Both accounts are very similar - they will offer a higher interest rate if your account balance increases per month. Citibank call it Step-Up while Standard Chartered call it top-up amount. I can't help but wonder if Citibank and Standard Chartered are competing head on.
Similarities
- Higher starting interest rates.
- No minimum balance. (For Citibank, the minimum balance applies only if Salary is credited into the account monthly)
- Citibank interest starts at lower interest rate of 0.6875% as compared to 1.5% for e$aver.
- Citibank offers a host of other services like ATM access and card, internet banking and free checkbooks.
- Base on current promotional rates, e$aver has the potential to go up to 2.8% for $50,000 and above. Citibank max out at 2%.
- You have to credit your salary in Citibank. There is no such obligations with e$aver.