The original DBS CapitaCard always holds a special place in my heart given that it was one of my first ever pseudo credit cards. What I mean by this is that it was a debit card, but unlike traditional debit cards, actually gave me some credit card-esque benefits.
As a holder...
I stumbled upon this promotion on the UOB PRVI Miles website while doing some spring cleaning for The Milelion (I realise there's a ton of outdated info in the dropdown menus on top and I promise that will be rectified real soon)
Now, it says UOB PRVI Miles AMEX card,...
I gave UOB some stick for their PRVI Miles devaluation (and their ridiculous decision to call it an "enhancement"), but credit where it's due for small unexpected surprises like this:
I received a letter dated 17th May 2016 with $30 of Paradise Group dining vouchers inside.
The letter goes-
Thank you for...
The Milelion is running a new series that aims to profile every credit card available in Singapore. Each week we will cover a different bank. The appendix below will be updated weekly with hyperlinks as more banks are added, allowing you to navigate between weeks seamlessly
Week 1- OCBC
Week 2-...
Sometimes reboots work and give you gems like Chris Nolan's Batman series (let's pretend the third movie doesn't exist). Othertimes, reboots take a beloved piece of work like Total Recall and totally Colin Farell it.
Singapore Airlines and AMEX have taken out full page ads in today's papers to proudly...
It took me about 30 minutes to think up the headline for this article. But I think it was totally worth it.
Anyway, it was a sad day for the miles earning game as EZ Link announced it would be discontinuing the EZ Link Imagine AMEX Prepaid card.
A nifty FAQ is...
So, 3 nice surprises landed in my inbox this morning (well, technically 2, the CapitaCard one has been known for a while, but that sort of breaks the narrative flow so I'll ignore it) from DBS.
DBS is cutting back the benefits on 3 cards- the DBS CapitaCard, the DBS LiveFresh and...
TL;DR: The UOB Preferred Platinum AMEX is the best card for dining, both in Singapore and overseas with 4 miles per $1. But because it was a good thing, it is now gone.
Or is it?
Back in Jan I wrote about a method you could use to get a UOB Preferred...
