The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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Mylo Review Jul 1st
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The Best Cash Back Credit Card Welcome Bonus Offers for October 2024 Oct 4th
Here are Rewards Canada’s Top 5 Cash Back Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of October. This is not a ‘best’ credit card list like our Top Cash Back Credit Card rankings but instead look at cards that have very good cash back welcome bonus sign up offers. This list includes cards that [.... More »
American Express AeroplanPlus Reserve and entry level cards no longer available as of today + MORE Jan 10th
As of today American Express is no longer marketing their AeroplanPlus Reserve and AeroplanPlus entry level cards. Existing card members will continue to be able to use their cards and if you had applied for it by yesterday and are approved you'll still get the card. However no new applications will.... More »
June 23 Update: Official statement from RBC about Esso partnership, Double Miles on TAP’s Toronto-Lisbon route + more!
– RewardsCanada.ca
News, Tips & Tricks RBC provided us an official statement regarding their partnership with ESSO: “We recognize the long partnership we have shared with Esso. During this time, we will be working with our valued clients who use the RBC Esso Visa card to ensure a smooth transition. In the meantime, clients can continue to use their RBC Esso Visa co-branded products as they normally would.”We missed this promotion earlier this month but perhaps someone can still make use of it over the next week. TAP Portugal is offering Double Victoria Miles on their new Toronto-Lisbon route. The bonus started when the route started on June 10 and runs until the 30th. It doesn’t appear you need to register so if you are already booked and have flown or will fly the route in the next week you should get the bonus. Find out more here. Posts since our last update: Three cards you’ll want to wait to apply for until July Many banks give us some sort of advance notice of changes and limited time offers coming to their various credit card products… Canadians’ appetite for debt is as insatiable as it has ever been, a new report from credit monitoring firm Equifax says.
Pay as you charge to boost credit score
– creditcards.com
Making several payments throughout the month to keep credit utilization low is a wise strategy to build credit with a low-limit credit card.
Three cards you’ll want to wait to apply for until July
– RewardsCanada.ca
Many banks give us some sort of advance notice of changes and limited time offers coming to their various credit card products. If you have read the blog portion of our site you’ll know we try to pass along news or hints as what to do, whether apply right away since a card will lose a limited time offer or benefit or tell you to wait as the offer will get better. This post is for three cards that will be coming with better offers in July. While we can’t disclose what the new offers will be, we do want our readers to get the best possible deal they can so if you have been considering any one of the following three cards try to hold off on applying for them until the new offers become live:BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard – New offer comes on July 5thBMO AIR MILES MasterCard (no fee version) – New offer comes on July 5thScotiabank SCENE Visa Card – New offer comes on July 1stStay tuned to our social media channels or right here on the blog as we’ll provide all the details on the new offers when they go live!
