"Danjong Is Absolutely Not Allowed"... The Top Valuable Card Is

Card Gorilla Blind Survey Results
KB Kookmin Card's 'Tantandae-ro Miz & Mister Titanium Card' Ranks 1st
Despite COVID-19, Mileage Card Selection Respondents Up 10%+

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] Amid the decline in profitability of card companies leading to the discontinuation of many premium cards, KB Kookmin Card's 'Tantandae-ro Miz & Mister Titanium Card' was selected as the number one premium card that users do not want to be discontinued in the future. Cards offering broad benefits were highly preferred, and no-strings-attached cards were also popular.

According to Korea's largest credit card specialist site Card Gorilla on the 5th, in a blind survey asking "Which premium card do you hope is not discontinued?", KB Kookmin Card's 'Tantandae-ro Miz & Mister Titanium Card' ranked first. This blind survey was conducted without revealing the card companies or card names, judging solely based on benefits. It was conducted over about six days starting from the 26th of last month, targeting visitors to the Card Gorilla website, with a total of 1,245 participants.

KB Kookmin Card's Tantandae-ro Miz & Mister Titanium Card received a total of 417 votes, securing first place with 33.5% support. Introduced as "Credit Card A with up to 100,000 KRW monthly discount," this card offers 10% discounts on daily services such as coffee, transportation, fuel, department stores, and marts, and 20% discounts on trendy services including beauty, golf, food delivery, fashion, and interior. Due to the high discount limit, if the previous month's spending reaches 400,000 KRW, a 70,000 KRW discount is applied, and if it reaches 800,000 KRW, a 100,000 KRW discount is given.

Second place went to Woori Card's 'Card-ui Jeongseok Cookie Check' with 20.0% (249 votes). Introduced as "So many benefits on a check card? D Check Card," this card provides cashback of 2,000 to 5,000 KRW on shopping, coffee, movies, transportation, and TOEIC, an additional 1% cashback on simple payments, and up to 2% cashback on overseas usage. Despite being a check card with zero annual fee, it was popular due to its diverse benefits.

Third place was Shinhan Card's 'Deep Dream' with 18.6% (232 votes). Introduced as "Representative of no-strings-attached cards, Credit Card B," this card offers a basic 0.7% accumulation domestically and internationally without any previous month spending or accumulation limits. If the previous month's spending exceeds 300,000 KRW, 2.1% accumulation is possible in five essential life categories, and 3.5% accumulation in the most used category. It is a steady seller that surpassed 5 million issued cards last year.

Fourth place was Woori Card's 'Naver Pay Woori Card Check' with 17.7% (220 votes). Introduced as "Naver Pay is the truth! E Check Card," this card accumulates 1% of domestic and international merchant usage amounts as Naver Pay points up to 20,000 points per month without requiring previous month spending. As a launch promotion, an additional 0.5% accumulation on domestic usage is applied until the end of this year. It attracted attention as a replacement product for the 'Naver Pay Shinhan Card Check,' which gathered 80,000 issuance applications in the three days before discontinuation.

Fifth place was Samsung Card's 'Samsung Card & Mileage Platinum (Skypass)' with 10.2% (127 votes). Introduced as "If you hold on to mileage, Credit Card C," this card has an annual fee in the 40,000 KRW range and accumulates 1 mileage point per 1,000 KRW spent at all merchants without previous month spending or accumulation limits. Additionally, in special sectors such as department stores, gas stations, cafes, convenience stores, and taxis, it accumulates 2 mileage points per 1,000 KRW without previous month spending requirements, and offers free access to Incheon Airport lounges twice a year.

Go Seung-hoon, CEO of Card Gorilla, said, "Regardless of credit or check cards, cards that offer broad discounts at many merchants were highly preferred," adding, "Due to the impact of COVID-19, simple payment cards ranked higher than mileage accumulation cards, but about 10% of respondents still accumulate airline mileage."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.