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Average card APR remains unchanged at 15.19 percent: CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report + MORE Apr 28th
April 27, 2016: Average rates on new card offers remained near record highs this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report..... More »
Earn up to 15,000 bonus Aeroplan points on Air Canada flights between Canada and Japan + MORE Oct 20th
Air Canada is back with another Aeroplan bonus points promotion for flights to Japan. Members can earn up to 15,000 bonus points for flights that are booked in the next week for travel from late fall right through to late spring. The up to 15,000 bonus points offer: Earn up to 15,000 bonus Aeroplan .... More »
Receive up to 50,000 points back on Aeroplan hotel bookings + MORE Nov 14th
Air Canada Aeroplan has brought back a “points back” promotion for booking hotel stays with your Aeroplan points. Members can receive up to a 50,000 Aeroplan points rebate when registering for this offer and redeeming for eligible stays. This time the tiered offer is capped at 40,000 points reba.... More »
You can now earn Aeroplan Miles with Uber Eats and receive 10x miles with the special launch offer! + MORE Jun 9th
Air Canada has landed a great new partner that is now being offered via the Aeroplan eStore and that partner is Uber Eats. As of today when you place orders with Uber Eats via the eStore you can earn Aeroplan miles on those purchases.To celebrate the launch Aeroplan is offering 10 miles per dollar s.... More »
August 30 Update: WestJet Rewards Seat Selection Vouchers can be used for travel companions & a targeted Air Canada Aeroplan flight bonus Aug 31st
The seat selection vouchers that come with WestJet Rewards Elite Status can now be used for other people that travel with you! Effective August 28, 2019, you will be able to share your seat selection vouchers with your travel companions when they are travelling with you. Even more good news:.... More »
Apple Pay To Come to Canada
– ratesupermarket.ca
According to various reports, Apple plans to launch Apple Pay, a service that allows users to seamlessly make payments via their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch, sometime this fall. Here’s what early adopters need to know.
Phoning It In
Apple Pay launched in the U.S. last October. It enables users to make payments directly from their Apple devices at retailers equipped with “near-field communications” (NFC) contactless point-of-sale transaction machines. Once registered with an enabled device, to make a payment users simply hold their finger over the fingerprint sensor. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can remotely disable the service via Apple’s Find My iPhone application.
Banks Balking at Apple Pay Canada
Canada is a logical place for Apple to start taking the system global: according to the Canadian Bankers Association, more than half of us do the majority of our banking online and, by 2011, 31 per cent of Canucks had used mobile banking (a number that has surely gone up).
But, more relevant to a rollout is that about one-third of all Canadian smartphones are iPhones and, by the end of the year, virtually all credit card readers will be equipped with the NFC contactless payment system required to work with Apple Pay…
Transferring reward points to airlines often yields great value
– creditcards.com
For credit card rewards programs that allow you to either buy flights through their portals or transfer points to airlines, the latter is often the faster way to earn free flights
