Singapore’s banks have recently been luring customers with high interest rates.
OCBC Bank has now upped the ante by raising the interest rate on their 360 Savings Account for the second time this year.
There will be no change in criteria for customers to enjoy the boost.
In a notice on Monday (31 Oct), OCBC said the interest rate for their 360 Account would be revised from Tuesday (1 Nov).
It will go up to 4.65% yearly, a significant jump from the current 1.85%, reported by The Straits Times (ST).
This will be counted for the first $100,000 in customers’ bank accounts.
As per usual, customers will have to fulfil specific criteria:
The bank said that these criteria remain unchanged and can be met through most customers’ everyday actions.
Customers will also see their interest soar even higher – to 7.65% a year, from 4.05% – if they make investments and buy insurance through OCBC.
Here’s a summary of all the criteria and bonus interest that may be earned:
OCBC is also allowing more of their credit cards to be eligible in the “spend” category.
From 1 Nov, an expenditure of at least S$500 on the following cards will fulfil the criteria:
Previously, only spending on OCBC 365 cards was eligible.
About two-thirds of 360 Account holders eligible for credit cards already have one of the above cards, ST reported.
In September, OCBC raised the 360 Account interest rate to 4.05% yearly on the first S$100,000.
Thus, this is the second time the bank is doing so this year, as well as the second time in just two months.
They join many other local banks in raising interest rates as they compete for customers’ deposits.
This led to long queues of Singaporeans eager to avail themselves of high-interest-rate promotions.
With OCBC’s latest move, it remains to be seen which bank will win out.
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