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How can I use my Citi SMRT card as EZ Link card?

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How can I use my Citi SMRT card as EZ Link card?

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Simply activate the card at TransitLink office to use it as your EZ-Link card. You can use this card for either EZ-Reload or SimplyGo. At 2% rebate for any EZ-Reload transactions over $30, you'll save quite a bit after a year.

Also question is, how do I activate my Citi SMRT EZLink card?

Please present your Citi SMRT Platinum Visa Card and collection slip number (activation code) at any TransitLink Ticket Office or at any General Ticketing Machine installed with an external card reader to activate the EZ-Reload Facility on your Citi SMRT Platinum Visa Card.

Additionally, can debit card be used as EZ Link? You can still use your EZ-Link or NETS FlashPay functionality on your contactless bank card for retail purchases, provided you have not gotten a refund of the remaining value in the EZ-Link or NETS FlashPay purse.

Similarly, it is asked, how do I use my Citi card SMRT?

To activate the SimplyGo function on your Citibank SMRT Card, please visit any General Ticketing Machine (GTM) to switch your payment mode from EZ-Link to contactless payment to use SimplyGo.

How do I link my EZ Link card to my credit card?

To use EZ-Reload, you need to apply to link your debit or credit card through the EZ-Link app (Mastercard and Visa only) or website (American Express and Diners accepted). You can also link your EZ-Link card to a DBS /POSB bank account using GIRO via one of the AXS machines available island-wide.

How do I reload my Citi SMRT card?

1. Download the EZ-Link mobile application for Apple IOS/Android 2. Create your account and register your EZ-Link 16 digit CAN ID (found at the back of your Citibank SMRT Credit Card – 1009 XXXX XXXX XXXX) 3. Select the 'Auto Top up' icon and complete the necessary steps.

How do I activate simply go?

Here's how you sign up for SimplyGo:
  1. Step 1: Create an account on TransitLink's SimplyGo website or via the SimplyGo app.
  2. Step 2: Register your contactless credit or debit card.
  3. Step 3: Tap in and out while taking the bus or MRT, EXCEPT you can now use your registered contactless card or mobile payment device (eg.
Top up Credit/Debit Cards (with Ez-Link Function)
  1. Insert your ATM/Debit/Credit Card.
  2. Key in your 6-Digit Card PIN.
  3. Select More Services followed by NETS FlashPay/Cashcard/Ez-link/Concession Card.
  4. Select Ez-link card followed by Continue.
  5. Select Top-up and select the Account you wish to use.
Top-up your ez-link anytime, anywhere
  1. Download the EZ-Link app (Android) & log in to register your EZ-Link card.
  2. Select Top Up on the EZ-Link app (Android) Note: The top-up function is only available for NFC-enabled Android phones.
  3. Select DBS PayLah! as the Payment Option. Note: Check that you have sufficient PayLah!
Our EZ-Online service has ceased. There are many other ways you can conveniently sync and top-up your ez-link cards. You can do so anytime, anywhere with the My EZ-Link Mobile application or at AXS Stations and OCBC ATMs located across the island.
The EZ-Link App is supported on phones that operate on either iOS or Android platforms. On-demand (Ad-hoc) top-ups are available on Android and iOS devices (on iOS versions >13.0) while Express Top Ups are exclusively available on NFC-enabled Android phones.

How do I redeem my Citi Visa points?

Click here to Login to Citi Online and place a request:
  1. Select 'Your Queries' on the left navigation panel.
  2. Choose the Credit Card on which you want to redeem points.
  3. Choose the category 'Reward points / Redemption related'
  4. State the number of points you want to redeem.

How do I redeem my SMRT$ cash rebate?

$5 Cash Rebate 5 SMRT$ SMRT5 $10 Cash Rebate 10 SMRT$ SMRT10 For example, to redeem $10 cash rebate, Cardholder should SMS “RWDS XXXX SMRT10” to 72484, where XXXX refers to the last 4 digits of the card number.

Where can I buy SMRT card?

You can purchase ez-link cards at 42 TransitLink Ticket Offices and 6 Concession Card Replacement Offices located at MRT stations and bus interchanges, at Passenger Service Centres within most MRT Stations and at 7-Eleven stores, including those located at Shell petrol kiosks.

How do I claim my Citibank rebate?

Log on to www.citibank. Or. Redeem your rebates conveniently via mobile. After making a transaction with your Citi Cash Back Mastercard®, you will receive an SMS which will allow you to pay for your purchase using your rebates.

