The HSBC World Elite Mastercard is a relatively new card in the Canadian market. This is not their ‘Premier World Elite’ which is meant for people who bank at HSBC but rather this card is for any Canadian and it is essentially the same as the Premier version. When HSBC launched this card earlier this […]
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Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Review
Back in 2014 we stated that the first major Canadian financial institution to offer a No Foreign Transaction Fee credit card stood to “to take a big chunk of the Canadian market.” This is now reality. Sure we’ve had No Foreign Transaction fee cards in Canada for more than five years however they were from […]
Introducing the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite Card – a strong well rounded no foreign transaction fee travel rewards credit card
Back in 2014 we put out an article that discussed why No Foreign Transaction Fees have not proliferated here in Canada. In that article we state the following: In general the Canadian credit card market is one of the most sophisticated and ahead of the times, our cards have pretty much maxed out on the […]
February 22 Update: Canadian No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Card Feature, 15% Bonus WestJet dollars when converting RBC Rewards & a note from Amex
Ever since Chase announced they were exiting the Canadian market and shutting down their Marriott and Amazon cards earlier this year we have been inundated with questions on which cards in Canada still offer no foreign transaction fees. We have been answering individual emails and replying to comments on the site daily with the response […]
BMO Rewards World Elite MasterCard Review – 2018 Update
This is an excerpt of our review that appears on the main Rewards Canada site which has been updated to incorporate all the changes the card underwent on January 15, 2018: In the middle of March 2010 BMO came out with a new Mastercard offering to compete with the Visa Infinite cards issued by other […]
The Ultimate Credit Card Portfolio for Family Travel
In this feature of Rewards Canada’s Ultimate Credit Card Portfolios we look at the ultimate wallet for families who like to travel. We have always recommended that you should carry a Visa, a MasterCard and an American Express card in your wallet. The reason why is that there are benefits, promotions and earning potential unique […]
Canada’s Top Travel Rewards Credit Cards Revealed
For many Canadians, the month of January is marked with an assortment of goal setting and New Year’s resolutions from fitness promises to personal finance makeovers. If leisure travel is on your ‘do more’ list it’s equally important to set a goal with a clear action plan. Travel reward credit card programs can help, but […]