Through June 15, 2016, PNC credit or debit cardholders can get a $10 statement credit for trying out Visa Checkout.
Launched by Visa nearly two years ago, Visa Checkout is an online check out service similar to PayPal. It can be accessed using any web-enabled mobile device, and can store any major credit or debit card–not just Visa cards–so that consumers don’t have to re-enter billing and shipping information.
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For a limited time, when you buy a Starbucks eGift Card of at least $10, you’ll get an additional $10 in credit when you pay with Visa Checkout. For example, if you spend $10, you’ll get a $20 gift card. Or you can spend $20 to get a $30 gift card. This offer is valid for the first 325,000 customers between May 3 and May 17, 2016. Limit one bonus per person.
Note: The bonus won’t be reflected at checkout but will be confirmed in your email receipt. This is an unfortunate way to do things, as there’s no way to tell if the bonus is still available until after you’ve made the purchase. As of the time of this post, the offer was still valid, but it’s unknown how much longer supplies will last. It’s safe to say, though, that this deal is going fast. For more info, see this link. (HT to SD)
American Express just added a number of new Amex Offers today. Among the publicly available ones are:
Read on to get all the details.
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Back in January, American Express launched the new SimplyCash Plus Business credit card, but only made it available to select small business owners. Now, it has made the card available to the general public.
What’s special about this card? There are a couple of things that stand out. First, while you are given a credit limit on the card, it also almost acts like a charge card, in that you are given the ability to spend beyond your credit limit in order to help pay for larger purchases, while still earning cash back. Second, it offers a good deal of flexibility in cash back category choices. The card earns 5% cash back at office supply stores and wireless telephone services, 3% cash back in one of a list of eight categories and 1% cash back on other purchases. The 5% and 3% categories apply to the first $50,000 in purchases per year. What’s also nice is that there is no annual fee and a signup bonus worth up to $500.
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Have a Citi credit card? Effective May 15, 2016, your card benefits will be getting a boost. Thanks to a change in benefits providers, Citi will soon be giving its cardmembers improved purchase protections, including increased warranty coverage, return protection and expanded Citi Price Rewind limits. Even better, these changes appear to apply to most Citi cards.
Read on for the details.
Good news for Avengers fans — you now have an excuse to keep your favorite superhero in your pocket. Synchrony Financial and Marvel Partnerships just announced the launch of the new Marvel MasterCard and unlike nearly every other pop culture icon-related credit card, its rewards aren’t completely atrocious.
Cardholders will earn 3% cash back for purchases made on select entertainment, dining and online at Marvel.com and Marvel’s official merchandise booths. All other purchases will earn 1% cash back. Cash back will be paid as a statement credit and the card has no annual fee. Perhaps more importantly, the cards feature some excellent Marvel art work.
The ever popular Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card deal for 50,000 bonus signup points is back once again. Under this promo, both the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Plus Card and the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card earn an intro bonus of 50,000 points after you spend $2,000 in your first 3 months of cardmembership.
The Plus card carries an annual fee of $69 while the Premier card has an annual fee of $99. Neither of these fees are waived under this offer.
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As was promised last month, the brand new Chase Freedom Unlimited card is now available online. Chase’s new cash back card is a departure from its original Freedom card which offers 5 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent in rotating quarterly bonus categories (on up to $1,500 each quarter) and 1 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent on everything else. Instead, the Chase Freedom Unlimited card earns a flat 1.5 Ultimate Rewards per dollar spent on every purchase with no rotating quarterly bonus categories.
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With the recent Hilton credit card deals that have been popping up (such as the Hilton Surpass Amex 100,000 bonus points offer and the 75,000 bonus points Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature deal), it seemed like a good time to compare the various Hilton co-branded credit cards. They include the aforementioned Hilton Surpass Amex and Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature card, as well as the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve Card and the Hilton HHonors Amex.
Which Hilton credit card is the best for you? Read on for our in-depth analysis.
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Through May 4, 2016, the Hilton HHonors Surpass Card from American Express is offering its most lucrative signup bonus ever–100,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points when you spend $3,000 in purchases in your first 3 months of cardmembership. There is, however, an annual fee of $75, which is not waived for the first year.
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