Thursday 21 August 2014

Best Cash Back Credit Cards 2014

If you are the type who prefers cashback rather than vouchers or miles as rewards for spending on your credit card, look no further as we are reviewing the best cash back credit cards today.

With the Manhattan World MasterCard, you'll get up to 3% CashBack (up to a maximum of $800 a year) on eligible purchases plus a suite of exclusive lifestyle privileges. To receive the maximum rebate of S$200 per quarter, the best way to do it is to accumulate your big ticket purchases in one month and charge at least S$6,667 in that month. See table below for the tiered spending and cashback you can enjoy with the card.

Apply online before 31 August 2014, charge $200 within 30 days and choose from two awesome gifts, the Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 (7.0") WiFi (with admin fee of $99 – exclusive online offer) or American Tourister Puzzle-Lite Spinner 59cm luggage (free of charge)

Total eligible Applicable CashBack Maximum CashBack
monthly spend tier for the month earned and received
    per quarter
$1–$999 0.50% Capped at $200
$1,000–$2,999 1%
$3,000 and above 3%

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The POSB Everyday Card has been voted Singapore's favourite credit card 6 years in a row by a poll conducted by Asia One People's Choice 2014.

You will enjoy up to 5% rebate on groceries, personal care items, daily transport, recurring utility and telco bills as well as other everyday essentials. Also, you can get up to 2% cash rebate on your overseas spend, subject to a minimum total spend of S$1,000 within the same calendar month and capped at a maximum of S$5,000 overseas spend (equivalent to Daily$100) per calendar year.

You can also use it as your ez-link card to pay for your daily transport. When you sign up for EZ-Reload, an auto top-up facility for your ez-link card, you get a 2% cash rebate when charged to your POSB Everyday Card.

Partners
Cash Rebates
Airasia.com3%
Sheng Siong5%
SPC
Up to 17.55% savings
Watsons3%
POPULAR and UrbanWrite1%
SP Services1%
Starhub1%
Comfort/ CityCab taxi fares1%
EZ-Reload2%
HDB Season Parking fees online1%
Everything else!0.3%
 
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With the UOB One Card, simply spend over S$300 a month to get up to 3.33% in cash rebate per quarter to automatically offset your credit card bills. The more you spend, the more cash rebate you will get. Assuming your UOB One Card Statement date is 15th of every month, a minimum of 3 purchases with a total minimum spend must be posted before the statement date in order for you to earn the quarterly cash rebate. See table below.

Also, you will get up to an additional 10% SMART$ rebates on top of your One Card cash rebates, at over 600 participating merchants islandwide which let you earn up to 13.33% cash rebates. Earn an additional 2% on all overseas spend with your UOB One Card. This additional 2% rebate applies to all transactions made overseas, capped at S$5,000 overseas spend per calendar year, awarded to you every month to offset your monthly credit card bills.

Get a free OTO Sphere Air Purifier worth S$168 by applying for UOB card online and charge a minimum of S$500 to your UOB Principal Credit Card within the first month of approval for new UOB card customers only. For a limited period only, a Limited edition card + S$50 cash rebate2 is yours when you apply now. The Limited Edition One Card is given to new card applications approved from 9 August to 30 September 2014, while stocks last. To qualify for the bonus S$50 cash rebate, the Principal One Card account must be approved between 9 Aug and 31 Oct 14. Limited to the first 3,000 applications.

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The Citibank Dividend Card promises more savings on petrol: up to 18.3% at Esso and 18.1% at Shell stations and 5% at all other petrol stations, up to 5% savings on all groceries and health & beauty / pharmacies spend, up to 2% savings on all dining spend and 0.5% on all other spend. All eligible transactions under petrol, groceries, pharmacies and dining spend must be greater than $50, otherwise only 0.5% is awarded. The annual award is capped at a maximum of $800 Bonus Dividend Dollars. Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.

Citibank SMRT Visa Platinum Card
Depending on whether your monthly statement spending is more or less than S$600 and whether your transaction amount is more or less than $50, you get to enjoy different rates of rebate up to 7% rebate on grocery at NTUC, Sheng Siong and Giant, up to 15% rebate on coffee at Starbucks, up to 2% rebate on your EZ-Link top up as you tap and go. On other spending, get 0.3% rebates. You also get to redeem your SMRT$ for vouchers and free rides.

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HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card now gives you more savings so you can enjoy more with your loved ones, making family moments even more valuable. Enjoy up to 5% cash rebates on groceries and petrol, and up to 2% cash rebates on dining under the Quarterly Cash Rebates Programme. On top of enjoying the cash rebates of up to 5% on petrol, you will also enjoy 14% instant petrol discounts at all Caltex and Shell stations. The rebates earned are subject to the conditions below.
 








Earn 1 Rewards point with every S$1 charged and reap the benefits of a 3-year validity period. That means more time to accumulate points for higher-value Rewards items. Plus, earn HSBC's Rewards points with your tax payment. Simply charge your taxes to your HSBC credit card to enjoy the convenience of consolidating your payments into one account.

You will receive a Sign up gift of American Tourister 3-piece luggage set + 2-piece accessory worth S$380. Online sign-up exclusive: additional S$20 cash rebate as well as a 2-year Annual Fee waiver.

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OCBC 365 Credit Card
This card rewards with 6% cashback on weekend dining locally; 3% cashback on weekday dining locally, overseas dining, online spending (travel, fashion, movie tickets, etc.), groceries at all supermarkets & recurring telco bills; 0.3% on others (with min spend of S$600 in each calendar month, capped at S$80 per month). If you spend less than S$600, a flat 0.3% cashback is awarded. It also offers up to 18.3% fuel savings at Esso and Caltex petrol stations and 5% Cashback at all other petrol service stations.

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Maybank Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard

Enjoy 5% cash rebates at selected merchant outlets plus earn 0.3% cash rebates on all other purchases. Selected merchants include Cold Storage; NTUC Fairprice/Finest/X-tra; FOX Kids & Baby; Mothercare; POPULAR Bookstores; Toys "R" Us; Yamaha Music; Canadian Pizza Delivery; KFC Delivery; McDonald’s Delivery; Pizza Hut Delivery; Guardian; Unity NTUC Healthcare; Watsons; LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort tickets. To enjoy the 5% cash rebate at designated merchants on your Maybank Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard, a minimum spend amount of S$500 per calendar month is required. Otherwise, the 0.3% cash rebate will apply.

Receive a set of American Tourister 31” and 20” luggage when you apply for Maybank Family & Friends Platinum MasterCard and CreditAble now! The annual fee of S$80 is waived for the Principal Card for the first year and when you spend a minimum of S$12,000 p.a. in subsequent years. Supplementary Cards are free.

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CIMB Platinum MasterCard
Enjoy 0.5% cash rebate on local spend and 1% overseas, with no minimum spend and no monthly cap. What's more, the process is fast and convenient, with rebates automatically offset from your bill every month. Earn additional bonus 3.3% cash rebate on insurance, education and home furnishing and appliances. Simply spend a minimum of S$500 and you can enjoy a cash rebate of up to S$600 per year. To be eligible for the additional 3.3% cash rebate which is capped at S$50 per statement month, Cardmembers have to make at least 3 transactions and it must be posted within the same statement month. No annual fees for the Principal Cardmember, ever.
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Conclusion
So, after looking at all these options, which of these cards do you think is ideal for your lifestyle and spending needs? Perhaps you can take a look at your credit card statements in the recent months to determine in which areas you spend most of your money on and how much on average are you spending each month to help you to decide. You can also consolidate and charge, your SP services, telco bills, town council conservancy charges and so on, to one card in order to earn rebates too.


Update @ 6 Nov 2014

American Express True Cashback Card
Enjoy 1.5% cashback anywhere 24/7 365 days.
As an welcome offer, you will enjoy 5% Cashback for the first 3 months (up to a total of $5,000 spending) plus a fee waiver for the first year. Also, receive a :
- S$50 AirAsia E-Gift Voucher for the first 3,000 approved applicants
- S$20 CapitaVoucher when you apply online
There is no minimum monthly spending as well as minimum spending per transaction required. There is also no cap on the amount of cashback you can earn.

Click here to Apply Now and we will direct you to the official card issuer's website.

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