I am a strong supporter of the Standchart XtraSaver account. I have been using it for years.
- It gives cashback for NETs purchases
- It gives the cashback in the form of cash every single month with no minimum spend requirement
- It gives a high cashback on MasterCard rebate of 2% (if no petrol purchases and $6k average account balance)
- First cheque book free
- No yearly fee
- No income requirement
1. I do not know of any other card that has rewards/cash for NETs purchases.
2. No complicated reward points system and pages upon pages of t&c-s.
3. Some other cards may give 3% or higher but too many complicated requirements to fulfill.
4. I do not use a lot of cheques so I am fine, some banks charge $2 every month just to open cheques.
5. An annual fee seems to be newly introduced, ......