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I looked for availability to Thailand in April over the weekend. None to be seen on SQ or CX.

In my experience when I held the green card, they did work. My preference would be the green over the gold …. Unless you’re down on the bonus point categories that work in AU within the annual limits work better for you. I think with dining, the difference between 3x and 4x is negligible for my...

Hmm thanks for the heads up. I wonder what others are coming and if other CC providers will follow. It’s gotta be pretty gutsy of Amex to be the first mover here as 1:1 has been the defacto ‘standard’ for a long time across all rewards programs.

I have Expat too as the HSBC UK wouldn't issue a CC to a non-UK resident but Expat would - although it's effectively issued and serviced by HSBC UK - got a small credit limit but it suits my purposes and is AF free - guessing they may get around to it like AU and US have.

Just wanted to post my DP - just tried to recharge a mobile service with OnePass mobile (part of Wesfarmers - one of Australia's largest retailers). I can only use MasterCard and Visa (obviously AMEX is too expensive for such a large retailer to accept) and when I tried to use my CSP, I was...

How much are you spending on your USD card(s)? If it works out to a certain amount a month, then just buy that quantity in USD for your US CC settlements. Probably just over-thinking it. FX losses are a real potential esp if our Pacific Peso nosedives dramatically and in the very short term...

Sorry to have led you up the garden path. Just got my statement and it’s no longer showing. I’m assuming they’ve removed the credit without putting through a reversal entry. Guess they can tell and not just a matter of the ‘different’ narrative for the AU Uber which may have triggered the credit...

I used my TextNow number to sign up and used a different email address to my AU account. Hope that helps & I keep receiving my credits. Assuming this won’t work for Uber Eats?

I set up an US Uber account and used my card as the payment card for Uber and caught an Uber to the airport and it appears to have worked for me - the credit appeared on my Amex transactions. It wasn’t a ride in the US but used a US account. Guess the question is what the exchange rate Uber used...

I got 70k in branch in January when the website offer was 60k. I think it went as high as 95k shortly after but them’s the breaks.

That's what I did. I wonder how unfavourable the Exchange rate is which Uber uses to turn AUD fare back into USD.

That was my experience - was surprised how quickly they approved it. I later reduced limit due to home loan application requirements. It was like pulling teeth to get a credit limit increase - took 4 weeks where I provided everything they asked for and managed to get it through finally as I had...

I got 125,000 MR points for $6K spend moving from Green to Platinum. Wish it was more but them's the breaks. I can use the Uber credits - open a US Uber account. I'm also using the streaming credits. YMMV.

I have the ‘bog standard’ Premier and a CSP.

Thanks for sharing the article. Whilst I think the 0.1% issue is not a huge deal breaker, the ability to choose which cards to accept (like the ‘super premium’ cards) will likely put a huge dent in demand for these types of cards if they can’t be used at merchants. I recall using my Citi...

Thanks for the heads up @Darkpulsar, I think the UBS CC is not that exceptional as to give them my portfolio to manage and charge me fees for. I might let this one go. After all, there’s only so many cards we should have (I understand part of the point is to harvest as many SUBs as we can while...

I have a DP with my HSBC US Premier CC. Called up today and added a family member. They just wanted to know passport details, no other ID required. They will mail a new card for my new AU to my registered address in the US. It will have the same details as mine including card number & Expiry. I...

Thanks for sharing - the UBS card looks interesting. Just trying to figure it out - Spend $US25k ($A38.5k) in a year and get $500 back. That's how it reads though then it goes on to say something about restaurant spend. I can't see any mention of it - is the UBS card(s) only available to UBS...

ok thanks for the heads up. I had the Amex Green and used it all the time for public transport at 3x - I don't know that the extra earn I got from that would be significant enough to offset the extra AF.

My DP on the Personal US Platinum. I recently upgraded my Green to Platinum. I've set up a US Uber account, and it's credited for a ride I took in SYD to the airport. I haven't checked what the exchange rate that Uber applied - assuming it was favourable to them so there's that though it unlocks...