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four Shell Performance Elite Mastercards
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Shell Introduces Performance Elite World Mastercard with Imprint

by Kyle Burbank
A far-reaching gas station chain is launching a new credit card that not only offers rewards on fuel but also on other everyday purchases. About the Shell Performance Elite World Mastercard: Shell is rolling out a new rewards credit card called the Shell Performance Elite World Mastercard. The product is powered by Imprint, while First Bank & Trust issues the card. With the card, customers can earn 4% back in...
Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley American Experes Platinum Cards
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Two Amex Platinum Variants Now Boast Enhanced Bonuses

by Kyle Burbank
A pair of lesser-known American Express Platinum Card alt-versions are now offering increased welcome bonuses. About the Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum Offers: Currently, both the Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley American Express Platinum cards are increasing their cardholder welcome offers. Now, new cardmembers can earn 150,000 bonus Membership Rewards points after spending $12,000 on the card within the first six months. Previously, the welcome bonuses for these...
Dick's Sporting Goods credit card and app
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Dick's Sporting Goods and Synchrony Relaunch Credit Card

by Kyle Burbank
A popular sporting goods chain is refreshing its rewards credit card offerings with enhanced benefits. About the New Dick's Credit Card program This week, Dick's Sporting Goods revealed updates to its credit card offerings. Issued by Synchrony, the updated Dick's Credit Card and Dick's Mastercard allow customers to earn even more rewards on purchases. The headlining feature of the new cards is the ability to earn 10% back in rewards...
JetBlue Premier Card
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JetBlue Premier Card Launches 100,000-Point Welcome Offer

by Kyle Burbank
JetBlue's enhanced Premier World Elite Mastercard is now live, accompanied by an elevated welcome offer. About the JetBlue Premier Card Welcome Offer: Those applying for Barclays' JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard can now score an increased bonus. Currently, new cardholders can earn 100,000 TrueBlue points after spending at least $5,000 on the card during the first three months. For comparison, when the card intially debuted last year, it launched with...
dining and travel scenery with the American Express Gold Card - 60 Years of Gold
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Amex Celebrates Gold Card's 60th Anniversary with New Perks

by Kyle Burbank
American Express' iconic Gold Card is celebrating its 60th anniversary by bringing new perks and offers to the card. About the Amex Gold Card's New Permanent and Limited-Time Benefits: Current and prospective Amex Gold Card members have reason to rejoice as a minor refresh of the product (timed to its 60th anniversary) is bringing in some benefits. First up, the card's Dining Credit is getting some new options. Now, the...
Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
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Chase Sapphire Reserve Debuts Best-Ever Welcome Bonus Offer

by Kyle Burbank
Chase's flagship travel card has introduced a new welcome bonus that amounts to the best-ever offer for the card. About the New Chase Sapphire Reserve Welcome Offer: For a limited time, new Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders can score an enhanced welcome bonus. Now, the card is offering 150,000 bonus Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending $6,000 on the card within the first three months. Prior to this, the offer was...
woman on a bridge with Wells Fargo and Cathay Pacific logos
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Wells Fargo Adds Cathay Pacific Asia Miles as Transfer Partner

by Kyle Burbank
Another new travel transfer partner has joined the Wells Fargo Rewards program. About Wells Fargo's Cathay Pacific Partnership: This week, Wells Fargo announced that it had forged a new partnership with Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific. As a result, Wells Fargo Rewards customers can now convert their points into Cathay Pacific Asia Miles. Notably, Wells Fargo Rewards Points will transfer to Cathay Pacific at a rate of 1:1. This means...
British Airways plane
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Bilt Brings Back British Airways Bonus for May 2026 Rent Day

by Kyle Burbank
For the May 2026 edition of Rent Day, Bilt is once again turning to British Airways for a transfer bonus. About the British Airways Transfer Bonus British Airways' Avios loyalty program is the star of Bilt's Rent Day next month. On May 1st, members can earn up to 100% bonus when transferring Bilt Points to Avios. Per usual, the size of the bonus offered will depend on the member's Bilt...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
Travelers with two Best Western Credit Cards
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
Marriott Bonvoy card and a woman on vacation
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
Bilt and All Reward logos
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...