Today, we feature the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at AIR MILES, Rick Neuman, who will lead the technological innovation, development and dissemination ahead of its 30th anniversary. He brings a wealth of experience from Flipp, Sears Canada, Canadian Tire and Walmart. Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions Rick, we are looking forward to the new initiatives that you are in charge of!
Gas prices are just getting out of control. In Canada, we have surpassed $2 per litre in many parts of the country. What can we do to bring down the cost? Today, we will go over a few different strategies. We will start with some rewards related ways first. Then get into the non-rewards related ideas.
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Compared to last month, HSBC extended their offers with some minor tweaks and Scotiabank SCENE Visa card offer got pushed to end of August. For this month, the National Bank, RBC and TD offers are coming to an end before they make it to next month’s list.
Before we talk about what the interview series is about, we just wanted to share some history of Pointshogger. We launched our site back in October 2013 and it has been quite a journey since then. We met lots of amazing people that we thought we would never meet (mostly virtual). Over time, we have tried to keep up with the changing times.
It’s been a year since Aeroplan and Starbucks Rewards teamed up. More details about their partnership here. Now their partnership is expanding further with the ability for Aeroplan members to directly convert Aeroplan points to Starbucks Stars.
Air Canada’s Aeroplan added a new function to make it easier for members to earn points through the Aeroplan shopping portal, eStore. ow it’s easier to earn more Aeroplan points when you shop online.
For this month, Laurentian Bank had an offer ending at the start of April, which has now been extended to June. HSBC also had offers expiring at the beginning of the month, which have now been modified and waiver extended to end of October.
Only the Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card is expiring on this month’s list (before we make it to the next month’s list). The TD cards will expire shortly after the next month’s list is published.
Neo Financial is relatively new to the credit card scene, but they are trying to make some noise. Today, we have a special guest, Andrew Chau, the co-founder and CEO of Neo Financial took the time to answer some of our questions. Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule Andrew, keep up the good work!
Since January 18, 2022, Esso Extra members were no longer able to earn or redeem their points anymore. However, they have until April 30, 2022 to convert their Esso Extra points to PC Optimum.