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:
American Express Canada (AMEX) has been known to charge high payment processing fees, which discourages many businesses from accepting AMEX cards as a payment option. This may change as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has agreed on a deal with payment processing firm Chase Merchant Services that will reduce the fee.
Quite a few credit cards has promotions that expired compared to last month’s list, so we have a much less impressive list this month. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back…
It was not long ago that I wrote this post, but already it is due for an update. I am happy to see that the Canadian credit card market has become more competitive on the foreign purchases front. More and more credit cards are either waiving the foreign transaction fee or offering a higher earning ratio on foreign purchases, which are the cards that I will be focusing on today.
Today, I would like to share with you the results of a research conducted by Capital One Canada. March is Fraud Prevention Month, so it is only fitting to share a post regarding this matter. Capital One Canada conducted a survey…
Today, we feature Pointshogger contributor Leo Doss, general manager of Carlined. He highlights some of the advantages and disadvantages of the American Express Centurion Card, Cobalt Card, Platinum Card and Simply Cash Preferred Card to help people decide which American Express card best suits their personal situation.
Most American Express (AMEX) cards have very useful features and benefits, allowing you to save money, as well as valuable travel insurance. You can choose the AMEX card that is most appropriate to your lifestyle. AMEX can be especially valuable to business owners who frequent frequently.
I cannot believe that it has been 3 and a half years since I last wrote a post about credit cards for backpackers. As you probably know, quite a bit has changed in the industry since then. There is no question that I am way overdue for a update on this post.
There are many reasons to go backpacking, but I think that we can mostly agree that part of the reason is to keep costs down so that we can travel for a more extended period of time. But just because we want to keep costs down, does not mean that we cannot also earn rewards along the
We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Seems like the current trend is that most first year fee waivers are with fixed rewards or cash back. I really hope that this trend will shift at some point to see more airline and hotel (miles and points) promotions instead.
Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on:
Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers
It has been just over a year since I last updated this post. A few changes to the industry means this post is due for an update. Usually I update this post ahead of Valentine’s Day, but hey, we eat all year round. Furthermore, this has been a long winter in some parts of the country, so spring and summer cannot come soon enough, where we might be more willing to go out. So below is a list of the top credit cards to use at restaurants if you want to prepare for warmer weather ahead of time.