Standard Chartered has updated its Priority Pass terms for Priority Banking Visa Infinite Cardholders, with one tier seeing a 50% cut in complimentary lounge visits from 1st July 2026.
The change affects Qualified Priority Banking customers, who are those maintaining at least S$200,000 in monthly average Assets Under Management (AUM) with the bank over the past 12 months. From 1st July, this group will be entitled to 6 Priority Pass visits per membership year, down from the current 12.
There’s also a sneaky change relating to how accompanying guests are counted for Priority Private customers.
What’s changing
Here’s what Standard Chartered is changing for its Priority Banking Visa Infinite Cardholders’ lounge access perks.
| Tier | AUM Requirement | Lounge Visits | |
| Current | From 1 Jul ’26 | ||
| Priority Private | S$1.5m | 24 | 24 |
| Qualified Priority Banking | S$200k | 12 | 6 |
| Other Priority Banking | None | 2 | 2 |
All tiers must additionally hold an active Priority Banking Visa Infinite Card and maintain active Wealth holdings with the bank, the latter a requirement introduced in August 2025, which excludes foreign currency deposits and counts only structured products, fixed income, unit trusts, equity holdings, or an eligible insurance product.
Coming less than a year after that tightening, this latest move stacks a benefit cut on top of a qualification cut.
Existing cardholders will continue to receive the current lounge visit benefits until their next renewal date – which, depending on your card anniversary, may be several months after 1st July – after which the new allocation kicks in.
See the bank’s updated terms and conditions document for full details.
The middle tier loses most
It’s the S$200,000 tier that takes the hit with this change. Priority Private customers parking S$1.5 million with the bank keep all 24 visits, and the entry-level 2-visit tier was always more token gesture than meaningful benefit.
The Qualified Priority Banking allocation was the one that gave the SC Priority Banking Visa Infinite decent credibility as a lounge access proposition, particularly for travellers willing to maintain a six-figure investment relationship with the bank. Six visits a year, perhaps three return trips with a guest or six solo stops, is materially weaker.
You can see how it stacks up against other Singapore credit cards offering complimentary lounge access in our dedicated guide.
Priority Private guest benefit quietly tightened
While the headline 24-visit allocation for Priority Private customers remains unchanged here, the accompanying T&C illustrations suggest a less obvious tightening.
Under the current rules, bringing one guest counts as a single visit deduction, meaning a Priority Private customer could effectively enjoy up to 24 lounge entries with a guest (48 person-entries in total).
From 1st July 2026, the updated illustration spells out that each guest visit also counts as a deduction, capping the same allocation at 12 visits with a guest (i.e. 24 person-entries).
If a Principal PRB VI Cardholder is accompanied by a guest on each of his/her 12 lounge visits, it will count as 24 visits and that Principal PRB VI Cardholder’s complimentary visits are exhausted.
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It’s a 50% reduction in usable lounge access for Priority Private customers travelling as a couple, even though the bank’s notification page makes no mention of it.
Other Standard Chartered cards unaffected
The change is limited to the Priority Banking Visa Infinite Card. Standard Chartered’s other Priority Pass-offering credit cards retain their existing entitlements:
- Beyond Credit Card: Unlimited Priority Pass visits for the principal cardholder, plus 6 complimentary guest visits per calendar year.
- Standard Chartered Visa Infinite Card: 6 Priority Pass visits per membership year (see our recent review).
Part of a wider trend
This is the latest in a string of Priority Pass cuts among Singapore issuers. UOB will end unlimited lounge access on its Visa Infinite Metal Card in just a few days, and Citi removed unlimited lounge access from the Prestige Card while hiking the annual fee last year.
The direction of travel is fairly obvious – rising Priority Pass operator fees and heavier lounge utilisation are pushing card issuers to ring-fence generous allocations for top-tier wealth clients and cardholders only.
Summary
If you hold an SC Priority Banking Visa Infinite at the S$200,000 AUM tier, it’s worth trying to take advantage of any remaining 12-visit allocation through to your next renewal, after which you’ll be on half rations.
We’ll update our list of cards with complimentary lounge access once the new allocations take effect.
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