yea thanks i did some research and this list came up too
sitting on the fence between using uob one + one card and ocbc 360 + frank
can only hit the min spend of either acc + card combo only
the permutations is quite complicated, and it varies from people to people. i can only summarise into these 3 points.
1. salary crediting
- uob one is better suited for those without salary crediting, as it can be replaced with giro. those with salary crediting, ocbc offers more interest for the salary component. with cc spending, both wins dbs multiplier by variable extent. dbs top 2 tier should consider increasing to 2.5 and 2.3% to win ocbc.
2. cc spending pattern
- uob one cc is suitable for those with consistent spending from various sources, but cannot consolidate all spendings into specific categories (aka online, dining), but is at danger of dropping to 0.05% interest if you fail to hit 500 or if somehow there is a reversal near the end of the bill cycle, u suffer. ocbc frank gives more returns if most of your spending is online (subjected to unpredictable limitations). if u fail to hit 500 however, u can still fall back on other factors.
3. ideal situation if all terms met.
best for couples (2x salary), uobx3giro, ocbcx3bill/giro
- 1 x uob1 acc x 50k + $800/mth all overseas spending
- 2 x 360 (2salary) x 60k (alt), 1k/mth online spend (100atu)
- 2 x bp acc (shift any account < 2.35 to bp in jun/sep/dec)
- 2 x uob hya standby
- 2 x scb esaver standby (maybank isavings had min sum)
- 1 x cimb standby
- 2 x maybank isavings plus (need to time/plan 7mths ahead)
- dbs multiplier: wait for promo
- hsbc premier: wait for promo
- citigold as new to bank customer