how many days?
do you need to go to the branch for affin acc opening?

applied 25th, received on 30th. nope i mean same like me already have affin account.

what a bummer, have to go branch to activate multi wallet. so much for ekyc

aik, successfully bought 1000 Rupiah for testing purpose.
btw before this i deactivated my old acc ( merchantrade card) and reregister with affin card.

probably ur info still with them. i get notification to go branch when i click on multicurrency. anyway any reason to reregister as affin partner other than a much nicer card?

yass for the sake of nicer card 🤣🤣🤣

Received 😍😍😍

planning to visit Bangkok soon
register for the account
got the visa prepaid card from Merchant Trade
top up RM1500
change to Bhatt
so now when i go to bangkok i just use it like normal credit card?
or should i go withdraw money out from ATM?

This post has been edited by virtualgay: Mar 29 2022, 09:48 AM

If you withdraw too much cash but not using so much, not to your advantage.
If you convert too much from RM to THB but not using it, not to your advantage as well.
You can choose not to buy THB, keep the fund in RM but swipe in THB, though there is a small conversion charge.

icic - thanks again
i always use bigpay before 2020, after 2020 until now never use before
i feel that bigpay is really good as the rate is quite good when i visit bangkok
i thought if the rate is good i change some THB and keep it inside then when i visit bangkok i still enjoy my good rate that i bought now

Merchant trade exchange rates is better than BP now? Still using my BP for USD transactions.

Different strategy.
For Merchantrade and Wise, you can buy in advance to keep in wallet, when you feel the exchange rate is good.

Thanks, will stick with BP then. Normally only topup when needed to buy something with USD so based on current rate not an issue. But MT can hold RMB?

Renminbi wallet - Yes.
Current rate: RM66.468 to buy 100 CNY.

Quite good rate. 1.504
Can online transfer to Alipay? Charges based on value or per transaction basis?

This post has been edited by adamw: Mar 30 2022, 11:57 AM

Anyone noticed that their MerchantTrade history no longer shows MCC? All my transaction reference has became blank.

Hey there,

Nowadays do we need to go to Merchantrade branch or outlet to activate the multi currency wallet function after I applied for the card online? Read previous post and someone said need to activate at the branch. But I chatted with CS just now said no need activate can use immediately. So which one is correct? Could someone enlighten me?
Or any Merchantrade branch or outlet in Kuching or Miri area if I am required to do so?

No Merchantrade office in Kuching.

Hi,
Can the annual fee be waive?

now only do official card launching


On 30 September 2022 today, Affin Bank Berhad has officially launched its enhanced E-Wallet in collaboration with Merchantrade Asia Sdn. Bhd. which gives customers a wallet size of up to RM20,000.



The official launch of AFFIN Merchantrade Prepaid Card was attended by President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Affin Bank Berhad, YBhg. Datuk Wan Razly Abdullah Ali, Chairman of Affin Bank Berhad, YBhg. Dato’ Agil Natt, Chairman of Merchantrade Asia Sdn. Bhd., YBhg. Dato’ Mohzani Abdul Wahab, Executive Director of Community Banking, Affin Bank Berhad, En. Nazri Othman, Managing Director and Founder of Merchantrade Asia Sdn. Bhd., Ramasamy K. Veeran and Country Manager for Visa Malaysia, Ng Kong Boon.

With the AFFIN Merchantrade Visa Prepaid Card, customers can now travel seamlessly no matter where they are with just one card. We are proud to announce that as of today, we have successfully onboarded approximately 3,000 customers. We want to offer our customers the best travel options while making it simple and convenient for them to manage their money from anywhere in the world.