We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Quite a few changes from last month to consider.
Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:
TD Canada Trust has an unbelievable offer right now offering an unprecedented 9% cash back. Below are the highlights of the TD Cash Back Visa Infinite Card.
$120 annual fee
$50 annual fee for supplementary cardholders
CBC reports Thieves steal millions of PC Optimum points, go on shopping sprees. In short, several PC Optimum accounts were hacked and points were redeemed.
As if Loblaws needs more issues at with the whole “overpriced bread” scandal, where they offered a $25 gift card as compensation. But then now requesting ID from people to qualify for the gift card. Is this really a good time to ask for IDs when they have having hacker issues?
Seems like Aeroplan is getting a lot of positive feedback for teaming up with Amazon.
What may have been lost in the mix is that Air Miles is already a partner with Amazon.ca, where you can earn 1 mile for every $20 spent on its shopping portal Air Miles Shops.
A press release just came out announcing that Aeroplan is teaming up with Amazon.ca, effective April 24, 2018. Just when we thought Aeroplan was taking a nose-dive, they came out with a strong response.
Note that you can earn Aeroplan miles through their shopping portal. Below are the steps:
With the termination of the grandfathered Chase Marriott and Amazon cards, which waived foreign transaction fees, the Rogers Bank Fido MasterCard and Rogers Platinum MasterCard have become slight more popular cards to use on foreign purchases. However, effective March 13, 2018 and May 23, 2018, there are/will be some changes to the cards.
Another month, another list!
Keep in mind that we also have a Top Cash Back Credit Cards page. The difference is that the main page focuses on any (permanent or temporary offers), while this post focuses on temporary offers only.
Note that we also have two other types of recent monthly lists going on:
Effective May 31, 2018, Esso stations will no longer issue Aeroplan miles. The current earning options are as follows:
Today, we are interviewing Jack Kim (top), Founder and Aaron Tian (bottom), Head of Growth, of Flightdrop, which is an App that’s making flight hacking easier and more seamless!
Today we feature Pointshogger Contributor, Kyler Ayim, writer of How To Earn PC Optimum Points Faster, who will share his experience with the PC Optimum program!
How do I get the most out of the PC Optimum rewards program? It’s a question many of us have been asking ourselves since the merge of PC Plus and Shoppers Optimum, which brought together two of Canada’s most popular loyalty programs with a combined 19 million members.