DBS Altitude card - Visa or Amex - what's the difference and which is better?
What are the limitations of each? Does the grab promotion apply to both cards? which should i consider getting?
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Elijah Lee
04 Dec 2019
Senior Financial Services Manager at Phillip Securities (Jurong East)
Hi Perina,
Visa is more widely accepted, you will have more issues with Amex acceptance. The Visa card also comes with lounge access, the Amex does not. Otherwise, both cards are pretty similar, even their income requirements.
However, AMEX cards cannot be DCC-ed, so that provides an additional measure of safety when travelling overseas, not that you will face any problem with Visa since the merchant is supposed to offer you the option of DCC, and you can politely decline.
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For DBS Altitude alone, AMEX is not a option provided at all local/overseas merchants, so VISA will ...
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I'm not a fan of AMEX as it is not widely accepted, so visa it is for me!