Jay Liu

Accounting and Finance at ACCA

16 Apr 2020

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Should I consider getting a credit card as a student? If yes, what credit cards are there for private uni students?

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Gabriel

07 Jun 2019

Undergraduate at National University of Singapore

You can consider the new CIMB AWSM credit card which gives 1% cashback, suitable for students as no minumum requirement and annual fees as compared to the DBS Visa Debit card which requires a minumum spending of $400 (I believe).

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Kenneth Lou

07 Jun 2019

Co-founder at Seedly

Hey Jay!

We did a comparison recently! Generally for all students these are some options. Personally, If I were you, I would stick to the DBS VISA Debit to get between 5 to 10% cashback on cashless transactions (as of sep 2018)

For the CITI Clear card it is really not worth your time haha. I also got it when I was a student last time.

Also last thing. Dont make this mistake like me, cos i also got the CLEAR card and canceled, now when i started working, im no longer considered a NEW MEMBER ON CITI. Means i dont get additional cash vouchers when i sign up for a proper card with CITI :)

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HC Tang

15 Sep 2018

Financial Enthusiast, Budgeting at The Society

Best choice for students will be:

DBS VISA Debit to get between 5 to 10% cashback on cashless tra...

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