As we reported last week, the Rogers Mastercard has been enhanced as of today. The card now provides a 50% bonus instead of a 30% bonus when you apply your cash back rewards towards eligible Rogers purchases, including new phones, bill payments and accessories. This translates to an amazing 3% return on card spending!
Earning
The card has two cash back earn rate structures. One for Rogers customers and one for those who are not customers. The former being the better of the two seeing as how this card is targeted towards Rogers clients.
Earn rates for customers who have one eligible service* with Rogers:
- 2% unlimited cash back on all eligible purchases
Earn rates for all other cardholders:
- 2% unlimited cash back on U.S. dollar purchases
- 1% unlimited cash back on all other eligible purchases
* Eligible services:
- Postpaid Rogers-branded consumer mobile plans (which includes wireless home phone and tablet data plans). For these plans, users who have permission to make changes (i.e. a Level 1 Authorized User) are also eligible.
- Postpaid Fido-branded consumer mobile plans – primary account holders only (which includes wireless home phone and tablet data plans)
- Any Rogers, Shaw or Fido-branded internet, TV, home phone, home monitoring or satellite service – primary account holders only
Redeeming
As with most cash back cards there is only one redemption option with the Rogers Mastercard and that is to redeem for cash back! The Rogers card has a very simple and easy cash back redemption process. Once your cash back rewards balance reaches $10 you can redeem towards purchases you made that have a value of $10 or more.
50% bonus when redeeming cash back towards any Rogers product or service (including your bill):
There is an additional bonus to the card’s cash back redemption option if you use your cash back rewards towards a Rogers purchase. The bonus is 50% and it will be awarded when you apply your cash back against eligible Rogers purchases, including new phones, bill payments and accessories. Just like the standard cash back option, the minimum redemption amount is $10 however when you do apply it towards your Rogers purchase the credit will be 50% higher. For example, if you redeem $20 in cash back rewards towards your Rogers purchase your account will be credited with $30.
For those of you who are Rogers customers this card provides the best cash back return out of any card in Canada (Fee or No fee) for Costco warehouse purchases.
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Features and Benefits
Like most no fee cash back cards there are not a lot of extra features or benefits on the Rogers Mastercard. It does have one benefit though that will stand out for Rogers mobile customers who travel and that is a Roam Like Home benefit.
5 Roam Like Home days every year
Rogers Mastercard cardholders who are also Rogers mobile customers will receive 5 Roam Like Home days at no cost every year (up to $75 value).
Wrapping it up
The Rogers Mastercard which just celebrated its first birthday not too long ago has undergone many changes in that short time but almost all of those changes have been positive, such is the case with today’s update! The card’s bonus for redeeming cash back towards Rogers/Shaw/Fido purchases has been enhanced to 50% which translates to an effective 3% cash back return.