Well if you are given the option to get a free S$80 (£40) cashback rebate just by applying for and activating a new credit card – no one would say no, right?
So I said ‘yes please’ – ha! I previously had applied for a Manhatten Credit Card (Mastercard) from Standard Chartered Singapore – due to the 5% cash rebate, and I decided to apply for another one – this time a Visa Platinum card (it’s because Amex doesn’t have a Partnership with Standard Chartered Singapore – unfortunately).
I activate the card, and received another S$80 rebate – that’s $160 now – for doing nothing. Nice! Apparently, there is a loop-hole in that whilst the small print says you only can get a maximum of $160 cashback, you can actually keep getting more. So I might apply for another card and see if this loophole actually exists or not 🙂
SCB Visa Platinum Secure Token Card
Anyway, after receiving the card, I went online to activate the card, and was offered to apply for a ‘token’ credit card – basically, you may have remembered that Visa embedded their 3D-Secure technology (a dynamic security token) within the credit card itself – a two-in-one card so-to-speak. It’s amazing that the credit card has turned into a mini-computer in your wallet! So I applied for this and just received it.
Have a look at the new looking technically-advance card here – http://www.standardchartered.com.sg/tokencard/
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