Credit Cards

[PROMOTION] Scotiabank Credit Cards (expired on June 30, 2014)

ByMatt April 1, 2014September 20, 2023

Scotiabank has decided to extend its promotion on the credit cards below until June 30, 2014. All 3 credit cards listed below offer great value. This is a great move by Scotiabank to remain competitive in the credit card market. Several companies have been heating up, which is always good for consumers. So I am giving a big thumbs up to Scotiabank!

Scotiabank Momentum Visa Infinite Card

Annual fee $99 (waived if you apply before June 30, 2014)

Chase Canada (Discontinued) | Marriott Hotels & Resorts (Marriott Bonvoy)

[HOTEL] 2014 Reward Chart Changes with Marriott

ByMatt March 30, 2014August 7, 2015

Marriott has completed their changes to the reward charts for 2014. As of April 8, 2014, the new Categories come into effect. Below are most of the changes to Canadian hotels:

Best Western (Best Western Rewards) | MBNA

[PROMOTION] 40,000 Best Western Bonus Points (expired)

ByMatt March 29, 2014September 20, 2023

There is currently a 40,000 sign up bonus and the highlights of the credit card are as follows:

Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges) | MBNA

[PROMOTION] 24,000 Bonus Points with MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard (expired)

ByMatt March 28, 2014April 10, 2020

We previously wrote about the Choice Privileges program and talked about how looking out for a 24,000 sign up bonus on the MBNA Choice Privileges MasterCard and lo and behold the promotion is now available. The highlights of the credit card are as follows:

Air Miles (Bank of Montreal) | American Express (AMEX)

[PROMOTION] 2,500 Air Miles Sign Up Bonus (expired)

ByMatt March 25, 2014December 6, 2016

I previously provided an analysis on the American Express AIR MILES Reserve Credit Card. Here are the highlights of the credit card again:

Credit Cards | WestJet (WestJet Rewards)

[AIRLINE] WestJet Warns Customers of Credit Card Scam

ByMatt March 22, 2014March 23, 2015

We recently wrote about a credit card scam happening to RBC Reward customers. Now it is WestJet’s turn to fall victim. WestJet customers have been targeted by telephone scams. Apparently con artists have been pretending to be from WestJet and WestJet Vacations…

PC Plus (Merged with PC Optimum) | President's Choice Financial (PC Financial) | Shoppers Optimum (Merged with PC Optimum)

Loblaws is One Step Closer at Taking Over Shoppers Drug Mart

ByMatt March 21, 2014

The Competition Bureau approves Loblaw’s purchase of Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion. The condition is that Loblaws must sell 18 stores and 9 pharmacies to an independent operators. The transaction is scheduled to close on March 28, 2014. What interests me…

Bank of Montreal (BMO) | Capital One

[PROMOTION] BMO World Elite MasterCard (expired on June 1, 2014)

ByMatt March 21, 2014April 8, 2020

It seems that BMO has extended a promotion that was supposed to end on March 3, 2014. Apply for the BMO World Elite MasterCard before June 1, 2014 and your annual fee will be waived on the first year. Here are the highlights of the card:

Credit Cards | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Credit Card Scam in British Columbia

ByMatt March 20, 2014

This post will probably add fuel to the fire for people already do not want to collect points to begin with. A man and woman from Surrey, British Columbia are accused of identity theft, impersonation, possession of stolen mail and forgery….

Capital One | Credit Cards

How to Encourage Customers to Retain their Credit Cards

ByMatt March 19, 2014April 8, 2020

There have been rumours that American Express might no longer allow customers to churn their credit cards. We will see if there is any truth to this rumour in the coming months. Churning is the process of signing up for a credit card, then cancelling and signing up for the same credit card again later on. Some credit card companies only allow you to get one sign up bonus per lifetime.

There are so many reasons why people want to churn. Here are some of the possible reasons: