Latest Kris+ earning merchants: May 2024

Here’s our latest monthly update for the full list of Kris+ merchants in Singapore allowing you to earn extra miles of up to 9 mpd on top of your credit card points, which can be a great way to top-up your balance for award flights from everyday spend or even big-ticket items throughout the year.

If you’re not familiar with Kris+, it’s SIA’s “lifestyle app” that allows you to both spend and earn KrisPay miles at over 400 dining and retail outlets island-wide.

Kris+ offers instant 1:1 transfers from KrisPay miles to KrisFlyer miles, so it should definitely be on your radar for additional miles accrual throughout the year – for stuff you’re probably buying or doing anyway!

In another exciting development late last year, Kris+ now offers miles earning in Australia for the first time, with over 40 merchant partners in the Sydney and Melbourne CBD areas included at launch.

That list has now expanded to other cities, including Brisbane, Cairns, Perth and Darwin, with nearly 100 partners in total, so if you’re in Australia check your Kris+ app for the latest list over there.

Kris+ latest merchant summary

Since our last update, 12 new merchants have joined the Kris+ programme in Singapore as earning partners, however we’ve said goodbye to 13 merchants that have unfortunately ceased their partnership.

That gives us a new total of 439 partners as of 28th May 2024.

Here’s the latest breakdown of how many Kris+ earn merchants are available by earn rate.

Kris+ Merchants by Earn Rate
28th May 2024

Earn Rate	Merchants (MoM change)
9 mpd	125 ( 9)
6 mpd	142 ( 8)
5 mpd	5 (—)
4 mpd	13 ( 2)
3 mpd	128 ( 16)
2 mpd	8 ( 1)
1.5 mpd	1 (—)
1 mpd	16 (—)
0.5 mpd	1 (—)
All	439

The average earn rate across all Kris+ merchants as of 28th May 2024 is 5.63 mpd, a slight drop from the 5.80 mpd on 1st April 2024. Thankfully over a quarter of merchants (28%) are still offering the highest 9 mpd earn rate.

Here’s how the breakdown looks across the five primary merchant categories for Kris+ earn partners.

Kris+ Merchants by Category
28th May 2024

Category	Merchants (average Earn Rate)
Dining	235 (6.00 mpd)
Retail	125 (5.69 mpd)
Activities	21 (6.48 mpd)
Services	34 (3.37 mpd)
Wellness	25 (4.28 mpd)
All	439 (5.63 mpd)

When Kris+ first launched miles earning five years ago under its former KrisPay branding in March 2019, only 27 merchants were lined up, with earn rates of 0.1 mpd (yes, 0.1!) to 2 mpd at the top end.

Additionally, only six of those merchants (22%) were in the dining category. Today over half of all Kris+ earn merchants are restaurants or cafes.

New merchants: May 2024

Here’s a breakdown of the 12 Kris+ earn merchants that have been added to the programme since our last update, by category.

Kris+ New Merchants
May 2024

Category	Merchant	Earn Rate
Dining	Claudine	9 mpd
	Hook Café	3 mpd
	MANAM	3 mpd
	Nalan	3 mpd
	PARKROYAL Pickering Weddings	9 mpd
	Po Restaurant	9 mpd
	Tanjong Beach Club	9 mpd
	Weddings at Andaz Singapore	9 mpd
	Ya Ge	4 mpd
Retail	Braun Buffel	3 mpd
	Four Stars	3 mpd
Services	Nailz Treats	3 mpd

Axed merchants: May 2024

It’s never all good news for the Kris+ earn programme, with 13 removals to report at the latest update. Here’s how the axed merchants look, by category.

Kris+ Axed Merchants
May 2024

Category	Merchant	Earn Rate
Dining	5 ON 25 (Andaz Singapore)	9 mpd
	Aether House	9 mpd
	Café Monochrome	6 mpd
	Haakon Superfood and Juice	6 mpd
	Levant	9 mpd
	Manna Bistro & Grill	9 mpd
	SIMPLEburger	2 mpd
Activities	AIRZONE	6 mpd
	Kiztopia	9 mpd
Retail	LEGO Certified Store (Bricks World)	6 mpd
	LPB Market	9 mpd
	RAPH&REMY	6 mpd
Wellness	Options Pilates Studio	6 mpd

Unfortunately there are six removals in the 9 mpd category here, and a further six at 6 mpd, which adversely impacts the overall average earn rate across all Kris+ merchants.

In fairness to Kris+, some of these removals are associated with temporary or permanent closures of these merchants, which is the case for 5 ON 25 at the Andaz, Aether House, Levant, Manna Bistro & Grill, AIRZONE and LBP Market.

Merchant rate increases

This month, three Kris+ merchants have cut their earn rate.

May 2024: Merchant rate increases

Merchant	Old rate	New rate
Club 5 (PARKROYAL Beach Road)	3 mpd	9 mpd
Ginger (PARKROYAL Beach Road)	3 mpd	9 mpd
St. Gregory (PARKROYAL Beach Road)	3 mpd	6 mpd

These are 3 of the 12 merchants that suffered unannounced rate cuts back in April 2024, but have since had a change of heart and restored their former (higher) earn rates, which is good news.

Merchant rate cuts

This month, one Kris+ merchant has cut its earn rate.

May 2024: Merchant rate cuts

Merchant	Old rate	New rate
Portman’s Bar (PARKROYAL Marina Bay)	9 mpd	3 mpd

This looks like the flip side of the coin – an outlet that simply got missed out of the recent unannounced April 2024 devaluation across the PARKROYAL / Pan Pacific hotels group.

Latest lists: All Kris+ earn merchants

Here’s our full breakdown of all Kris+ earn merchants in Singapore, updated on 28th May 2024.

We keep the lists up-to-date at least once a month.

You can also view the latest merchant list via the Kris+ app, under the ‘Discover’ tab.

How to earn miles with Kris+ when purchasing

To earn miles using Kris+, you’ll need to have the latest version of the Kris+ app installed on your mobile device, and you’ll also need to have Apple Pay or Google Pay set up on your device too.

Since September 2021, in-app payments have been the only way to earn Kris+ miles when purchasing in-store at a Kris+ earning partner.

When you reach the check out at a participating merchant, tell them you want to pay with Kris+ and then tap the Pay icon at the bottom of the app home screen on your device.

You can then scan the merchant’s QR code, which is usually presented near the till, or you can ask them for it because sometimes it’s gathering dust in a drawer!

You then need to enter the total payment amount and press Pay.

Note how payment using KrisPay miles defaults to off – this is probably the best option as you want to earn as many KrisPay miles as possible for the transaction, which means making full payment using Apple Pay or Google Pay with your linked credit card.

Once the payment is complete, you’ll have the KrisPay miles added to your account instantly.

You should then transfer these immediately to your KrisFlyer account.

You only have seven days to do so, before the miles are stuck in KrisPay, with a paltry 0.67 cents rebate value against future purchases.

Our advice is to just do the transfer there and then, by pressing the Transfer to KrisFlyer button, in case you forget or partially use the earned miles by mistake before transferring, which also locks them into KrisPay miles permanently.

Extra miles for restaurant bookings

Kris+ also allows you to earn 100 KrisPay miles (transferable into 100 KrisFlyer miles) each time you make and attend a restaurant reservation using the app.

It’s definitely worth checking whether your preferred restaurant is on the list, which is powered by Chope, for an easy (albeit small) miles boost, even if the restaurant itself isn’t a Kris+ earn partner.

KrisFlyer also allows you to earn 100 miles directly for successful attended restaurant bookings using Quandoo, occasionally upsized to 150 miles, so it’s worth checking that one out too, especially if your preferred restaurant isn’t on the Kris+ reservation platform.

Credit card points of up to 4 mpd are in addition

You will also accrue points or miles on your credit card for the spend made for Kris+ payment transactions, in some cases adding up to 4 mpd to the maximum 9 mpd Kris+ is dishing out, for up to 13 mpd total earning.

This depends on the credit card you hold and the merchant category (MCC code) of the retailer.

