We all saw this coming, but it doesn’t make it any less sad: UOB One is being nerfed from 16 March 2020 to exclude a host of transactions, the most notable being Grab wallet top-ups. This leaves our reigning A+ card severely wounded and possibly dethroned. Where do we go from here?

UOB One gives cashback based on quarters, ie. Jan, Feb, and Mar count as one quarter, or Feb, Mar, and Apr, depending on when you first applied for the card.

The first thing we should do is to close the quarter if we are not done with it. For quarters that are about to start, we should decide whether to take advantage of 10% cashback up until 16th March.

For people who have Jan, Feb, and Mar quarters, they should be able to close