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BMO Cashback Mastercards are among the most popular in Canada for cashback. In this guide, we explain how to effectively use your BMO cash back to reduce your credit card balance, step by step.
There are four BMO credit cards that offer cash back:
The BMO Cash Back Mastercard and the BMO Cash Back Mastercard for Students have no annual fees. The former requires a minimum personal income of $15,000, while the student ones do not require any minimum income.
With the welcome bonus, you get a 5% cashback for the first three months, subject to certain conditions.
Then, the accumulation rate is :
The one used for this example is the BMO CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®* whose characteristics are as follows:
BMO CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®* is one of Canada’s best cash back Mastercard credit cards.
Right now, for a limited time, you’ll get up to 10% cash back for the first 3 months, for a maximum return of $260 on $2,600 in purchases.
You’ll also receive an additional $75 bonus if you spend at least $25,000 in the first year.
Plus, there is no annual fee for the first year!
With BMO CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®*, you get between 2% and 5% cash back on many categories of purchases:
Everywhere else, you’ll earn 1% cash back, including at Costco.
Finally, it is one of the only credit cards in its category to offer an extended warranty of 2 additional years.
Your cash back balance can be found on your monthly statement.
Then go to the BMO Cashback site to begin the intuitive and effortless process of redeeming your BMO Cashback.
Register if you are new to this site or login.
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) offers you many ways to use your BMO Cashback. You can:
I’ve decided to use the cashback I earned last month to pay off part of my balance of BMO CashBack® World Elite®* Mastercard®*.
Two options:
Use the slider to select the credit amount. The minimum BMO cashback amount is $1 and must be rounded to the nearest dollar.
Then click on Next.
Then confirm the e-mail address and click Next.
Review your BMO cashback redemption and the information on file. Read and accept the terms and conditions and then confirm your transaction.
Congratulations!
The BMO Cash Back redemption transaction is confirmed. Thanks to this, I’ll have $97 less to pay on my BMO credit card balance.
Also, a confirmation email will be sent within minutes.
On the next business day, the BMO Cash Back amount will appear on your BMO Cash Back credit card account.
For example, it appeared as follows in my BMO credit card account when I used my previous cash back:
There you go! It’s really easy to do.
Applying your BMO cash back to your credit card balance is a simple and effective way to maximize the value of your BMO Cash Back Mastercard.
Don’t forget to regularly check the amount of your accumulated cash back to make the most of it and don’t let it sit idle in your account!
Want to earn more cash back with BMO? Get one of these BMO banking packages with a welcome bonus!
BMO Bank of Montreal Montreal offers several cashback credit cards:
To cancel a BMO Mastercard credit card, you can take the following steps:
It is important to note that even if you cancel your card, you will still need to settle your outstanding balance.
No. It earns BMO Rewards points, which you can redeem for travel, gift cards, merchandise, to reduce your card balance, and to invest in your RRSP or TFSA.
No. Cash back earned with your BMO CashBack Mastercard does not expire as long as your account remains active and in good standing.
This BMO cashback allows you to accumulate your cash back for as long as you wish, with no expiry date. However, in case of account closure or conversion to another BMO product, you might lose your unused cash back. I therefore recommend that you use them without delay.
You can use BMO points to redeem rewards or benefits offered by the BMO Rewards program, such as flights, hotel stays, gift cards, cash back, merchandise, etc. Here are the steps to follow to use your BMO points:
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