The following cards will earn at their bonus rates of between 3 mpd and 4 mpd for spend in the specific MCCs listed. You can check the MCC with the merchant in advance of your payment if you are unsure, though some are obvious (like restaurants – 5812).

Card	Earn Rate	Notes / MCCs
UOB Lady’s UOB Lady’s Solitaire	4 mpd	Capped at S$1,000 per month (Lady’s) or S$2,000 per month (Lady’s Solitaire). Subject to your specified quarterly bonus category, including:
		Dining:	MCC 5499 MCC 5812 MCC 5814
		Beauty:	MCC 5977 MCC 7230 MCC 7297 MCC 7298
		Fashion:	MCC 5621 MCC 5651 MCC 5661 MCC 5691 MCC 5699 MCC 5948
HSBC Revolution (see our review)	4 mpd	On contactless or mobile wallet payments at specific outlets by MCC, capped at S$1,000 per calendar month.
		MCC 3501 MCC 5045 MCC 5441 MCC 5462 MCC 5499 MCC 5621 MCC 5651 MCC 5661 MCC 5691 MCC 5699 MCC 5732	MCC 5734 MCC 5812 MCC 5814 MCC 5944 MCC 5945 MCC 5947 MCC 5948 MCC 5992 MCC 5999 MCC 7011 MCC 7997
DBS WWMC (see our review)	4 mpd	On on up to S$1,500 of online spend per calendar month, including when paying at a merchant using Apple Pay or Google Pay via the Kris+ app.
OCBC TR (see our review)	4 mpd	On shopping transactions in specific MCCs, capped at S$1,110 per calendar month.
		MCC 5309 MCC 5621 MCC 5651 MCC 5655 MCC 5661	MCC 5691 MCC 5699 MCC 5732 MCC 5941 MCC 5948
KrisFlyer UOB (see our review)	3 mpd	On all Kris+ spend, with no minimum and no upper cap.

Don’t use your Citi Rewards card to make payment with Apple Pay or Google Pay on Kris+, since online transactions using this card specifically exclude mobile wallet payments and will therefore earn at the basic rate of 0.4 mpd.

  Unsure?

If you’re not sure whether your bonus miles credit card is eligible for the merchant of your choice, our advice is to use your best card for general spend miles accrual, especially if the transaction is substantial.

For smaller amounts you may wish to take the chance, but remember most bonus category spend credit cards earn just 0.4 mpd when you make transactions that the bank decides don’t qualify.

Stacking example

Let’s say you have a S$200 meal at Claudine in Dempsey, a 9 mpd merchant with Kris+, and pay in-app using your DBS WWMC card.

Total earning for the transaction will be:

• 1,800 KrisPay miles (S$200 x 9) awarded instantly
• 40 DBS Points awarded when the transaction posts (~ 3 days)
• 360 DBS Points awarded around the middle of the following month

The 400 DBS Points you’ll accrue in total are equivalent to 800 KrisFlyer miles, and the 1,800 KrisPay miles can be instantly converted 1:1 into KrisFlyer miles, for a total effective earning of 2,600 KrisFlyer Miles for this S$200 meal (13 mpd).

There are 12 new earning merchants in the Kris+ programme this month, offering between 3 mpd and 9 mpd in addition to your credit card points when you make a purchase and pay using the Kris+ app.

Unfortunately 13 merchants have also left the programme, so the overall island-wide list of options remains at 439 merchants.

There’s are also some earn rate shifts, up and down, as the platform tidies up its PARKROYAL / Pan Pacific ground devaluation of April 2024.

Nonetheless, over a quarter of Kris+ earn merchants in Singapore still offer the top 9 mpd rate, and in those cases that means earning up to 13 mpd in total with the right credit card, on a range of dining, activities, services and wellness spend.

Do check our continually updated list of options above to see whether there’s a Kris+ merchant in Singapore that you can take advantage of, whether it’s for a morning coffee on the way to work, a dinner with friends or even a laptop or sofa purchase.

(Cover Photo: Tanjong Beach Club)