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UOB PRVI Miles Card: Earn 5 mpd on overseas shopping and dining

From now till 30 June 2025, register your UOB PRVI Miles Card and earn 5 mpd on in-person dining and shopping overseas, capped at up to S$4,000.

UOB has launched a new overseas spending promotion for all three versions of the UOB PRVI Miles Card, which offers registered cardholders up to 5 mpd on in-person dining and shopping spend.

This includes restaurants, bars, fast food, department stores, factory outlets and electronics stores, and even some unexpected categories like pharmacies and wine stores. 

This promotion is valid for spending between now and 30 June 2025, and a bonus cap of 8,000 miles applies for the entire promotion period. This is equivalent to a spending cap of S$3,080 (non-regional FCY) or S$4,000 (regional FCY).

๐Ÿ’ณ tl;dr: UOB PRVI Miles FCY Promo
  • Applicable to all versions of the UOB PRVI Miles Card
  • Promo period: 19 May to 30 June 2025
  • Registration required via SMS
  • Earn 5 mpd on in-person overseas spend on dining and shopping
  • Min. S$1,500 in non-regional or regional dining and shopping spend
  • Max. S$3,080 (non-regional)/S$4,000 (regional) of eligible spending for entire period
  • Bonus credited by 31 August 2025
  • Terms and Conditions

Earn up to 5 mpd on overseas dining & shopping

The UOB PRVI Miles overseas dining & shopping promotion runs from 19 May to 30 June 2025, and is valid for UOB PRVI Miles AMEX, Mastercard and Visa cardholders. 

Registration is required, and can be done by sending the following SMS to 77862:

๐Ÿ“ฑ SMS to 77862
PMX<space>Last 4 alphanumeric digits of NRIC/Passport
e.g. PMX 567A

There is no cap on the number of cardholders who can register.

Once registered, cardholders who spend at least S$1,500 on eligible dining and shopping transactions (defined below) will earn 5 mpd as follows.

Regional FCY spend

Regional FCY Spend
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Malaysia, ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand, ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam
  Base Bonus Total
Overseas Dining
(in person)
UNI$7.5 per S$5
(3 mpd)
UNI$5 per S$5
(2 mpd)
UNI$12.5 per S$5
(5 mpd)
Overseas Shopping
(in person)
UNI$7.5 per S$5
(3 mpd)
UNI$5 per S$5
(2 mpd)
UNI$12.5 per S$5
(5 mpd)

Non-Regional FCY spend

Non-Regional FCY Spend
๐ŸŒ Rest of the World
  Base Bonus Total
Overseas Dining
(in person)
UNI$6 per S$5
(2.4 mpd)
UNI$6.5 per S$5
(2.6 mpd)
UNI$12.5 per S$5
(5 mpd)
Overseas Shopping
(in person)
UNI$6 per S$5
(2.4 mpd)
UNI$6.5 per S$5
(2.6 mpd)
UNI$12.5 per S$5
(5 mpd)

There is no cap on the base miles (3 mpd for regional, 2.4 mpd for non-regional) you can earn. 

The bonus component is capped at 8,000 miles for the entire promotion period, which works out to:

  • S$4,000 of eligible spending in regional FCY
  • S$3,080 of eligible spending in non-regional FCY (really S$3,076, but remember UOB rounds down transactions to the nearest S$5)

For avoidance of doubt, the bonus cap is shared between regional and non-regional FCY, so if you spend in a mixture of the two, youโ€™ll hit the cap somewhere between the S$3,080 and S$4,000 mark.

Supplementary cardholders are eligible to participate in this promotion, but their spending will count towards the minimum spend and cap of the principal cardholder.

Do remember that the bonuses are only for in-person transactions; if you spend online in FCY, youโ€™ll earn the regular year-round 2.4/3 mpd rate.

Can I participate on multiple cards?

You will only be able to enjoy this promotion once across all card accounts, regardless of how many UOB PRVI Miles Cards you hold.

For example, if you hold both the UOB PRVI Miles AMEX and UOB PRVI Miles Visa, you will only be able to enjoy the offer on one card.

What counts as minimum spend?

A minimum of S$1,500 must be spent on eligible overseas transactions during the promotion period.

Eligible overseas transactions are defined below.

Overseas dining

Overseas dining refers to in-person transactions made at merchants with the following MCCs.

MCC Description
5441 Candy, Nut and Confectionary Stores
5451 Dairy Product Stores
5462 Bakeries
5499 Misc. Food Stores (Convenience Stores & Specialty Markets)
5812 Eating Places & Restaurants
5813 Drinking Places (Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs, Cocktail Lounges, Discotheques)
5814 Fast Food Restaurants
5912 Drug Stores and Pharmacies
5921 Package Stores- Beer, Wine and Liquor

Itโ€™s a fairly generous definition of dining, even including places you might not have thought of like pharmacies and wine stores. If youโ€™re planning on loading up on wine while overseas, this might be an excellent opportunity to make some hay. 

