Scotiabank US Dollar Visa Card

Scotiabank US Dollar Visa Card

If you frequently travel to the U.S. or do a lot of shopping in U.S. currency, this could be the perfect card for you.

US$35.00
Annual fee
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$0
Welcome bonus
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$0
Annual rewards
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Monthly Spending:
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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Low US$35 annual fee.
  • No currency conversion fees on USD transactions.

Cons

  • No rewards on purchases.
  • Limited insurance included.

Your rewards

How you earn rewards

This card does not earn rewards on purchases.

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Details and eligibility

Estimated Credit Score
760 - 900
Personal Income
$12,000
Household Income
N/A
Canadian resident who has reached the provincial age of majority.
Annual Fee
US$35.00
Extra Card Fee
$0
Card type
Credit
Purchase
19.99%
Cash Advance
22.99%
Balance Transfer
22.99%

Insurance coverage

Extended Warranty
1 year
Purchase Protection
90 days

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

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Genius Rating

Scotiabank US Dollar Visa Card's 1.8 Genius Rating is based on the weighted average of the following scores:

Rewards
0.0
Fees
3.1
Insurance
0.6
Interest
1.7
Perks
0.1
Approval
1.0
Acceptance
4.6
User Reviews
2.1

Methodology

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

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Key benefits

  • Card is in U.S. dollars so there is no U.S. dollar foreign currency conversion fee.
  • Purchase protection and extended warranty included.
  • No annual fee for additional cards.
  • Low annual fee.

User reviews

2.1 out of 5

Reviewed by 7 Canadians

5 stars
0%
4 stars
29%
3 stars
0%
2 stars
29%
1 stars
43%
Roy C 6 months ago
1

This is a terrible card!! My partner had the card for travel to the U.S. and got me a secondary card. He forgot his pin while traveling and could not use the card unless the business was able to bypass it. I couldn't use mine at all. This was after several attempts with Scotia costumer service. Thank God we had an alternative visa card. We always pay our bills before interest accumulates and have and trouble with every statement understanding what is exactly due before interest accumulates. Card was canceled after 3 months of very frustrating purchases and customer service and even the future last statement has interest charges without even using it and making full payment!!! The money we thought we saved on exchange rates, was paid in annual rate and interest (we didn't realize wasn't paid at each end if statement).

RichMcK 2 years ago
1

Scotiabank does not waive fees in second or subsequent years

Kim A 4 years ago
1

It's a great card for purchases but you'll never see any refunds hit the card. We have been waiting almost 60 days for a refund that was processed on November 19, 2020 by a U.S. merchant. The refund is in excess of $900 USD. No one will help, not even the President's office. Go with another card!

Paul 5 years ago
1

Well I am disputing a charge on the card I called the bank and they said the wait is two hours, it been about 25 minutes so far.

This is my experience and in my mind makes the purchase protection pretty much useless.

Amc 6 years ago
1

I just got this card and have been with Scotia for several years for much of our banking... I just wanted to point out that if you are already a customer and have a Scotia Momentum Infinity Visa the 35$ usd annual fee will be waved. It’s one of the benefits of the Infinite cards. So you two cards and no annual fee.

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