Best Mastercard Credit Cards in Hong Kong 2025

Cathay Travel Privileges

• Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge Access 4 times per year
• Check-in at the Premium Economy Class counters and enjoy the same priority boarding services for Premium Economy Class passengers

• Up to HK$2 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on Cathay and HK Express
  • Eligible spending includes Cathay flight tickets, shopping and bookings with Cathay Holidays, and HK Express flight tickets and duty-free items.For every HK$8,000 accumulated eligible spending on Cathay and HK Express directly, cardholders can earn: Basic Miles: up to (A)2,000 (HK$4=(A)1 for eligible online spending, HK$6=(A)1 for eligible spending in other categories); and Extra Miles: (A)2,000. Thus, cardholders can earn up to a total of (A)4,000 – equivalent to HK$2=(A)1. Extra Miles offer is valid between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024.
• HK$4 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on dining and overseas category
• HK$6 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on other categories

• Hotel, Car Rental and Experience Awards;
• Dining awards or settle bill with miles; and
• Asia Miles Mileage Renewal fee, Mileage Transfer fee and purchase of Asia Miles Gift Miles.

• Cardholders are entitled to the annual fee waiver in the first year so long as Cardholders meet the relevant criteria in the last two months prior to the annual fee billing month. First-year annual fee will be charged on the third month from Card opening date.

• "New Standard Chartered clients" refer to those who must fulfill the requirements of both "New cardholders" and "New banking clients" simultaneously as listed below:

  • "New Cardholders" are applicants who do not currently hold and have not cancelled any principal card of Standard Chartered Credit Card or MANHATTAN Credit Card issued by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited in the past 6 months from the date of approval of their current applications for a principal card of the Standard Chartered Credit Cards.
  • "New Clients" refer to those who are NOT holding any banking products or services with or distributed by the Bank (including but not limited to deposit account, investment service and insurance products underwritten by the third party insurer) in past 12 months from the date of signing up for Priority Private/Priority Banking except Standard Chartered Credit Cards.
• To enjoy the full benefits of Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard - Priority Banking, cardholder is required to be an existing Priority Banking client or a New Banking Client who signs up for Priority Banking upon card application. The cardholder is also required to maintain HK$1,000,000 or above Average Daily Relationship Balance starting from the second calendar month from card issuance date.
• Transfer/top up transaction from the Card account to any account as designated by Standard Chartered from time to time, including but not limited to, Octopus Wallet, Alipay account, transactions effected through Faster Payment System and other digital payment made through Standard Chartered Online Banking do not count as Eligible Transactions.
• No annual fee will be refunded if the card is terminated. This applies even if the credit card is terminated before the end of the year for which the annual fee is paid.
• Offers are subject to Terms and conditions
• An Asia Miles Account is required before applying for the Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard, please click here to redirect to the Asia Miles Account registration page

RewardCash rebates across the board, no minimum spending requirement, and no registration needed

• Online transactions: up to 4% RewardCash rebate (capped at HK$10,000 per month) (equivalent to HK$2.5 per air mile); 0.4% rebate for remaining spending
• Designated spending categories: 8% RewardCash rebate
• Octopus Automatic Add-Value Service and online bill payments transactions: 0.4% RewardCash rebate (equivalent to HK$25 per air mile)
• Terms and Conditions apply

Perpetual annual fee waiver

McDonald’s: Enjoy a maximum of an extra $40 RewardCash each month via HSBC Reward+ Stamp Cards

MCL Cinemas: Enjoy a maximum of an extra $90 RewardCash each month via HSBC Reward+ Stamp Cards

Now, you can pay credit card bills of other banks with your HSBC credit card – simplify your credit card repayment by consolidating all payments to your HSBC credit card. You can settle your outstanding balances conveniently in just a few taps, with a 1% bill payment handling fee (minimum HKD120).

Other things to note

• Make eligible transactions with single net spending amount of HK$30 or above at McDonald’s to earn and collect one stamp via HSBC Reward+ stamp card function. You can earn a maximum of one stamp per day and you are entitled to earn a maximum of 8 stamps each month.
• Make eligible transactions with single net spending amount of HK$50 or above at MCL Cinemas to earn and collect one stamp via HSBC Reward+ stamp card function. You can earn a maximum of one stamp per day and you are entitled to earn a maximum of 9 stamps in each phase.
• To borrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay!

