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6012 Financial Institutions – Merchandise and Services Non-official reference (db)
7399 Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Non-official reference (db)

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Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS): MCC 9311 (exception, user verified, risk: high)

User reported that using the Standard Chartered Visa Infinite tax payment facility to meet the sign-up bonus minimum spend has highly inconsistent results, with some users successfully receiving points while others had to appeal for months.

Field Value
Status uncertain
Confidence medium
Source layer user_reported
Merchant Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)
Card Standard Chartered Visa Infinite
MCC 9311
Programme Standard Chartered 360° Rewards
Programme type bank_transfer
Points currency miles
Miles / points 50,000 miles
Devaluation risk low
Last verified 2026-06-11
Last seen 2026-06-11T12:48:16+00:00
Observed result Some users successfully counted the tax payment facility towards the sign-up bonus minimum spend, while others did not and had to appeal.
Public/official layer Tax payments (MCC 9311) are excluded from eligible retail transactions.
Caveat Official T&Cs exclude MCC 9311 (Tax Payments) from eligible retail spend, but the tax payment facility behaves differently.

Merchant via CardUp/SC EasyBill/SC Income Tax Payment Facility: MCC 9311 (exception, user verified, risk: low)

User reported that cardUp, SC EasyBill, and the SC Income Tax Payment Facility transactions count towards the S$2,000 minimum spend requirement for the Standard Chartered Visa Infinite 50,000 miles sign-up bonus.

Field Value
Status active
Confidence high
Source layer user_reported
Card Standard Chartered Visa Infinite
Route CardUp/SC EasyBill/SC Income Tax Payment Facility
MCC 9311
Programme type bank_transfer
Points currency miles
Miles / points 50,000 miles
Devaluation risk low
Last verified 2026-06-11
Last seen 2026-06-11T13:37:16+00:00
Observed result Users confirmed these transactions successfully count towards the S$2,000 sign-up bonus spend.
Public/official layer Tax payments (MCC 9311) are generally excluded from retail spend, but specific sign-up promo terms allow SC EasyBill, CardUp, and the SC Income Tax Payment Facility.
Caveat General retail exclusions list MCC 9311 as excluded, but these specific payment routes/facilities are explicitly included for the sign-up bonus spend.

GrabPay via GrabPay: MCC 6540 (exception, user verified, risk: medium)

User reported that grabPay top-ups count towards the $1,000 minimum credit card spend requirement for the Standard Chartered Bonus$aver account.

Field Value
Status uncertain
Confidence medium
Merchant GrabPay
Card Standard Chartered Bonus$aver
Route GrabPay
MCC 6540
Last verified 2026-04-14T23:55:44+00:00
Last seen 2026-04-14T23:55:44+00:00
Observed result GrabPay top-ups count towards the $1k spend requirement.
Public/official layer E-wallet top-ups are typically excluded from minimum spend requirements.
Caveat Based on a single user confirmation; e-wallets are typically excluded in T&Cs. | Stacking: Standard Chartered Bonus$aver -> GrabPay