MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus® Mastercard® (QC)

MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus® Mastercard® (QC)

The MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus Mastercard is a no fee cash back card that lets you earn 5% cash back on gas and grocery purchases for the first 6 months. It also comes with a comprehensive suite of insurance.

$0.00
Annual fee
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$81
Welcome bonus
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$210
Annual rewards
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Monthly Spending:
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Pros & cons

Pros

  • 5% cash back on gas and groceries for the first 6 months, up to $500 spent per month.
  • 2% cash back on gas and groceries.
  • Includes 7 types of insurance.

Cons

  • Can only earn 2% cash back on gas and groceries on the first $500 in monthly spend.
  • Low earn rate of 0.5% on all other purchases.

Your rewards

Getting your welcome bonus

Based on $2,000 in monthly spending, you can get up to an estimated $81.

For all welcome bonus details click here.

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 MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus Mastercard (QC), here's how you earn rewards:

  • 2% cash back on gas and groceries , up to $500 in combined spend monthly
  • 0.5% cash back on all other purchases

For all reward details click here.

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 MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus Mastercard (QC) in particular, if you spend $2,000 per month, here's our estimated annual rewards earned depending on which reward you choose:

Statement credits $210

Calculating your annual rewards

$24,000 annual spending x 0.88% return on spending = $210 annual rewards

$210 annual rewards $0.00 annual fee = $210 net annual rewards

Details and eligibility

Estimated Credit Score
660 - 724
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
21.99%
Cash Advance
21.99%
Balance Transfer
21.99%

Insurance coverage

Extended Warranty
1 year
Purchase Protection
90 days
Travel Accident
$1,000,000
Trip Interruption
$2,000
Rental Car Theft & Damage
Yes
Rental Car Accident
$200,000
Rental Car Personal Effects
$1,000

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

MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus Mastercard (QC)'s 3.8 Genius Rating is based on the weighted average of the following scores:

Rewards
1.9
Fees
4.3
Insurance
2.1
Interest
1.6
Perks
1.4
Approval
3.7
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

  • Accelerate cash back on common purchases!
  • No annual fee.
  • Get 5% Cash Back†† on eligible gas and grocery purchases for the first 6 months (until the total gas and grocery purchases in the applicable month reaches $500).
  • Get 2% Cash Back on eligible gas and grocery purchases thereafter (until the total gas and grocery purchases in the applicable month reaches $500).
  • Get 0.5% Cash Back for all other eligible purchases.
  • Standard Annual Interest Rates of 21.99% on eligible purchases, 21.99% on balance transfers and access cheques, and 21.99% on cash advances.
  • A suite of comprehensive insurance.**
  • Take advantage of a card that provides Cash Back on eligible purchases and has no annual fee. Apply now for the Smart Cash® credit card.
This offer is only available to residents of Quebec. For residents of other provinces/territories, please click here.

User review

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Reviewed by 1 Canadian

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