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AlexisStarZ
post Jun 13 2024, 12:34 PM

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1. Annual Income: RM60K to RM70k

2. Free Lifetime Annual Fee: If possible then free, else no also ok

3. Card required for: Petrol, grocery, insurance, bill

4. Existing credit cards (if any):

- Maybank 2 Amex platinum (activated Amex only, Visa still inside the envelope and didn't activate) laugh.gif
- Maybank Shopee
- UOB Lazada
- Public Bank Quantum Visa and Master
- HSBC Platinum (supplementary)

5. Interested in CC from: Any

Plan to terminate Public Bank Quantum Visa and Master since their cashback super hard to entitle, and upon terminate they give me cash back RM 25 SST for both card. And also plan to terminate UOB Lazada as they also cash back RM 25 SST

Now mostly I use Maybank Shopee as upon I wave the card, I can get Shopee coins in Shopee then buy stuff or paid bill in Shopee

Looking for credit card to replace both Public Bank and UOB Lazada, thanks in advance
AlexisStarZ
post Aug 27 2025, 08:28 PM

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1. Annual Income: RM70k

2. Free Lifetime Annual Fee: If possible then free, else no also ok

3. Card required for: Petrol, grocery, insurance, bill

4. Existing credit cards (if any):

- Maybank 2 Amex platinum (activated Amex only, Visa still inside the envelope and didn't activate)
- Maybank Shopee
- UOB Lazada

5. Interested in CC from: Any

Now mostly I use Maybank Shopee as upon I wave the card, I can get Shopee coins in Shopee then buy stuff or paid bill in Shopee

Looking for credit card to replace both UOB Lazada as it quite useless, only able to redeem the point upon I buy stuff in Lazada

Saw a lot of you recommend Affin Duo, but how it works? Can I just activate the VISA only?

On the other side, how about HSBC live+? seems not bad also
AlexisStarZ
post Aug 28 2025, 10:29 PM

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QUOTE(ideaplus @ Aug 28 2025, 01:28 PM)
I might suggest you as listed below for CB, which I think you might prefer CB since you have MBB 2 Amex Platinum

Bank Islam Platinum
3% Cash Back for monthly spend from RM500 to RM1,499.99 for Online, Auto Billings, Grocery and Dining
You need to spend RM1000, then you can get the maximum of RM30/month
If your insurance is under Auto debit, it's eligible for the CB (which I tested, Great Eastern is eligible)

Affin Duo
More or less same like Bank Islam Platinum, but sorry to informed that you can't just activate Visa only.

Alliance Visa Signature
Spend RM3000 and you will get RM55.50/month. Quite easy for those lazy to think about the categories.
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Thanks for the recommendation, will consider affin duo and bank islam

as for alliance bank, I hardly hit RM3k

QUOTE(1mr3tard3d @ Aug 28 2025, 02:54 PM)
are you new cardmember of Maybank?
would be interesting if they did not charge SST on Visa card 3 months after approval date, according to their FAQ

for Affin duo, it is possible to activate Visa only
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unless you have fully utilised/unable to utilise Amex, Affin duo should complement nicely
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Not really consider new cardmember for Maybank, guess using around 2022 or 2023, cannot remember
And as of now still didn't charge RM25 SST for my Visa, and MAE apps still showing pending activation icon_idea.gif
Every month I easily fully utilized RM50 cashback for my Amex, that why thinking alternate cash back card

Miss old days Public bank quantum card, too bad benefit had change hence terminated

Though looking for HSBC Live+, looks like affin duo is the best

Btw how you all fully hit affin duo (visa) cashback?

This post has been edited by AlexisStarZ: Aug 28 2025, 10:31 PM
AlexisStarZ
post Aug 29 2025, 11:55 PM

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QUOTE(ideaplus @ Aug 28 2025, 11:29 PM)
If you just focus on RM30 CB, then spending RM1000 is enough.
My scenario is I separated my whole family's insurance into 2, which are Affin Duo & Bank Islam equally.
You may top up your e-wallet if you want to maximise the CB, which is eligible (TnG and Shopeepay)
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Ya I just want to focus on that RM30 cashback

If that is the case then will top up RM 1k into ewallet laugh.gif

QUOTE(1mr3tard3d @ Aug 29 2025, 01:42 AM)
interesting, i'll try not activating it on next renewal
what do you spend on amex though? if online, you could check out maybank islamic amex

ya, terminated quantum visa too, no match for maybank fc barcelona

how is HSBC live+ fitting your need (dining, grocery, insurance bill)?
if you hardly hit RM 3k spending, how is 2% cash back attractive?

you could simply consolidate payment by applying 0% balance transfer from maybank to affin
and you will need around RM 1,667 spending in those eligible transactions (online, auto-billing...)
as long as you statement balance hits RM 3,000 (after cash back) from 2nd statement onwards
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I use spaylater then during weekend will paid using amex, pain 1k then easily can get RM 50 cashback

As for islamic amex, I though amex cashback is share between each other? correct me if I am wrong on this

 

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