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naruko85
post May 14 2019, 10:39 AM

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Msg from maybank:

Please be informed for credit card usage via the overseas online website or overseas, there will be additional charge 2.25% (VISA and Mastercard) on top of the purchase while for AMEX card will be 2.5% on top of the purchase amount.

The conversion rate is based on Visa/Master International currency rates. The calculation will follow the currency rate on the day the merchant made the claim with Maybank.

1.25% + 1% = 2.25% for Visa/Master credit cards.

Hopes that this clarifies. Thank you.

means the 1.25% is the visa conversion rate and 1% is bank rate? so means if use visa calculator, bank fee put 1% or 2.25%?

https://usa.visa.com/support/consumer/trave...calculator.html
naruko85
post May 15 2019, 08:18 AM

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QUOTE(vrek @ May 14 2019, 09:26 PM)
For the website link to visa, the bank fee is 2.25%.

As for AMEX, the conversion is first to USD then to MYR. There is double conversion. Then apply 2.5%.
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I see, then the conversion around rm 2.99 for 1 AUD... quite expensive
naruko85
post May 15 2019, 09:17 AM

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QUOTE(ClarenceT @ May 15 2019, 09:08 AM)
Don't forget M2 Amex gives 5X TP (worth 1%); Most of Visa/MC gives 0.2-0.3% only.
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I will be using maybank barcelona by then, no TP but 2% cashback

 

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