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Updated MBNA Alaska Airlines Credit Card Links

ByByMattJun 27, 2018

Feels like I am writing about MBNA almost every day lately. Anyway, the glitch seems to have lasted less than 48 hours. Seems like we have a conclusion now. MBNA has decided to offer two versions of their credit cards.…

What’s going on with MBNA Alaska Airlines MasterCard?

ByByMattJun 26, 2018

There seems to be so much uncertainty surrounding the MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite MasterCard. A few day ago, there was an increase in the sign up bonus from 25,000 to 30,000 bonus miles. A few issues have surfaced since…

Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for June 2018

ByByMattJun 25, 2018

Quite a few expiry promotions going on. There is a chance that they can be extended or a new promotion may be offered instead.  Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back…

MBNA Alaska Airlines Sign Up Bonus Increased to 30,000 Miles

ByByMattJun 22, 2018

Looks like MBNA has increased its sign up bonus to its highly valuable MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite MasterCard Credit Card, going from 25,000 to 30,000. There does not appear to be any expiry date on the offer either. Note that…

Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers for June 2018

ByByMattJun 15, 2018

Just like last month, not much has changed this past month. Though keep in mind that we also have an going Top Cash Back Credit Cards page which consists of permanent and temporary offers, while this post focuses on temporary offers only….

WestJet Teams Up with RBC To Create Loyalty Program: Ampli

ByByMattJun 14, 2018

According to a few news reports (CBC, Huffington Post), RBC and WestJet have teamed up to offer a new loyalty program called Ampli. They say they have teamed up, but they are already teamed up as RBC is the only credit…

Top Credit Cards to Use on Road Trip (updated June 12, 2018)

ByByMattJun 12, 2018

As we approach the summer months, road trips become more popular. What you want to do is have a nice batch of credit cards to use to optimize spending during the trip. Depending on where you are going, you may…

[INTERVIEW] Plastiq’s Landon Howell, Industry Relations

ByByMattJun 7, 2018

Plastiq recently partnered with MasterCard, so this was a great opportunity to hear more from Plastiq directly. Today, we are interviewing Landon Howell, Industry Relations, from Plastiq to learn more! 

Top Credit Card Higher than Normal Sign Up Bonuses for June 2018

ByByMattJun 5, 2018

Another month, another list. Not too many changes for the last few months. Feels like slim pickings to me. All of the offers are currently coming from 3 of the major banks (BMO, CIBC and Scotiabank). Hope to see other…

Another Hack, This Time BMO and CIBC

ByByMattMay 28, 2018

Is it just me or has there been a lot more fraud in the past 12 months or so?  This time, nearly 100,000 clients have been affected.  CIBC, more specifically their subsidiary, Simplii Financial, had more than 40,000 banking customers…

Credit Cards which offer Free Airport Lounge Access (updated May 28, 2018)

ByByMattMay 28, 2018

A few changes to the industry means that this post was due for an update from last time, namely, Now unlimited access on National Bank World MasterCard (now the same as the World Elite version) Addition of Scotiabank Passport Visa…

Best Current First Year Fee Waived Cards for May 2018

ByByMattMay 25, 2018

We are back again with our monthly update on the first year fee waived credit cards list. Note that we also have two other types of monthly lists going on: Top Cash Back Credit Card Offers Top Higher than Normal…

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