{"id":17727,"date":"2015-08-19T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T02:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=17727"},"modified":"2016-06-07T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T04:14:41","slug":"level-up-your-current-account-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/level-up-your-current-account-savings","title":{"rendered":"Level Up Your Current Account Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/im.my\/1hVgW8j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17890 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/partnershiplogo-300x38.jpg\" alt=\"MAYBANK_BOX_ID\" width=\"300\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/partnershiplogo-300x38.jpg 300w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/partnershiplogo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paying for your child\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/10-most-expensive-international-schools-in-the-klang-valley\" target=\"_blank\">school fees<\/a>? How about paying the maintenance fees of the condominium you leased out?<\/p>\n<p>No matter how much we try to do everything online, sometimes we just cannot get away with issuing cheques for payments. However, let\u2019s be honest. The interest rate on most current accounts are a joke, if there is any interest to be earned at all. Current account holders can deposit and withdraw from a current account at any time without giving any notice. They also get the important advantage of overdraft facility. However, current accounts generally do not come with an attractive interest on their balance lying in the account with the bank.<\/p>\n<p>In this day and age, is it still wise to use a current account that earns you a pittance of interest?<\/p>\n<p>What if we told you there is another way to enjoy the facilities offered by a current account and earn more on top of that?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Earn-more-interest\"><\/span>Earn more interest<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to earn interest, don\u2019t use a current account to keep your money. That was pretty much how everyone thought. However, that can change with a high-yield current account.<\/p>\n<p>High-yield current accounts offer higher rates than other regular current accounts but usually carry more requirements, such as keeping a minimum balance every month.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, you may be required to keep at least RM25,000 in your current account in order to earn about 0.60% per annum in interest. How much will that be in 12 months?<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-38\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-38\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Regular current account<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Balance: RM25,000<br \/>\nPeriod: July to December 2015<br \/>\nAnnual interest rate: 0.60%<br \/>\nTotal interest: RM87.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-38 from cache -->\n<p>Not much is it? And if you just had RM5,000 in your current account, you would have gotten nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>Now, imagine if you could earn extra 1% interest by doing what you usually do on your current account?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Level-up-in-your-earning\"><\/span>Level up in your earning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Maybank Premier 1 Account gives you the best of both worlds by offering the flexibility of a current account, while letting you earn attractive interest rates. The prevailing interest is calculated on a daily basis and interest earned will be credited into this <strong>current account<\/strong> every month.<\/p>\n<p>By maintaining any amount more than RM5,000 in your account every month, you stand to enjoy extra returns of up to 2% p.a. on incremental balance growth of between RM1,000 to RM250,000 in your Premier 1 Account when you transact with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/credit-card\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maybank Credit Cards<\/a> and pay bills via Maybank2u. For example, if you have RM6,000 on June 30, 2015, you must maintain\u00a0an Average Daily Balance of at least RM1,000 by the end of every month, until December 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>You could also be one of the 100 lucky winners who will be rewarded RM500 cash when you spend with your Maybank Debit Card.*<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can level up on your current account:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17895\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_1-2.jpg\" alt=\"maybank-content-graphic_1 (2)\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_1-2.jpg 800w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_1-2-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are few things you need to do before you are eligible to level up:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17892\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"maybank-content-graphic_2 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_2-1.jpg 800w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_2-1-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is how much you can potentially earn in bonus interest starting with the same RM25,000 in the Premier 1 account:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-52\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-52 table-subhead-side\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>July 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM25,000.00<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM25,000.00<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Jul -31st Jul 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,000.00<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,000.00<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">July Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,000.00<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,000.00<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,000.00<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,000.00<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.77<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.77<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM20.00<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM13.25<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM38.77<\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-52 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-53\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-53 table-subhead-side\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>August 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 31st July 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,013.25<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,038.77<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Aug -31st Aug 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,013.25<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,038.77<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">August Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,013.25<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,038.77<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB Against 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,013.25<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,038.77<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.78<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.80<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM20.78<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM18.78<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM 39.57 <\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-53 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-54\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-54 table-subhead-side\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>September 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 31st August 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,032.03<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,078.34<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Sep -30th Sep 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,032.03<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,078.34<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">September Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,032.03<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,078.34<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB against 