InstaReM's AMAZE MasterCard

[silverbomb]

The best way to confirm is real life txns, so more will be clearer soon when more dp comes

 

[cassowary18]

This is what I'm gonna do once the physical card arrives but for contactless transactions. Hopefully the combination can be a UOB PPV/VS replacement cause I'm not a huge fan of the stupid $5 block.

You still have the $5 block regardless right? Anyway, it's a moot point because visa can't be added to the card yet.

For local transactions I would still use my regular card. This card is more useful for foreign transactions.

 

[Trazora]

You still have the $5 block regardless right? Anyway, it's a moot point because visa can't be added to the card yet.

For local transactions I would still use my regular card. This card is more useful for foreign transactions.

He hoping Amaze to turn contactless to be recognised as online e.g. can get 4mpd without $5 block for contactless using wwmc

 

[zoneguard]

He hoping Amaze to turn contactless to be recognised as online e.g. can get 4mpd for contactless in wwmc without $5 block

https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7351836?hl=en
A good chance the Amaze card can be added to Google Pay, you can try if you already have the physical card:

Nium Pte Ltd

Visa cards

 

[fr33d0m]

Good lord, I'm tired of sounding like a broken record here but you don't seem to get it. In short, it does not matter what the merchant does. Amaze takes the charge from the merchant and re-charges it to the underlying card, which is why they are able to prefix the transaction name with "AMAZE*", and it's this routed transaction that determines whether you get points on the underlying card or not.

Amaze is the merchant. Why would you think it should send MasterCard the online indicator?

maybe by mistake for a while. But it should not last long.

 

[revhappy]

I just applied for the physical card. I am considering using amaze to link with ICBC Chinese zodiac mastercard which gives 1.6% cashback and then use it to pay Iras via AXS. Will I get 1.6% from icbc for amaze transaction?

 

[fr33d0m]

AXS does not accept the virtual card, will it be different for physical card?

 

[Rayleigh1]

AXS does not accept the virtual card, will it be different for physical card?

doesnt work

 

[cassowary18]

I just applied for the physical card. I am considering using amaze to link with ICBC Chinese zodiac mastercard which gives 1.6% cashback and then use it to pay Iras via AXS. Will I get 1.6% from icbc for amaze transaction?

No one really knows. Why don't you apply and try?

 

[zoneguard]

I just applied for the physical card. I am considering using amaze to link with ICBC Chinese zodiac mastercard which gives 1.6% cashback and then use it to pay Iras via AXS. Will I get 1.6% from icbc for amaze transaction?

https://v.icbc.com.cn/userfiles/Res...ore/download/2021/ChineseZodiacCreditCard.pdf
Unlikely - long list of excluded MCCs: 6050,6540 etc

 

[x_men_naruto96]

I just applied for the physical card. I am considering using amaze to link with ICBC Chinese zodiac mastercard which gives 1.6% cashback and then use it to pay Iras via AXS. Will I get 1.6% from icbc for amaze transaction?

I am having trouble linking my ICBC card. Have already contacted Amaze team and they are trying to resolve. Let me know if you manage to add your card successfully.

 

[cassowary18]

Any dps on CRMC, WWMC (online spending)?

 

[ranchfarm]

What kind of fee does this remove with foreign transactions? Is it the CCY conversion fee which is usually 1%?
Also, what happens if it's paired with ICBC Global Travel Mastercard?

 

[CrashWire]

What kind of fee does this remove with foreign transactions? Is it the CCY conversion fee which is usually 1%?
Also, what happens if it's paired with ICBC Global Travel Mastercard?

It's converted to SGD and re-charged as a local transaction, so it removes the 3+% FX or 1% crossborder fees.

 

[x_men_naruto96]

What kind of fee does this remove with foreign transactions? Is it the CCY conversion fee which is usually 1%?
Also, what happens if it's paired with ICBC Global Travel Mastercard?

Cannot pair with ICBC Global Travel MC at the moment due to some issues

 

[xiaosinsinful]

What kind of fee does this remove with foreign transactions? Is it the CCY conversion fee which is usually 1%?
Also, what happens if it's paired with ICBC Global Travel Mastercard?

Isn’t the usual CC foreign transaction fee > 2.5%?

 

[ranchfarm]

Isn’t the usual CC foreign transaction fee > 2.5%?

I'm actually not familiar with foreign charges so I'm asking. When I buy from newegg, I usually get charged an extra 1% as "CCY conversion fee" as a separate transaction.

 

[cassowary18]

I'm actually not familiar with foreign charges so I'm asking. When I buy from newegg, I usually get charged an extra 1% as "CCY conversion fee" as a separate transaction.

That's the cross border fee. Occurs when your transaction is charged in SGD but the payment processor is overseas. To make matters worse, the exchange rate Newegg charges you is actually more expensive than if you had actually charged in SGD and let your bank exchange for you with a 3.25% fee.

 

[xiaosinsinful]

That's the cross border fee. Occurs when your transaction is charged in SGD but the payment processor is overseas. To make matters worse, the exchange rate Newegg charges you is actually more expensive than if you had actually charged in SGD and let your bank exchange for you with a 3.25% fee.

I think you meant changed the transaction in merchant local current(USD in this case) and let the CC charge you a 3.25% foreign transaction fee right?

 

[cassowary18]

I think you meant changed the transaction in merchant local current(USD in this case) and let the CC charge you a 3.25% foreign transaction fee right?

Yes correct. Typo.