Head-to-Head: American Express^® Green Card vs Scotiabank American Express^® Card

With this welcome offer from this card , you can earn 10,000 Membership Rewards points:

Based on our Membership Rewards points valuation (1.7 cents per point), this welcome bonus corresponds to a value of170 $.

With this welcome offer for the Scotiabank American Express^® Card, you can earn up to 5,000 Scene+ points:

Based on our Scene+ points valuation (1 cent per point), this welcome bonus corresponds to a value of50 $.

The American Express^® Green Card requires no minimum income.

The Scotiabank American Express^® Card requires a minimum annual income of $12,000.

The American Express^® Green Card has an annual fee of $0.

The Scotiabank American Express^® Card has an annual fee of $0.

With the American Express^® Green Card, you earn:

The Scotiabank American Express^® Card allows you to earn :

With the American Express^® Green Card, you can apply its Membership Rewards points to reimburse any travel purchase charged to the card (airline tickets, hotels, Airbnb, car rentals, etc.), where 1,000 points = $10 in reimbursement.

You can also use the American Express fixed rate chart for specific flights.

The redeeming rate is 1,000 points = $20.

Scene+ points and travel:

You can apply them to travel purchases in two ways, thanks to the fixed redemption rate where 10,000 points = $100 credit:

With the American Express^® Green Card, you can apply Membership Rewards points to everyday purchases charged to the card.

The redeeming rate is 1,000 points = $10.

You need to redeem a minimum of 1,000 points (i.e., a minimum of $10).

You can redeem 1,000 Scene+ points for a $10 discount at the IGA/Sobeys checkout.

Points can also be used to purchase gift cards on the Scotiabank/Scene+ website, from 1,000 to 1,400 points for a $10 discount.

Scene+ points can also be redeemed:

With the American Express^® Green Card, you can transfer your points to other rewards programs:

You cannot transfer Scene+ points to other programs.

When your Scene+ points are in your Scene+ account, you have no other way out: you can only use them in the Scene+ program.

With the American Express^® Green Card, you enjoy the following benefits:

The Scotiabank American Express^® Card offers you the following benefits:

The American Express^® Green Card is the best for these reasons:

The Scotiabank American Express^® Card is a good compromise and stands out on its own: