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New Rogers & Fido Mastercard Changes effective May 23, 2018

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Apr 13, 2013
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New Rogers & Fido Mastercard Changes effective May 23, 2018

If you're like me, still trying to find a good Canadian credit card without foreign currency charges, this will no longer be the best option available.

Source: https://rogersbank.com/en/notification

Rogers Platinum Mastercard
$29 Annual fee -> $0
4% on foreign purchase -> 3% (usually 2.5% foreign conversion fee applies, so net 0.50%)
1.75% on rogers purchases -> 2%
1.75% on all other purchases -> 1.25%

Fido Mastercard
Still $0 annual fee
Eliminated account maintenance fee
4% on foreign purchase -> 3% (usually 2.5% foreign conversion fee applies, so net 0.50%)
1.5% on rogers purchases -> 2%
1.5% on all other purchases -> 1.25%
Last edited by richardpau on Mar 13th, 2018 1:10 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Mar 1, 2016
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Scarborough
I still see that you gain something back for foreign transactions instead of losing. So if this is not the best card, which one is?
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May 2, 2008
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Good to know. These are some pretty big cuts.

I don't think this belongs in this forum, but thanks for the heads up.
Vinh
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Dec 16, 2012
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Ouch....knew it was a matter of time, but really sad on the 0.5% cashback drop. I can't say I did not enjoy racking up 1.75% on all purchases.

Looks like I will be hunting for another annual fee card with good cashback soon.
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Jan 2, 2015
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Well, that's pretty short notice.
Note that for FIdo Mastercard, it's going from 1,5% to 1.25% (not from 1.75)%

Time to check others cards I guess.
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A3rr0w wrote: I still see that you gain something back for foreign transactions instead of losing. So if this is not the best card, which one is?
Home Trust is still 1%

http://www.hometrust.ca/preferredvisa.aspx


Introducing the Home Trust Preferred Visa* with 1% CashBack
  • No annual fee
  • 1% CashBack with no limits to your total rewards
  • No restrictions on where you earn your rewards1
  • Roadside Assist membership at no extra charge
  • No foreign currency conversion surcharges2
  • 10 Transactions Per Day Limit
Last edited by turbogor on Mar 13th, 2018 1:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Oct 24, 2009
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Looks like I'll be getting rid of Fido as my forex card and going for something else... time to start shopping around.

This will just push more people to Brim and Home Trust.
Last edited by cbt123 on Mar 13th, 2018 1:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Aug 27, 2009
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Dammit, I JUST got my fido card...
Member
Sep 5, 2007
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This card is definitely only going to be used for foreign transactions for me now, instead of as my primary card.
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May 16, 2012
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Markham
turbogor wrote: Home Trust is still 1%

http://www.hometrust.ca/preferredvisa.aspx


Introducing the Home Trust Preferred Visa* with 1% CashBack
  • No annual fee
  • 1% CashBack with no limits to your total rewards
  • No restrictions on where you earn your rewards1
  • Roadside Assist membership at no extra charge
  • No foreign currency conversion surcharges2
only ten transactions per day.. not bad if you just buy things online.. but if you are taking it out of country shopping, gotta becareful of that limit.
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Aug 8, 2016
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Shitty, I've only had my Rogers mastercard for a few months...
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vinnie1990 wrote: I don't think this belongs in this forum, but thanks for the heads up.
If credit card related topics don’t belong in the credit card sub-forum, what exactly do you think does?
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Oct 23, 2007
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qbarnes95 wrote: used the roadside assistance 2 weeks ago, definitely a great benefit of the no annual fee HT Visa.

How far do they tow the car? Is there a limit like other companies i.e closest garage within 10km etc...
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turbogor wrote: Home Trust is still 1%

http://www.hometrust.ca/preferredvisa.aspx


Introducing the Home Trust Preferred Visa* with 1% CashBack
  • No annual fee
  • 1% CashBack with no limits to your total rewards
  • No restrictions on where you earn your rewards1
  • Roadside Assist membership at no extra charge
  • No foreign currency conversion surcharges2
This is interesting. No forex charges and roadside assistance with no annual feel.

This may be a nice compliment to my MBNA 2% $89 Annual Fee MC that I use for everything. I could just use this for foreign purchases and no longer have to purchase Canadian Tire or CAA roadside assistance.

Is this the best option for this?

Hmmmm
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Oct 24, 2009
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coolintheshade wrote: If credit card related topics don’t belong in the credit card sub-forum, what exactly do you think does?
Was originally posted to hot deals... this change is the opposite of a hot deal.
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coolintheshade wrote: If credit card related topics don’t belong in the credit card sub-forum, what exactly do you think does?
I saw this thread in the Hot Deals forum - must've been moved by mods to the Credit card sub forum.
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Third Eye wrote: This is interesting. No forex charges and roadside assistance with no annual feel.

This may be a nice compliment to my MBNA 2% $89 Annual Fee MC that I use for everything. I could just use this for foreign purchases and no longer have to purchase Canadian Tire or CAA roadside assistance.

Is this the best option for this?


Don't forget that the road assistance is only 5km towing :/
Hmmmm
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qbarnes95 wrote: i think it's only 5KM with this one
If that's the case, it's pretty much useless for towing. Might be good for boosting and other small stuff though.

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