Capital One Smart Rewards Mastercard®

Capital One Smart Rewards™ Mastercard®

The Capital One Smart Rewards Mastercard® offers a unique take on rewards. You'll earn 5 points for every $1 paid towards your card balance – rewarding you for paying your credit card.

$0.00
Annual fee
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$0
Welcome bonus
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$156
Annual rewards
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Monthly Spending:
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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Earn 5 points for every $1 paid towards your balance.
  • Includes everyday and travel benefits.
  • No annual fee.

Cons

  • No welcome bonus.

Your rewards

How you earn rewards

Each card earns rewards differently. Part of choosing your card is deciding what type of rewards you want to get. With Capital One Smart Rewards Mastercard, here's how you earn rewards:

  • 5 points per $1 paid towards your balance

For all reward details click here.

Rewards are only earned on payments made towards the account balance.

How much your rewards are worth

The dollar value of your rewards depends on the specific rewards program ‒ and what you choose to redeem your points for. For Capital One Smart Rewards Mastercard in particular, if you spend $2,000 per month, here's our estimated annual rewards earned depending on which reward you choose:

Gift Cards $150

Calculating your annual rewards

$24,000 annual spending x 0.65% return on spending = $156 annual rewards

$156 annual rewards $0.00 annual fee = $156 net annual rewards

Details and eligibility

Estimated Credit Score
760 - 900
Personal Income
N/A
Household Income
N/A
Canadian resident who has reached the provincial age of majority.
Annual Fee
$0.00
Extra Card Fee
$0
Card type
Credit
Purchase Δ
21.90% - 29.90%
Cash Advance
21.90% - 29.90%
Balance Transfer
21.90% - 29.90%
Δ Purchase interest rate for Quebec residents is 21.90%.

Insurance coverage

Extended Warranty
1 year
Purchase Protection
120 days
Price Protection
Yes
Travel Accident
$250,000
Baggage Delay
$300
Rental Car Theft & Damage
Yes

Please review your insurance certificate for details, exclusions and limitations of your coverage, terms and conditions apply.

Learn more about the value of credit card insurance coverage.

Genius Rating

Capital One Smart Rewards Mastercard's 3.5 Genius Rating is based on the weighted average of the following scores:

Rewards
1.4
Fees
4.3
Insurance
2.1
Interest
0.8
Perks
1.1
Approval
1.1
Acceptance
5.0

Methodology

All scores are produced by our math-based rating algorithm that takes into account over 126 credit card features.

Learn more about our rating methodology.

Key benefits

  • Get rewarded for paying your credit card bill.
  • Earn 5 points for every $1 paid towards your balance.
  • 20,000 points will get you a $25 gift card.
  • Includes everyday and travel benefits.
  • No annual fee.
  • Annual interest rate on purchases, cash advances and balance transfers: 21.9% for residents of Quebec, 29.9% for residents of the rest of Canada.

User review

4.0 out of 5

Reviewed by 1 Canadian

5 stars
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4 stars
100%
3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Mile 10 months ago
1

Was easy to get and my score was nowhere near what you say you need on here of 760 , I believe my score was around 720 at time I got it, was given initially $5000 limit right away, but after never missing a payment on any card I own or using more than %5-10 of limit I have never been offered a credit increase! And they removed the feature on app to request increase which I'm not happy about. And my other Cap One card I've had for 5 years , increased once and nothing again. So pros and cons but I've never had any major issues with this card it's easy to get for sure.

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126+ total data points analyzed
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