What can I do with SMRT$?

Savings are awarded in SMRT$, which can be redeemed for cash rebate or vouchers. *Do note that 5% SMRT$ is awarded for transactions of $50 and above only for groceries. For all transactions under $50, 3% SMRT$ is awarded instead, even if you hit the minimum spend of $300.

How do I redeem my Citibank reward points via SMS?

Citibank Online and Citi Mobile App b. Your latest credit card statement or c. By sending an SMSSMS REWARDS XXXX (where XXXX stands for the last 4 digits of your cardnumber) from your registered mobile number to 52484 for Airtel / Aircel / Idea / Vodafone subscribers or +919880752484 for other subscribers.

How do I cancel my Citi SMRT credit card?

(applicable to closure of Citibank SMRT Card) If you have a Citibank SMRT Card, please proceed to any TransitLink Ticket Office in order to terminate and obtain a refund of the remaining stored value in your EZ-link Facility.

Can I use my bank card on the bus?

You can now use a credit or debit card to pay for your ticket on buses using contactless. Instead of paying with cash, you can pay contactless by placing your card or device on the yellow contactless reader.
How to top up your Ez-Link Credit/Debit Card
  1. Insert your ATM/Debit/Credit Card.
  2. Key in your 6-Digit Card PIN.
  3. Select More Services followed by NETS FlashPay/Cashcard/Ez-link/Concession Card.
  4. Select Ez-link card followed by Continue.
  5. Select Top-up and select the Account you wish to use.

Is it more expensive to use bank card for MRT?

Any of the SimplyGo-enabled cards can be directly tapped at the MRT/bus gantries or added to mobile wallets and used. No; there are no additional fees for using locally-issued credit cards. However, if you do use a foreign-issued (non-Singapore) card there will be a fee of 50 cents per transaction.
What can the EZLink card be used for? EZ-Link can be used for all public transportation fares like public buses, MRT, and SBST & SMRT LRT trains. Private taxis and private buses. Vending machines, photocopying and printing services.
Eliminating the hassle for regular top-ups, commuters can now pay for their train and bus trips by tapping their credit card or mobile phone. Users who keep their ez-link cards with their credit card in their wallets would also need to remove one, or risk paying double.
How to use it like an EZ-link card
  1. Turn on Double-Click Side Button option under Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay.
  2. Set the registered card to your Default Card in Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay.
  3. Authenticate via passcode, Touch ID or Face ID before you tap.
The new all-in-one PAssion POSB Debit Card allows cardholders to enjoy greater savings, rewards and privileges at over 2,500 places islandwide. What's more, it also works as an ATM, NETS, Debit MasterCard® and EZ-Link card to give cardholders all the convenience they need.

Can I use my DBS debit card for MRT?

You can now conveniently use your DBS/POSB Contactless cards and tap to pay with SimplyGo for your bus/train rides, with no top-ups needed. Just SimplyGo by tapping your card/mobile wallet directly on train gantries and bus card readers.
Yes, you can have the remaining value in your expired ez-link card transferred to another active ez-link card or purchase a subsidised ez-link card. Alternatively, you can get a refund of the remaining value back to your bank account via a deferred refund option. 6.
Get a refund or transfer of value for your EZ-Link/NETS FlashPay cards at any TransitLink Ticket Office if you have lost or damaged your card. Visit any TransitLink Ticket Office and present your card to terminate EZ-Reload for refund.
1.You can download the EZLink app to check balance & top up online
  1. Perform a quick EZLink balance check.
  2. Check the transaction history of each EZLink card.
  3. Disable a lost EZLink card.
  4. Enable EZLink auto top up i.e. EZ-Reload.
  5. [Only for NFC-enabled phones] Top up your EZLink card.

Which credit card is best for public transport Singapore?

Best Credit Cards for EZ-Link/ Public Transport Transactions
Credit CardCashback/Reward
DBS Altitude Visa1.2 miles per dollar (Trains, bus and taxi rides, and Singapore Airlines tickets purchased on DBS Travel MarketPlace.)
UOB Lady's Card10x UNI$ (20 miles) per $5 spend
CIMB Platinum Mastercard10% cashback

How can I use MRT Visa card?

"To use SimplyGo with contactless cards, cardholders who have EZ-Link/NETS FlashPay functionality built into their Mastercard or Visa contactless bank cards will need to visit a General Ticketing Machine at any MRT or LRT station to switch their cards' payment mode to bank card," the transport authority said.