Overseas shopping

Overseas shopping refers to in-person transactions made at merchants with the following MCCs.

MCC Description
5309 Duty Free Stores
5310 Discount Store
5311 Department Stores
5331 Variety Stores
5399 Miscellaneous General Merchandise
5611 Menโ€™s & Boysโ€™ Clothing and Accessory Stores
5621 Womenโ€™s Ready-to-Wear Stores
5631 Womenโ€™s Accessory and Specialty Stores
5641 Childrenโ€™s and Infantsโ€™ Wear Stores
5651 Family Clothing Stores
5655 Sports and Riding Apparel Stores
5661 Shoe Stores
5681 Furriers & Fur Shops
5691 Menโ€™s and Womenโ€™s Clothing Stores
5697 Tailors, Seamstresses, Mending, Alterations
5698 Wig & Toupee Shops
5699 Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Stores
5732 Electronics Stores
5733 Music Stores โ€” Musical Instruments, Pianos, and Sheet Music
5735 Record Stores
5941 Sporting Goods Stores
5942 Book Stores
5943 Stationery, Office and School Supply Stores
5944 Jewelry, Watch, Clock, and Silverware Stores
5945 Hobby, Toy and Game Stores
5946 Camera and Photographic Supply Stores
5947 Gift, Card, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
5948 Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
5949 Sewing, Needlework, Fabric, and Piece Good Stores
5950 Glassware and Crystal Stores
5970 Artist Supply and Craft Stores
5971 Art Dealers and Galleries
5977 Cosmetic Stores
5993 Cigar Stores & Stands
5994 News Dealers & Newsstands
5999 Miscellaneous & Specialty Retail Stores

Again, UOB is casting a very wide net, so whether itโ€™s duty-free, clothes, shoes or electronics, youโ€™ll be able to enjoy the bonus. 

How do I find out the MCC?

If you want to verify the MCC of a merchant before making a transaction, hereโ€™s three ways of looking it up. 

Method Ease of Use Reliability
โ“HeyMax โ—โ—โ— โ—
๐Ÿ“ฑ Instarem app โ—โ— โ—โ—
๐Ÿค– DBS digibot โ—
โ—โ—โ—
โ€œEase of useโ€ and โ€œreliabilityโ€ are all relative. HeyMax already provides a solid baseline for reliability, and the DBS digibot is still simple enough to use, despite requiring more steps than the other two methods.

For more details, refer to the article below.

Be careful of โ€œin-person onlineโ€

As this promotion is only for in-person spending, be careful of situations where youโ€™re physically in a restaurant or store, but pay using online methods. 

Some examples would be restaurants where you order and pay via QR code, or via Alipay, or via Kris+ (itโ€™s supported in Australia now). 

When will I receive my miles?

Base UNI$ (equivalent to 2.4 mpd for non-regional spend and 3 mpd for regional spend) will be credited when the transaction posts.

Bonus UNI$ (equivalent to 2.6 mpd for non-regional spend and 2 mpd for regional spend) will be credited to your account within two months after the promotion period, i.e. by 31 August 2025.

Terms & Conditions

The full T&Cs for the UOB PRVI Miles Card promotion can be found here.

Conclusion

Apply (AMEX)
Apply (Mastercard)
Apply (Visa)

Itโ€™s launched a bit later this year, but the UOB PRVI Miles Card has now brought back its usual 5 mpd promotion for overseas dining and shopping, valid till 30 June 2025.

This would make it the highest-earning option for FCY spend, but because thereโ€™s a 3.25% FCY fee on all transactions, some might still prefer to pair the Amaze with the Citi Rewards Card instead for 4 mpd (and a lower FCY fee of ~2%).

A S$1,500 minimum spend applies, but you have 1.5 months to hit it. Donโ€™t forget the cap of S$3,080 to S$4,000 as well, which applies to the entire promotional period, and the fact that you can only enjoy this bonus on one UOB PRVI Miles Card no matter how many you hold. 

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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[โ€ฆ] H/T: Milelion [โ€ฆ]

Jamee

Assume in person refers to mobile payments(paywave) or via card?

Jeremy

Is there a way to register while being overseas?

Jeremy

Surprisingly, I managed to register by sending a SMS to 77862 while being overseas and I received a confirmation it was successful. Not sure why it workedโ€ฆ

Max

Just to confirm, does using Google Pay on a contacless POS counts as a in-person transaction? Thanks ๐Ÿ™

vTW

I so wish it also include furnishing as I have big expenses this month for furnitures.

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