Tag: citibank

2016: Which card to use when?

2016 is here and it's time to review the gameplan. I've sort of covered this already in the 2016 Credit Card strategy, but that was more specific to me. Here I'm going to lay out the credit card landscape as of 1 Jan- which cards should you use in...

Paying bills with credit cards

One question I get asked very often is about using credit cards for bill payments. Now, intuitively you won't be able to pay for a credit card bill with another credit card. Because this would create a wonderful cycle where I could (1) Pay my DBS Altitude Card bill with my...

The Milelion’s 2016 Credit Card Strategy

December is a good time to review credit card strategies for the new year. What I've come to realise is that although some cards may individually be the best to use in a particular category, when you view your miles earning strategy overall they may not fit in very...

Citibank has a HHonors points transfer bonus, should you partake?

Citibank, which recently revamped its rewards portal, is having a transfer promotion for Hilton HHonors from now till Jan 17th. Limited Time Offer: Enjoy 2 Hilton HHonorsâ„¢ Points for each Citi PremierMile you transfer by January 17th. That is 0.5 Hilton HHonors Points in addition to the base redemption rate...

The Milelion Credit Card Omnibus Week 4: Citibank

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-...

Citibank revamps its rewards portal, ThankYou points are now the currency

Over the weekend Citibank Singapore updated its online rewards platform to bring it in line with the rest of the world. Points are now called "ThankYou" points. Fortunately, nothing has been devalued- what was before is still today. With this change comes 3 additional FFPs you can redeem miles with FlyingBlue ...

Bonus Miles with Citibank Premiermiles Card for Sept

I know I'm a bit late to the party with this, but Citibank is running a 50% bonus miles promotion for its Premiermiles card for the month of Sept. This means you earn 1.8 miles for every $1 spent locally and 3 miles for every $1 spent overseas.  You...

Ultra-exclusive credit cards- what’s the point?

I came across an article the other day talking about the most exclusive credit cards in Singapore, those which are made of metal, those without credit limits, those which give the user diplomatic immunity and free unicorn rides. It got me thinking- I think we can all agree that many of...