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Chase Freedom Card
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Chase Freedom Unlimited Ups Welcome Offer for a Limited Time

by Kyle Burbank
A popular Chase card is currently offering an increased cashback welcome bonus. About the Chase Freedom Unlimited Welcome Offer For a limited time, new Chase Freedom Unlimited cardholders can score an enhanced welcome bonus. Right now, the card is offering $300 cashback after spending $500 on the card within the first three months from account opening. That's a 50% increase over the standard welcome bonus of $200 back after $500...
two Bank of America Signature Visa Cards with the USA Soccor and FIFA logos with a soccor goalie leaping to save a shot on goal
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Bank of America Unveils FIFA World Cup 2026 Card Designs

by Kyle Burbank
With Bank of America being the Official Bank of FIFA World Cup 2026, the issuer has announced two World Cup-inspired limited-edition credit card designs. About the Limited Edition FIFA World Cup 2026 Cards: In celebration of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, Bank of America is inviting cardholders to commemorate the occasion. Now, new Customized Cash Rewards and Unlimited Cash Rewards applicants can opt for a special World Cup card...
Mesa Card and Omni Hotel logos
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Mesa Partners with Omni Hotels for Latest Point Transfer Program

by Kyle Burbank
The Mesa Homeowners Card is growing its points transfer network, adding a unique hotel partner to its roster. About the Mesa and Omni Hotels Partnership: Omni Hotels & Resorts has joined Mesa as its latest travel transfer partner. Notably, this marks the first time Omni has partnered with any credit card point program to allow transfers. Now, Mesa members can convert Mesa Points to Omni Credits. Specifically, 30,000 Mesa Points...
collage of Discover Card 5% bonus categories for Q1 2026
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Discover Reveals 5% Bonus Categories for First Quarter of 2026

by Kyle Burbank
The new year is just around the corner — and Discover has revealed its 5% bonus category selections for the first quarter of 2026. About Discover’s Q1 2026 Bonus Category Selections: Starting on January 1st of next year, Discover It card customers will be able to earn up to 5% back in three categories: Grocery Stores, Wholesale Clubs, and Select Streaming Services. First up, the Grocery Stores category includes supermarkets,...
British Airways plane
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Bilt Unwraps Avios Transfer Bonus for December 2025 Rent Day

by Kyle Burbank
With only a few Rent Days left before the big Bilt 2.0 launch, the company has revealed special offers for December 1st. — including another transfer bonus as well as a gift card redemption boost. About the Avios Transfer Bonus: On December 1st, Bilt Rewards members can earn a transfer bonus on not one, not two, but three different airline partners. British Airways, Aer Lingus, and Iberia — all of...
Shop Your Way Visa Card with digital gifts
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First Bank & Trust Launches Shop Your Way 5321 Visa Card

by Kyle Burbank
A new Shop Your Way-branded rewards credit card is now available. About the Shop Your Way 5321 Visa: Applications are now open for the Shop Your Way 5321 Visa card issued by First Bank & Trust. As the name implies, the card earns Shop Your Way points in a variety of categories, ranging from 1% to 5% back. The card does not carry any annual fee. First, cardholders can earn...
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Capital One Brings Back 100K Welcome Offer for Venture X Card

by Kyle Burbank
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Capital One is boasting an enhanced welcome offer for one of its most popular rewards cards. About the Venture X Welcome Bonus Offer: For the first time since the Capital One Venture X launched in 2021, the card is offering a six-figure welcome bonus. Currently, new cardholders can earn 100,000 bonus miles after spending $10,000 or more on the card within their...
Amazon Prime Visa Card
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Amazon Offering Increased Welcome Bonus for Prime Visa Card

by Kyle Burbank
Amazon Prime members looking to save on their holiday shopping this year may be interested in a new offer on the Prime Visa. About the Enhanced Prime Visa Card Offer: For a limited time, Amazon Prime customers can claim an enhanced bonus when they open a new Prime Visa card. Currently, new cardholders can earn a $250 Amazon gift card instantly upon approval. This offer will be available through December...
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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...
PayPal Debit Card app
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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,...