Smartphone Application Guide

• Apply for a DBS Black World Mastercard through the MoneyHero mobile website to earn exclusive welcome offers plus an additional HK$50 InstatRedeem from DBS Card+. For details, please visit DBS website.

1. Through the MoneyHero mobile website credit card offers page, immediately apply for the DBS Black World Mastercard.
2. After filling out your email, directly access the pop-out App Store / Google Play Store page to download and open the DBS Card+ HK app.
3. Directly apply for the specified DBS credit card within the app, and check your email inbox to fill out the reward claim form.

• If you want to continue applying through the desktop website:
  After accessing the bank's official website through MoneyHero, please use the "New Customer" column "Apply Now" red button to apply. This makes it easier to successfully track your MoneyHero exclusive offer application details, but you may not be able to get the additional HK$50 InstatRedeem from DBS Card+.

Suitable for customers who loves travelling

As low as HK$2=1mile and worldwide travel privileges

• Register via DBS Card+ app now to enjoy the following privileges upon accumulating a retail spending of HK$20,000 or above from the next calendar day after successful registration in a certain calendar month to enjoy Eligible Overseas Spending as low as HK$2 = 1 Mile. For details, please visit DBS website

Enjoy full year travel privileges 

• Up to 8% off on hotel booking offer from Expedia.com
• Up to 8% off on hotel booking offer from Hotels.com

Flexi Shopping Black World Mastercard® Exclusive Offer

• 3 times 50% one-off handling fee rebate on travel merchant spending instalments!
• Offer is bounded by Terms and Conditions. For details, please visit go.dbs.com/hk-fsbmce.

InstaRedeem 20% off on Online / Travel Merchant Spending

• Offset your online spending or spending at travel merchants with DBS$ with just a few taps!

• Redeem air miles or travel rewards with DBS$. No expiry date and redemption fee for DBS$.

  • Redeem flight from Asia Miles, Avios, KrisFlyer & PhoenixMiles at any time; Asia Miles can be converted instantly and shall be credited to your mileage account instantly.
  • Exclusive offers of 45% off when redeeming travel rewards with DBS$ from iGO Rewards.

• Unlimited Cash Rebate Redemption
  • DBS Black World Mastercard® Cardholder can redeem Cash Rebate at DBS$80 to HK$100 during Promotion Period. Without any spending requirement and limit on redemption quantity.
  • Login to DBS Card+ > Select "Rewards" > Select "eSHOP" > Select applicable credit card > Select "20% Off Cash Rebate Redemption Promotion" > Select redemption quantity > Click "Buy Now" to complete redemption procedure

Other things to note

• MoneyHero exclusive offer is only applicable to new applicants who have not owned any DBS cards in the 12 months prior to the date of application for the New Card, have not held and/or cancelled any principal credit cards (including co-branded cards) issued by DBS.
• DBS iBanking bill payment and transactions in Hong Kong dollars at the point of sales outside Hong Kong are not eligible for earning DBS$.
• Terms and Conditions apply. For details, please visit go.dbs.com/hk-blackcard-mc.

• To borrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay!

Miles will be automatically credited to your Asia Miles membership accounts with no mileage conversion fee

• Up to HK$2 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on Cathay and HK Express
  • Eligible spending includes Cathay flight tickets, shopping and bookings with Cathay Holidays, and HK Express flight tickets and duty-free items.For every HK$8,000 accumulated eligible spending on Cathay and HK Express directly, cardholders can earn: Basic Miles: up to (A)2,000 (HK$4=(A)1 for eligible online spending, HK$6=(A)1 for eligible spending in other categories); and Extra Miles: (A)2,000. Thus, cardholders can earn up to a total of (A)4,000 – equivalent to HK$2=(A)1. Extra Miles offer is valid between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024. 
• HK$4 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on dining and overseas category
• HK$6 = 1 Asia Mile for eligible spending on other categories

10% discount on Asia Miles Awards redemption

• Hotel, Car Rental and Experience Awards;
• Dining awards or settle bill with miles; and
• Asia Miles Mileage Renewal fee, Mileage Transfer fee and purchase of Asia Miles Gift Miles.

