Updated: 31 Dec 2025
DBS Bank is one of the largest financial services groups in Asia. It has been rated as Asia’s safest bank for 16 consecutive years and is the largest bank in Southeast Asia. DBS offers a wide range of personal and corporate banking services, including savings accounts, foreign currency deposits, credit cards, loans, insurance and wealth management services. In recent years, DBS has also focused on providing banking services to SMEs, making it one of the top choices for many entrepreneurs and new business owners.
The DBS COMPASS VISA offers up to 8% COMPASS Dollar cashback on supermarket spending, making it an ideal "grocery card" for everyday shopping at the supermarket. From now until June 25, 2025, get up to 8% COMPASS Dollar cashback on a DBS COMPASS VISA card with purchases over HK$300 at supermarkets every Wednesday, including Wellcome, Yata, DONKI, AEON, and HKTV Mall (excluding ParknShop and its stores).
Suitable for customers who enjoys online shopping
"Super Wednesday" Shopping Offers - Up to 8% COMPASS Dollar Rebate on local supermarkets spending
"COM-to-Play" Mini Game Win up to $5,000 COMPASS DollarPromotion Period: from now till 30 Jun 2025
"COM-to-Spend Everywhere Spending Rewards
Flexi Shopping COMPASS VISA Exclusive Offer
Tactical Offers
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With the DBS Black World Mastercard, you can earn miles at a rate as low as HK$2 = 1 mile on overseas purchases. Cardholders must register via the DBS Card+ app, and from the next calendar day, accumulate the eligible retail spending of HK$20,000 to earn miles at a rate of HK$2 = 1 mile. Even if the spending does not meet the threshold, you can still earn miles for overseas purchases at HK$4 = 1 mile, and for local purchases at HK$6 = 1 mile. This credit card is perfect for travel.
Credit Card Features
Rebate & Offer details
Flexi Shopping Black World Mastercard® Exclusive Offer
Use DBS$8 equivalent to HK$10 to offset Online or Travel Merchant Spending
Redeem flights or hotels at up to 45% off with DBS$, plus enjoy a waiver of mileage conversion handling fees.
Smartphone Application Guide
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To borrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay!
The DBS Live Fresh Student Credit Card has no minimum income requirement, so even students can easily apply without submitting salary slips or tax returns as proof of income. Additionally, this card offers a 1% unlimited cashback for online spending in foreign currencies and up to 5% cashback in the "select rewards" category, including online entertainment, fashion, travel merchants, and charitable donations, giving you up to 6% cashback, suitable for students who frequently shop online.
First year annual fee waiver
Up to 6% rebate on online spending. You can pick spending category for extra rebate every month based on your own spending habit.
DBS Live Fresh Card Exclusive: 90 days Interest-Free Repayment Period for Overseas, Travelling and Online Transaction
10 Free Trials for Flexi Shopping. No handling fee when you apply for Flexi Shopping Programme.
New function of DBS Card +: Spending Limit & Spending On-off. You can easily manage your spending with the app.
Other things to note
Each Cardholder can enjoy a maximum of HK$150 Reward for each calendar month. Cardholders are required to claim the Reward for the relevant Eligible Transaction within 45 calendar days after the transaction date.
DBS$ and COMPASS Dollar are both reward schemes for DBS credit cards. You can accumulate these rewards by using eligible credit cards, and they can be redeemed as cash to offset credit card charges or exchanged for Asia Miles.
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DBS$ |
COMPASS Dollar |
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Eligibility |
Only applicable to principal cardholders of personal credit cards issued by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (excluding DBS PayLess VISA, DBS VISA Business Card, and COMPASS VISA). |
Only applicable to principal cardholders of COMPASS VISA issued by DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. |
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Accumulation Method |
Cardholders earn 1 DBS$ for every HK$250 in eligible spending. |
Cardholders earn 1 COMPASS Dollar for every HK$250 in eligible spending. |
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Validity |
DBS$ earned has no expiration date for the DBS Eminent Card, DBS Platinum Credit Card, DBS Gold, standard DBS Credit Card, or DBS Black Card. Other DBS$ expires at the end of the month in which the credit card is approved. |
COMPASS Dollar earned has no expiration date. |
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Redeemable for Asia Miles |
DBS credit cards and DBS Black American Express® Card: 72 DBS$ = 1,000 Asia Miles DBS Black World MasterCard®: 48 DBS$ = 1,000 Asia Miles |
100 COMPASS Dollar = 1,000 Asia Miles. |
Using DBS credit cards, you can also apply for instalment plans via the "Flexi Shopping" programme. Credit card users just need to log in to the DBS Card+ app after spending and easily convert purchases into instalments ranging from 3 to 60 months. Multiple purchases can also be combined into a single instalment plan. Here are the steps:
Go to the "Cards" page and select "Spending Instalment."
Tap "Auto Flexi Shopping."
Choose your credit card, transaction amount range, repayment plan, and expiry date, then click "Next."
Review the details, read and agree to the product summary and terms and conditions, and your instructions will be set up successfully.
DBS credit card approval typically takes a few working days. Applicants can track the status of their application via the official website's "Check Credit Card Application Status" or contact customer service.
Some DBS credit cards offer cashback when using the Octopus Automatic Add Value Service or other digital wallets for payment, including:
DBS Black American Express® Card: HK$250 = DBS$1 (up to HK$5,000).
DBS Black World Mastercard®: HK$250 = DBS$1 (up to HK$5,000).
In addition to Asia Miles, DBS credit cards also allow you to redeem Avios, KrisFlyer, and PhoenixMiles.
COMPASS Dollar is only available to principal cardholders of the COMPASS VISA issued by DBS, while DBS$ is applicable to other DBS credit cards (except DBS PayLess Visa, DBS Visa Business Card and COMPASS VISA). Both programmes allow you to earn 1 COMPASS Dollar or DBS$ for every HK$250 in eligible spending. However, COMPASS Dollar requires 100 COMPASS Dollars to redeem 1,000 Asia Miles, while DBS$ only requires 48 DBS$ for the same redemption.
Eligible transactions made with the DBS LIVE FRESH credit card will appear on the "Spending" page in the DBS Card+ app:
Click the corresponding red "InstaRedeem" button.
Click "Redeem Now."
Done! The 5% cashback will be instantly deducted from your transaction.
Yes, there is. The monthly cashback cap for the designated category is HK$150, meaning you can earn the full cashback after spending HK$3,000 in the designated category. There is no cap for basic spending and online spending in foreign currencies. Basic spending earns DBS$1 for every HK$250 (equivalent to 0.4% cashback), while online spending in foreign currencies earns DBS$2.5 for every HK$250 (equivalent to 1% cashback).
To apply for a DBS credit card via DBS Card+, you generally need an ID card, proof of income, and proof of residential address. Your application will be approved in 1-2 weeks, and you can track its status online.
Yes, some DBS credit card offers require prior registration. For example, to earn 1 mile for every HK$2 spent overseas with the DBS Black World Mastercard®, you need to register through the DBS Card+ app. After successful registration, you will be eligible for this offer starting from the next calendar day and after accumulating eligible retail spending of HK$20,000 within a calendar month.
DBS Eminent Card cardholders need to register for the 2025 "DBS Eminent Card up to 5% Rebate Program" via the DBS Card+ app to enjoy up to 5% cashback on spending in the designated category!