi Rewards combo, from 10 Mar 2025?
From 10 Mar 2025, all card-linked Amaze transactions in SGD will incur a 1% fee; no longer makes sense for transactions under $50.
InstaPoints can finally be converted into actual money!
Flight and hotel transactions in foreign currency are going to cost 3.25% more. Book them by the end of May if you can!
22% off and 4 MPD! If you have travel plans in the coming months, you don’t wanna miss this.
Even with these changes, the Amaze card is still the best out there, as long as its 2 key features remain untouched.
Amaze card turns all transactions online and removes foreign currency fees, while maintaining usual earn rate of 4 MPD on some credit cards.