Sorry for the confusion. I've called up the number as stated in the letter for activation. Its a computer automated answering machine and I've key-in the necessary details as requested. After double confirmation, it says my card have been activated.

When I want to swipe the card - unable to do so. Called up the Service Centre they mentioned that my card have been blocked due to some unknown issues. Need to ask the officer to call me up for verification. And there goes the story of pushing the responsibility to the credit control department - customer service - in the end, I asked for the in charge person to solve the issue for me after numerous complain about the miscommunication issue.

Yeah. My mom got both of her Ikhwan VISA and Green Charge Card through courier service and both needed to be activated over the phone prior to using it.

The office boy in my company, earning around RM1.2k per month, got himself a platinum credit card today.

I'm still in shock.

Huh? Which bank?

The American one

Platinum CC is very easy to obtain nowadays due to the competative market and issuers keep decreasing the requirement.

Many issuers will roll out World Mastercard and Visa Infinite soon to capture the higher end customers.

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Added on April 26, 2010, 10:46 pmI think they will coming out with their Ultima CC in M'sia very soon to replace their "real" platinum level customers.

This post has been edited by JJBerry: Apr 26 2010, 10:46 PM

rm1.2k get platinum? got side income isit?

May be he has a rich daddy


The most prestigious credit card offered by Citigroup is actually their Chairman Card. It is offered exclusively to Citi Private Bank clients.

Maybe platinum but with 4K CL? I'm curious...

1.2k and platinum...I should go apply for Mastercard World

If he has side income, he didn't tell me

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Added on April 27, 2010, 12:13 amNot likely, otherwise he won't have to work as an office boy.

Unless his dad is the super frugal 'millionaire next door' type who wants his son to build character through hardship ...

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Added on April 27, 2010, 12:14 amNo idea what is his CL. Will try to find out

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Added on April 27, 2010, 12:22 amThanks for the info

This post has been edited by Malefic: Apr 27 2010, 12:23 AM

Then may be it is just a supplementary card ? From his rich girlfriend perhaps ?

hurray..., I have got my HSBC card. It gave me the highest CL among my credit cards...

This post has been edited by Alec.Yong: Apr 27 2010, 10:51 AM

When the annual fees come, then he knows

Today I use MBF credit card to book online at Airasia.com. The payment using MBF credit card will not succeed (it says decline, even though it's OK to use in shopping or dining) and I realized that I have not activate the Mastercard securecode for online payment using MBF card. So I proceed to activate it at MBF website, created password and personal greeting message. The payment to Airasia.com went thru using the MBF card after doing that.

That's cool

Maybe the office boy in your office has lots of 'other source of income' with 'proof' or have enough money to FD then get a secured Platinum CC or he have another card with more than 1 year, house or car loans (any bank loans) with good credit record and/or the credit limit of existing card is a platinum's credit limit.

Congrats!

This post has been edited by dmatthews: Apr 27 2010, 01:47 PM

I like the design, black in color, cool!!!

hurray..im terminating my HSBC cards when my new Gold Card arrived...

thinking of applying for another cc to do bt, what bank is easier to apply get higher credit limit?

My case is I terminated my previous HSBC's card before applying this HSBC's card.

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Added on April 27, 2010, 4:23 pmHow much CL is consider high in your mind?

This post has been edited by Alec.Yong: Apr 27 2010, 04:23 PM

Platinum??