HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card
Pros & cons
What's good
- Gold Status introductory offer
- $0 annual fee in the first year
- Up to 1 Star Alliance Point per $1 on eligible spending
Worth noting
- $499 annual fee after the first year
- Relatively low $3,000 spend threshold before earning fewer points in each statement period
- 3% foreign transaction fee
Card details
The basics
- Additional cardholders
- 1 ($0 p.a.)
- Card setup
- Single card
- Card tier
- Standard
- Card type
- Visa
- Card use
- Personal
- Credit limit
- $6,000 – $25,000
- Credit rating
- Good
- Rewards program
- Star Alliance
Eligibility
- Instant approval
- No
- Joint application
- No
- Minimum age
- 18 years old
- Minimum income
- $75,000 p.a.
- Residency
- Australian citizen or permanent resident
- Temporary residents
- Not eligible
Repayments
- Interest charged from
- Purchase date
- Interest-free period
- Up to 55 days on purchases
- Minimum repayment
- 3% of the closing balance or $20, whichever is greater
Balance transfers
- Limit
- Up to your available credit limit
- Period
- 12 months
- Promotional rate
- 0% p.a.
- Revert rate
- 21.99% p.a.
- Transfer fee
- 2%
While you carry a transferred balance you may not receive interest-free days on new purchases.
Rates & fees
Ongoing interest rates
- Cash advances
- 21.99% p.a.
- Purchases
- 19.99% p.a.
Fees
- Additional cardholder fee
- $0
- Annual fee
- No annual fee
- Annual fee (year 2+)
- $499 p.a.
- Cash advance fee
- 3% of the amount
- Foreign transaction fee
- 3%
- Late payment fee
- $30
Rewards
Earn rate
- Everyday spend
- 1 pt per $1 spent
- Points cap (monthly)
- Uncapped
- Points expiry
- Points don't expire while your account is open and in order.
Sign-up bonus
- Bonus spend required
- —
- Sign-up bonus
- —
How this card stacks up
Calculated estimates that show where this card sits against the 227 cards in our database.
Personalise these estimates
No annual fee — that puts it among the third of cards in our database that cost nothing to hold.
Lower than 59% of cards we list — that's a average rate.
Carrying $5,000 at 19.99% p.a. costs roughly this much in interest each month.
Assumes the full balance is carried with no interest-free days applied.
Total annual fees across three years — year 1 is discounted to $0, then $499/year.
Days you can avoid interest by paying in full — above average for the market.
That's below average for Standard cards — a fairer comparison than measuring it against $0 cards in other tiers.
A combined read on annual, foreign, cash-advance and late fees across all the ways a card can cost you.
Stated minimum income — very high.
Transferring $5,000 could save this much in interest over 12 months, after the 2% transfer fee.
Assumes the balance isn't paid down during the intro period — a conservative estimate.
After the intro period the rate jumps to this — above-average revert rate.
Where this card ranks among balance transfer cards for intro period length.
Where this card ranks among rewards cards for earn rate.
Where this card ranks among no annual fee cards for annual fee.
Calculated metrics are estimates based on assumed spending patterns and point valuations and should not be taken as financial advice. Point values used: Qantas/Star Alliance 1.2c, Velocity 1.0c, all other programs 0.5–0.8c per point. Percentile rankings are based on 227 cards in the CreditCardCompare.com.au database as at June 2026. Seek independent financial advice before applying for any credit product.
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How it compares
| Card | Purchase rate | Annual fee | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card (this card) | 19.99% p.a. | No annual fee | 1 pt per $1 spent |
| Latitude Low Rate Mastercard - Balance Transfer Offer | 13.99% p.a. | $69 p.a. | — |
| Kogan Money Credit Card - Balance Transfer Exclusive Offer | 21.99% p.a. | No annual fee | 1 pt per $1 spent |
| Qantas Money Platinum | 20.99% p.a. | $349 p.a. | 1 pt per $1 spent |
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