Agoda Promotion: Standard Chartered Credit Card Customers enjoy up to 7% off on global hotels bookings

First-year annual fee waiver

• New clients can enjoy first-year annual fee waiver. Cardholders will enjoy an annual fee waiver on their Cards for a year (beginning from the respective anniversary of the issuance date of their Cards) if they are Priority Banking clients or Premium Banking clients meeting the relevant Minimum Relationship Balance requirement, or payroll account clients.

Other things to note

• New Cardholders are applicants who do not currently hold and have not cancelled any principal card of Standard Chartered Credit Card or MANHATTAN Credit Card issued by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited in the past 6 months from the date of approval of their current applications for a principal card of the Standard Chartered Credit Cards.
• Transfer/top up transaction from the Card account to any account as designated by Standard Chartered from time to time, including but not limited to, Octopus Wallet, Alipay account, transactions effected through Faster Payment System and other digital payment made through Standard Chartered Online Banking do not count as Eligible Transactions.
• Offers are subject to Terms and conditions
• An Asia Miles Account is required before applying for the Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard, please click here to redirect to the Asia Miles Account registration page

• First year annual fee waiver 
• Welcome Offer Option 1: 10% Cash Rebate on spending in foreign currencies
  New Cardmembers can enjoy 10% Cash Rebate on spending in foreign currencies made with the CNCBI Motion Credit Card in the first 3 months starting from the card issuance date (“Spending Period”), subject to a maximum of HK$1,000 Cash Rebate!
• Welcome Offer Option 2: Enjoy HK$600 Cash Rebate
  New credit card customers who accumulate HK$6,000 or above in retail spending within the first 2 months from the card issuance date (“Spending Period”) with the CNCBI Motion Credit Card will be entitled to HK$600 cash rebate.
• 6% Cash Rebate on dining and online spending all year round
• 6% cash rebate on dining and online spending up to extra HK$200 Cash Rebate per month. (Required to make accumulated eligible retail transaction of HK$3,800 of the month)
• Other things to note:
  • Welcome Offer and MoneyHero Exclusive Offer are only applicable to applicants who do not hold any CNCBI Credit Card principal card in the past 12 months from the approval month of current CNCBI Credit Card applications.
• Terms and conditions apply. For more details, please visit https://www.cncbinternational.com/personal/promotions/motion_credit_card/en/index.html
• Reminder: To borrow or not to borrow? Borrow only if you can repay!

• Most suitable for customer who has big spending in short period
• Earn the welcome offer with a cost-free strategy by using e-wallet transactions (PayMe / Alipay HK) which count towards the welcome spending requirement

• Clear requirement of Welcome Gift. Auto cash rebate with no cap. Cash rebate will be used to settle the outstanding balance of the statement.
  • 2% rebate on local dining spending
  • 2% rebate on local hotel spending
  • 2% rebate on spending in foreign currency
  • 1% unlimited rebate on other spending
  • Rebate will be credited to the eligible card account on the following statement of account when the accumulated rebate balance reaches HK$200 or above and be used to settle the outstanding balance as well as new purchases excluding the Minimum Payment Due.
• Purchase Protection Insurance
  • Purchases will be insured against any damages or loss for up to US$7,600 within 30 days of purchase.

• First year annual fee waiver

• The MoneyHero Exclusive Offer does not apply to student cards
• Welcome offers and MoneyHero exclusive offer are only applicable to customers who currently do not hold, have not cancelled or have not held any principal card of Citi Credit Card within the past 12 months from the month of application for the Eligible Card ("New Customer").
• Transactions made at any merchant in the European Economic Area are not entitled to 2% foreign currency cash rebate
  • Eligible Foreign Currency Transactions exclude card-present transactions made by Cardholders at any merchant with physical premises, address of the fixed place of business or business license in any country participating in the European Economic Area (EEA) or joining after 19 October 2020. 1% Basic Cash Rebate will be awarded to card-present transactions made at merchants in the EEA.