Eloise Lau

Alliance Bank and Alliance Islamic Bank are running a debit card campaign from 1 August to 31 October 2026, with RM120,000 in monthly lucky draw cashback and RM37,500 in guaranteed cashback for a limited group of cardholders. Only online spending and overseas spending count towards it, so debit card payments at shops in Malaysia will not qualify. Your card also has to be enabled for online and overseas spending. If it is not, call the bank at 03-5516 9988 or go to a branch to turn the services on.

It’s 8pm on a Wednesday. The fridge contains three eggs and a bottle of oyster sauce that probably should have been thrown out months ago. You could cook or tapau, but after a long day, the food delivery app on your phone starts looking tempting. Ordering in is the easy choice, especially when you cannot stand the thought of washing up after. It’s also the priciest one, and with the fees creeping up, the ‘Confirm’ button starts to feel a bit heavier.

If you bank with MBSB Bank and carry an Android phone, you can now pay with your phone instead of your card. The bank has enabled Samsung Wallet and Google Pay for its Visa Debit Card-i, so you can tap to pay at any shop that accepts Visa contactless payments, both in Malaysia and overseas. Once your card is added to either wallet, you no longer need to dig out the physical card at the counter.