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Idle credit cards in Asia prompt banks' overhaul
Published Fri, Aug 19, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
FREE rice cookers and suitcases were among the special deals that tempted Chiu Wing-suet into accumulating her 20 credit cards, many of which are crammed into her wallet. She's unlikely to accept any more such offers.
"I've come to realise that most of my cards are useless," said the 30-year-old Hong Kong nurse. "I basically use only one card, for shopping and travel booking online."
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