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The Best Credit Cards for Students in 2019 + MORE Jan 14th
If you’re a student in college or university, you understand that every penny counts. Tuition is high, textbooks are expensive, and it’s hard to maintain healthy eating habits while living off-campus when all you can afford are those packets of Sidekicks pasta for $1.
This is where a good rewar.... More »
Receive a 30% bonus when you transfer HSBC Rewards points to British Airways Executive Club in June + MORE May 5th
Next month HSBC is bringing back their transfer bonus to British Airways Executive Club and this time it will be a 30% bonus! The last few iterations of the bonus have seen it at 35% and 40%, so not as high this time but still a very worthy bonus to consider. This could be a prime time for tho.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update – November 22, 2023 + MORE Nov 22nd
New Amex Offers statement credit for dining at Toronto Pearson International Airport and the race for the first Moxy Hotel to open in Canada looks like it will go to Halifax - by five days! Check out today's points & miles updates here:
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How criminals are using the low-interest credit card scam to steal your identity + MORE Feb 22nd
It starts with what sounds like a promising phone call: For a one-time fee, you can lower the interest rate on your credit card. But the person on the other end of the line isn't with your bank or credit card company. And what they're really after is your identity..... More »
Canada’s best Mastercard credit cards 2019 + MORE Jul 17th
As one of the top credit card processors in the world, Mastercard is both extremely popular and also nearly universally accepted. For those already banking at BMO Bank of Montreal, a major Canadian bank that associates with Mastercard, these cards may offer all the perks you’re after along with op.... More »
An Ontario woman says she is furious that her bank repeatedly increased the limit on a joint line of credit she had with her then-husband, allowing him to rack up debt for which she is responsible. She wants banks to have to get permission before increasing a customer’s line of credit.
Canadian Tire is expanding its loyalty program
– moneysense.ca
TORONTO — Canadian Tire Corp. says it’s expanding its loyalty program to allow customers to collect and redeem Canadian Tire Money across its various retail brands.
The company says starting later this spring, customers will be able to collect points at Sport Chek, Mark’s, Atmosphere and Gas+ locations in addition to Canadian Tire itself, as well as redeem them at locations other than Gas+ stations.
Canadian Tire says the revamped program will be called Triangle and include both loyalty points and two new MasterCards issued under the program.
READ: How to merge your points into PC Optimum
The program will allow customers to collect points either through an app or a loyalty card that will also offer personalized content and offers, while purchases with the branded MasterCards earn additional points.
The update to the loyalty program comes amid wider shifts in loyalty programs in Canada, including Air Canada moving away from Aimia Inc.’s Aeroplan program to its own system, and Loblaw Co…
Best starter credit cards, regardless of your creditworthiness
– creditcards.com
Whether you’re a student or a first-time cardholder getting in on the rewards game, these starter credit cards can help score savings from day one.
Some California businesses, but not all, are exempt from surcharge ban
– creditcards.com
Ruling by 9th Circuit Court early in 2018 exempts some, but not all, businesses from ban on credit and debit card surcharges.
