The Standard Chartered X Card launched to much fanfare a few years ago. It came with a princely 100,000 miles sign-up gift, and was even sent to cardholders in this needlessly extravagant box that lit up: It quickly faded into obscurity as StanChart started to cut back on both its sign-up bonus and packaging. The sign-up miles dwindled and the packaging became more humble, eventually becoming just a boring envelope other “normal cards” delivered in. Without a compelling use case and the apparent lack of effort from the bank to make it a relevant card, I guess you could say that the X Card has been on quite a rocky journey the past few years. New 3 miles per dollar bonus categories From 19th May 2023, the StanChart X Card would be replaced by the new StanChart Journey card. The main thing that has changed would be the card’s earn rates. X Card had an earn rate of 1.2 miles...