Taiwan New Double Dog Card Update! December New Benefits Program Revealed at Once
Attention, middle-class individuals! Many cardholders who consider the “Taiwan New Double Dog Card” as their main card, including the GoGo Card and the Flygo Card, will have new benefits for their billing statements starting from December 1.
Among them, the GoGo Card’s highest 3.8% cashback offer for using LINE Pay will end on November 30, causing many netizens to express their disappointment.
According to the latest benefits announced by Taiwan New Bank, it can be seen that both the Black Dog Card (GoGo Card) and the Flying Dog Card (Flygo Card) will have a slight reduction in cashback benefits. In addition to the removal of the Black Dog Card’s 3.8% cashback for using LINE Pay, the Flygo Card will also cancel the cashback for purchases at CPC gas stations and Taiwan High-Speed Rail.
However, for the Black Dog Card, Taiwan New is also introducing a new promotional program that will replace the cashback for using LINE Pay. Starting from December, they will add a maximum 3% Taiwan Point cashback for payments made with “JKO Pay”.
Why remove LINE Pay and turn to collaboration with JKO Pay?
Taiwan New Bank stated that based on data observations, GoGo Card users prefer to use LINE Pay and other mobile payment options for their purchases. JKO Pay covers nearly 80% of the popular consumption scenes among GoGo Card users, such as major convenience stores, Carrefour, CPC gas stations, McDonald’s, and Starbucks.
In addition, JKO Pay is not only Taiwan’s largest electronic payment provider but has also joined the government’s actively promoted “TWQR (Taiwan Quick Response) cross-institutional shared platform”. This platform emphasizes that electronic payment partners can be used in various scenes, including those previously only available for Taiwan Pay, AllPay, and E.SUN Pay, with the possibility of gradually opening up JKO Pay for use.
Is the reduction in GoGo Card’s cashback rate to 3% favorable with the new benefits?
Taiwan New Bank pointed out that in the eight years since the issuance of the GoGo Card, it has accumulated a large number of digital native customers who prefer online shopping. Therefore, in addition to continuing to provide enhanced cashback for popular online shopping platforms such as Shopee, momo, KuPang, PChome, Yahoo, and Amazon, they have added new partners such as Eastern Shopping and Books.com.tw to cover the complete user online shopping scene.
At the same time, taking advantage of the travel boom, they offer a maximum 3% cashback for bookings made on six major accommodation websites, including Agoda, Trip.com, Booking.com, Airbnb, Hotels.com, and Expedia.
Below, “Digital Times” summarizes the changes in benefits for the Double Dog Card:
What are the new benefits for Taiwan New’s “GoGo Card”?
Billing statement promotion period: December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025
Reduction in cashback percentage:
From 3.8% to 3%
Supported mobile payments: Taiwan Pay, JKO Pay (added)
Supported online shopping platforms: Shopee, momo, PChome, Yahoo, Amazon, KuPang (Coupang), Eastern Shopping (including SenSen) | Books.com.tw (added)
Supported accommodation websites: Agoda, Trip.com, Booking.com, Airbnb, Hotels.com, Expedia
Note: General consumption cashback of 0.3% with no upper limit, upgrade to selected mobile payments, online shopping, and accommodation websites for a maximum 3% cashback upon completing tasks.
Task description: Use digital bills (including electronic or mobile bills) and automatically pay Taiwan New credit card bills through a Richart account.
The maximum 3% cashback for selected consumption includes [(general 0.3% with no upper limit) + (enhanced 2.7% with a maximum of 1,500 points per billing statement)]. If the task is not completed, the general 0.3% cashback with no upper limit (excluding enhanced cashback) will be applicable, and the maximum cashback per billing statement will be increased from 1,000 points to 1,500 points.
What are the new benefits for Taiwan New’s “Flygo Card”?
Billing statement promotion period: December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025
Promotion details: Up to 5% for air travel, up to 3% for overseas usage with no upper limit
Selected airlines: China Airlines, EVA Air, Starlux Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, Cathay Pacific Airways, Mandarin Airlines, Uni Air
Selected travel platforms: Klook, Southeast Travel (added)
Overseas (including online shopping): Up to 3% with no upper limit in Taiwan Points (credit card)
General consumption: 0.3% with no upper limit in Taiwan Points (credit card)
Note 1: The maximum 5% cashback for selected consumption includes [(general 0.3% with no upper limit) + (enhanced 4.7% with a maximum of 2,000 points per billing statement in Taiwan Points (credit card))]. If the task is not completed, the general 0.3% cashback with no upper limit (excluding enhanced cashback) will be applicable, and the maximum cashback per billing statement will be increased from 1,500 points to 2,000 points.
Note 2: The selected airlines are only applicable to ticket purchases made through the respective airlines, and the transaction description must include “航空” or “AIRLINE” to enjoy the cashback.
Note 3: The enhanced cashback is applicable for purchasing tickets/vouchers/accommodations/travel itineraries on the selected travel platforms mentioned above.
Task description: Use digital bills (including electronic or mobile bills) and automatically pay Taiwan New credit card bills through a Richart account.
Further reading:
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Editor: Li Xiantai