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,032.03<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,078.34<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.79<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.83<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM21.57<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM18.79<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM 40.39<\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-54 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-55\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-55 table-subhead-side\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>October 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 30th October 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,050.82<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,118.74<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Oct - 31st Oct 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,050.82<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,118.74<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">October Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,050.82<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,118.74<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB against 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,050.82<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,118.74<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.81<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.86<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM22.37<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM18.81<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM41.23<br \/>\n<\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-55 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-56\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-56 table-subhead-side\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>November 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 30th November 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,069.63<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,159.97<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Nov - 30th Nov 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,069.63<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,159.97<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,069.63<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,159.97<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB against 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,069.63<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,159.97<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.82<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.89<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM23.20<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM18.82<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM42.08<br \/>\n<\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-56 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-57\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-57 table-subhead-side\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-57-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center>December 2015<\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center>Regular Premier 1 Account <\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><center> Premier 1 Account with Promo <\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ending Balance as of 31st December 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,088.45<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,202.05<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">End Day Balance from 1st Dec - 31st Dec 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,088.45<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,202.05<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December Average Daily Balance (ADB)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM26,088.45<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM26,202.05<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Incremental ADB against 30th June 2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM1,088.45<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM1,202.05<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Interest (Prevailing 0.85% p.a.)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM18.83<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM18.92<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total Bonus Interest (2.0% p.a.)*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>-<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>RM24.04<br \/>\n<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><b>Total Interest<\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>RM18.83<\/center><\/b><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center><b>RM42.96<br \/>\n<\/center><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<span id=\"tablepress-57-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-57\"><i>*2% Bonus Interest with condition of: <br \/>\n1. Swipe 5 times on credit card<br \/>\n2. Pay 5 bills online <br \/>\n3. Maintain Average Daily Balance above RM5,000<br \/>\n4. Maintain FD portfolio of RM1,000 at Board Rate<\/i><\/span>\n<!-- #tablepress-57 from cache -->\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-59\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-59 table-subhead-second\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\"><center><b>Total interest earned from July to December 2015<\/b><\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center><b>Regular Premier 1 Account<\/b><\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center><b>Premier 1 Account with Promo<\/b><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>RM13.25  + RM18.78 + RM18.79 + RM18.81 + RM18.82 + RM18.83<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>RM38.77 + RM39.57 + RM40.39 + RM41.23 + RM42.08 + RM42.96<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><center><b>= RM107.28<br \/>\n<\/b><\/center><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><center><b>=  RM245.01<br \/>\n<\/b><\/center><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-59 from cache -->\n<p>In this example, you earn an additional RM137.73 in six months by doing the same thing you\u2019ve been doing all along. Isn\u2019t that sweet? With RM1,000 in fixed deposit at Board Rate (part of the requirement), you\u2019ll see yourself earning an additional RM21!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Current-account-facilities-and-more\"><\/span><strong>Current account facilities and more<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Going beyond your normal current account, Maybank\u2019s Premier 1 Account also offers free personal accident insurance and the privilege to apply for an unsecured standby overdraft facility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17893\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_3-1.jpg\" alt=\"maybank-content-graphic_3 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_3-1.jpg 800w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/07\/maybank-content-graphic_3-1-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you think you\u2019ll have trouble meeting the requirements, especially in meeting the required incremental growth every month, you may be better off with a savings account. Failing to meet the requirements will not earn you the top rate, and you may end up with zero earnings.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you are a regular user of a current account, and money goes in and out by the thousands, this is the perfect way for you to get rewarded for your usage. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of the Maybank Premier 1 Account is that it lets you leverage on your everyday expenditures such as utilities and living essentials, by giving you financial rewards while you\u2019re at it. And in today\u2019s volatile economic climate, every little bit you get helps.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how you can make your money work even harder for you with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/credit-card\/top-10-credit-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\">right credit card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Get started on your savings with the <a href=\"http:\/\/im.my\/1hVgW8j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maybank Premier Account<\/a> now!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>* The campaign lasts till December 31, 2015. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maybank Premier 1 Account lets you earn attractive interest rates without the hassle of commitment. 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