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Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated April 1, 2016)

ByMatt April 1, 2016September 20, 2023

I will be looking to update this list every time I see some significant movement in the industry. This is the third time that this is being updated (February and March).

American Express (AMEX) | British Airways (Executive Club - Avios) | Membership Rewards (American Express)

Last Day of the American Express Transfer Bonus to British Airways

ByMatt March 28, 2016August 1, 2016

Today (March 28, 2016) is the last day to receive the 25% transfer bonus between American Express Membership Rewards and British Airways Executive Club (Canadian offer only).

American Express (AMEX) | Scotiabank

Building a Credit Card Portfolio (around $5,000 spending per month)

ByMatt March 28, 2016September 20, 2023

For the people who fall under this category of monthly spending ($5,000 or more), more than likely they are frequent travellers. So I will be going with the following monthly spending breakdown:

American Express (AMEX) | Membership Rewards (American Express)

American Express Referral Sign Up Bonus Increases

ByMatt March 24, 2016August 1, 2016

Finally some good news coming out of American Express. It does not completely make up for changing the rule to once-in-a-life-time sign up bonus and decreasing the number of credit cards that qualify for a referral bonus, but it does take some sting out of the hit.

Best Credit Card for Each Financial Institution (March 13, 2016)

ByMatt March 13, 2016September 20, 2023

I have written posts ranking each financial institution, but I thought it would be fun to write a post listing the top 1 credit card per institution. I have listed the credit cards based on the most recent financial institution rankings. Maybe one day I will list the top credit cards, but it highly depends on a person’s needs, so it is very subjective.

American Express (AMEX) | MBNA | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Which Credit Cards I Would Keep Beyond the First Year Fee

ByMatt March 12, 2016September 20, 2023

If churning came to an end tomorrow, because all banks completely shut it down, then we will need to decide which credit cards we would want to retain over the medium and possibly long term.

American Express (AMEX) | MBNA | Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

The Top Credit Card Spending Bonuses (updated March 10, 2016)

ByMatt March 10, 2016September 20, 2023

It has been just over a year since I last updated this list. With a few cancellations and changes since, I thought I’d give this list a nice little update. I find that spending bonuses are very valuable, because it rewards big spenders with a benefit that helps offset an annual fee, which will reduce the urge for churning. Personally, I would actually like to see a lot more of these types of incentives with more credit cards.

Hotel Co-Branded Credit Cards Market Wide Open

ByMatt March 6, 2016September 20, 2023

It is very slim pickings for co-branded hotel loyalty program credit cards in Canada. These are only 4 credit cards left to choose from. This also means that the market is completely wide open. Unfortunately, the weak Canadian dollar is really not helping the potential for a hotel rewards program to want to enter the Canadian market.

Top Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses for March 2016

ByMatt March 5, 2016September 20, 2023

The beginning of January started off pretty week, and things started to pick up as the month went on. Below are the top current higher than normal credit card sign up bonus offers to watch out for. As a result, February’s list looks a lot more promising with a few more choices.

Ranking the Credit Card Portfolios of Each Canadian Financial Institutions (updated March 1, 2016)

ByMatt March 1, 2016September 20, 2023

I did not think that I was going to be updating this post so quickly, but enough has changed from last month that it warrants an update. Every time there are some significant movements in the credit card industry, I plan on updating the rankings of this post. You will notice that under every credit card companies’ explanation for its ranking, I will be listing some of its top credit cards to choose from.