No. AMEX Membership Rewards points can't be used to redeem anything from Maybank Treatpoints catalogue vv.


One of the best out there actually. Points required to redeem for shopping vouchers are some of the lowest in the market. For example, you need only 35,000MR points to redeem for a RM200 Borders voucher. It means that you need to spend only RM17500 and you will get RM200 back from AMEX. That's around 1.14% cash back for every Ringgit charged. The percentage of the cash back would be higher if you are using AMEX Gold credit card that gives you 5x MR points at selected places.

Yes. You are right. Mom just got RM400 rebate to her last month's bill. That is equal to 80,000MR points. You need to call their customer service to convert your MR points into cash rebate.

Alternatively, you can redeem Borders RM200 vouchers which require only 35,000MR points

It is valid as long as your AMEX Gold credit card account is active.


Absolutely FREE for AMEX Gold credit card. Below is the list of merchants that give 5MR points for every RM1 charged to the card.
- Carrefour
- Cold Storage
- Choice Supermarket
- Cosmart
- Everise Supermarket
- Galaxy Supermarket
- Giant
- Hero Pasaraya
- Isetan Supermarket
- Jusco Supermarket
- Makro
- Mercato de Market Place (Pavillion)
- KL Sogo Supermarket
- Tesco
- TMC Bangsar
- Village Grocer
- Borders
- Kinokuniya
- MPH
- Times
- Celcom
- Digi
- Maxis
- Telekom Malaysia Berhad

That's very typical of Maybank

Agreed ! Should have credited into our account straight from the day we charged to our AMEX. Less problematic this way. They are not efficient at all !

Have you seen the Maybank branch in Pavillion ? A friend of mine told me there is one Maybank branch in Pavillion Level 2 but i've never seen it. Is it big ? My friend told me that branch opens 7-day a week.


It will show as TP in your Maybank2u.com.my but actually it is MR. When you want to redeem for shopping vouchers or any other stuff, you have to refer to the MR catalogue.

Several AMEX Platinum credit card holders (Tinkerbel, Reventon, GHz) have confirmed this a while back.

Because only AMEX Charge Card can be registered at www.americanexpress.com.my

Only for AMEX Charge Card. They will free you a laptop backpack. Quality is quite good. Not sure if the promotion is still ongoing though.

Supposedly so.


I think you need to be patience. This is after all, Maybank that we're talking about

@Santaclaus,

You do have another option. You can fill up another application form and fax it in, along with all your supporting documents.

No. You can't. You may however, add it into your list of favorite payee so you can pay for the card directly from your Maybank savings/current account.

If you'd like to keep track of your spending, you need to register it at American Express Malaysia

This post has been edited by MilesAndMore: Aug 19 2009, 08:19 PM

She can buy the MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.66GHz. Buy an iWork for a single user, Apple MagSafe Airline Power Adapter, Apple Remote and Microsoft Office Home & Student together with the system. Then She will have to pay RM8565

Get well soon, Tinkerbel

He previously asked in the "credit card thread" but one answered him. I guess simply because no one has made a comparison yet.

Maybank is the franchisee of American Express Malaysia. It basically controls everything related to American Express now in Malaysia and that includes to promote AMEX and to make AMEX more widely accepted.



You can pay for your AMEX charge card/credit card over the counter at any Maybank branch nationwide. You can also pay for your Maybankard/Maybank Ikhwan branded AMEX credit cards via any Maybank ATMs. You may also pay for any of your AMEX or Maybankard/Maybank Ikhwan using cheque.

Please note that for AMEX issued by AMEX (without any Maybank logo on the cards), you can only do the payment over the counter at Maybank branch, via MAYBANK2U, standing instruction with Maybank/Public Bank/RHB Bank or by cheque only.




If you're a big spender then i'd suggest you to get the charge card, even the Green Charge Card would suffice. I managed to charge RM12500 at one swipe to the card 2 months ago at ISETAN KLCC with no problem

Else, the AMEX Gold Credit Card (issued by AMEX, the one without any Maybank logo on it) is good enough. Or may be you could apply for both AMEX Gold credit card and AMEX charge card. Please bear in mind that the AMEX charge card is only free for the first 3 years and you need to call in once a year to get the annual fee waived thereafter. As for the AMEX Gold credit card, it is free for life with absolute no string attached but i guess you are aware of that already.


Mom called them twice. So far so good. Do not know if they work 24 hours a day but last time my mom called them it was around 10pm if my memory serves me correctly.

This post has been edited by MilesAndMore: Aug 27 2009, 04:59 PM

It is a permanent feature of AMEX Gold Credit Card

They normally will send you a notice informing you to collect the card right ? Probably Poslaju is at fault here

Yes. vin_ann chose to collect his AMEX at his chosen Maybank branch.

I'd say American Express Gold credit card. NO DOUBT !

There is one free Maybank AMEX, called Maybank Ikhwan. It is an Islamic AMEX.


Arsenal, that is not a Maybank AMEX lah. That is a 100% AMEX. There are only two Maybank AMEX, one is Maybankard AMEX and another one Maybank Ikhwan AMEX. Both with Maybank logo printed on top.



Yes. Because that is 100% AMEX. Just like those charge cards and the white color AMEX Platinum credit card.



I believe the 5x MR only apply to AMEX Gold credit card, the one without any ugly Maybank logo. And you need to enroll in auto debit to qualify for the 5x MR. But as some users have mentioned, there is something wrong with the Maxis system and they can't register your AMEX for the auto debit for the time being.


The cheque should be made payable to Maybankard centre. So if your cheque is issued by some banks in KL and you pay it in KL, there shouldn't be any additional charges.