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Best ever bonus! Get up to 60,000 Asia Miles on the Cathay World Elite® Mastercard® + increased earn on Cathay flight purchases! Jul 6th
Neo and Cathay have revealed a new increased welcome bonus offer on the Cathay World Elite Mastercard – powered by Neo and they have also increased the accelerated earn rate for Cathay Pacific flight purchases! When you apply for and are approved for the card you can receive up to 60,000 bonus.... More »
Cyber thieves make off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in attack targeting Coast Capital Savings + MORE Jan 16th
The RCMP and the credit union are investigating after 140 members were robbed in "phishing" and "brute force" cyber attacks..... More »
EQ Bank aims to become a household name + MORE Feb 20th
Canada’s seventh-largest bank is a lender the vast majority of Canadians have never heard of. It has no branches, credit cards, or wealth management offerings.
That could all soon change, says Chadwick Westlake, who became chief executive of EQ Bank last August and already announced a transform.... More »
Last few days to get the first year free & 3,500 points with the Signature RBC Rewards Visa + MORE Oct 29th
RBC's entry level rewards card, the Signature RBC Rewards Visa currently offers a first year annual fee waiver as part of its welcome bonus. That will change as of November 2nd as the bank will start charging the $39 annual fee in the first year on new applications. CORRECTION: The 3,500 welco.... More »
Vote for your favourite credit cards and loyalty programs in Canada's Choice 2021 + MORE Sep 17th
After a six year hiatus we’re happy to announce that Rewards Canada has brought back Canada’s Choice! This is where, you, the Canadian consumer get to vote for your favourite credit cards and loyalty programs in Canada!! Voting is quite simple, once you click the icon or.... More »
Should I close high-balance card if offered a lower APR?
– creditcards.com
If you close the card but continue to pay off the balance, your credit score won’t change much for a while. However, moving the debt to a loan or a balance transfer card could help your score improve sooner.
Loyalty Lesson Learned – Don’t brush off reward programs
– RewardsCanada.ca
We welcome guest contributor, Matthew Couto – a Millennial traveller who left his desk job to travel the world. We learn a lesson from his travels and time off – using a rewards program credit card could have helped him save a lot more money by helping to pay off some of those travels. In this piece Matthew gives us his background and three credit cards he hand picked that he would have liked to have before his adventure started. I left for Australia almost two years ago after quitting my desk job. I had a one-year visa, financial freedom and no plan. I decided if I woke up one morning and wanted to be in Sydney, I would leave that day. I had it all figured out.My second night in Melbourne, I met my girlfriend.We fell in love over the next six months, and went long distance when I left for Europe. But there’s a catch: she is half Australian, half French. Her father’s family lives in Melbourne, her mother’s near Montpellier and her sister in Mexico City. She is a global woman and travels frequently to stay in touch with her family…
