By cutting off GrabRewards points for credit and debit card transactions, the hope is that more users switch to paying with their Grab wallet balances, which provides working capital for Grab, and lowers the card fees they pay.īut that assumes GrabRewards points have any sort of motivational power in the first place. Look, it’s quite obvious what Grab is trying to do here. You will continue to earn 4 mpd on Grab transactions (excluding GrabPay top-ups) with the following cards: Card To be clear, this has nothing to do with the points you earn from your credit cards. It effectively means the Grab ecosystem will stop rewarding you after you’ve hit the S$30,000 annual limit on GrabPay (since you can’t use the Grab wallet, nor earn points with debit/credit cards). The only way to earn GrabRewards points will be to pay with your GrabPay wallet, GrabPay card or PayLater by Grab (all of which are funded by your GrabPay balance). This effectively forces most consumers to choose between credit card rewards and GrabRewards, and there’ll only be one winner in that contest… No more GrabRewards points for card paymentsįrom 1 August 2022, Grab will no longer award GrabRewards points for credit or debit card payments made in the Grab app.

That’s why GrabPay Wallet or PayLater users will be able to get more points, while still enjoying the same tier benefits. The way you spend has shifted, so must the way we reward you.

In the past year alone, we’ve seen more Grab users opting for safer and more convenient cashless payments. From the way we shop, to the way we pay our bills and get our meals. In a move that’s clearly aimed at nudging people to use their GrabPay wallet, GrabRewards points will no longer be awarded for credit or debit card transactions on the Grab app.

Grab has unveiled a further nerf to the GrabRewards programme, which takes place from 1 August 2022.

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