BMO CashBack Business Mastercard vs TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
Both business cards worked out on the same spending: rewards, welcome bonus, fees and perks, line by line.
Worked out on a typical small business spending $4,000 a month. Enter yours to see your own numbers.
$376
First-year value
$250
$249
Every year after
$250
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard is worth $126 more to your business in year one.
From year two, TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card pulls ahead by $1 a year.
How the first year adds up
Rewards and the welcome bonus in, the annual fee, FX fees and employee cards out, at your spending.
Annual rewards
Welcome bonus
Annual fee
FX fees
First-year value
Where each card earns
A year of your spending on each card, category by category, biggest spend first.
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard earns more on 13 of your 17 categories, TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card on 4.
All Other Business Expenses
$12,600 a year
US Dollar Purchases
$6,150 a year
Recurring Bills & Subscriptions
$4,800 a year
Gas & EV Charging
$3,600 a year
Dining & Restaurants
$3,600 a year
Office Supplies
$3,000 a year
Phone, Internet & Cable
$2,400 a year
Hotels
$1,800 a year
Shipping & Courier
$1,800 a year
Accounting & Bookkeeping
$1,800 a year
Other Foreign Currencies (EUR, GBP, etc.)
$1,230 a year
Electronics & Software
$1,200 a year
Air Canada
$1,200 a year
Transportation
$1,200 a year
Other Airlines
$600 a year
Car Rental
$600 a year
Other Travel
$600 a year
Rewards in a year
Welcome bonus
Each offer as the issuer words it, then which milestones your spending reaches.
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
Get 10% cash back on gas, office supplies and cellphone and internet bill payments for 3 months!1 Plus, get a 0.00% introductory interest rate on Balance Transfers for 9 months with a 3% transfer fee.†
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
No welcome bonus right now.
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
Worth $127.5 at your spending
Intro rate for the first 3 months
$127.5
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
No welcome bonus to work towards right now.
Fees, rates and eligibility
What each card costs to hold and to use abroad, and who it's for.
Annual fee
Employee cards
Foreign transaction fee
Rewards
Network
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
Interest rates
Purchase:
20.99%
Cash Advance:
23.99%
Balance Transfer:
23.99%
Recommended credit score
Income required
Min Personal Income:
N/A
Min Household Income:
N/A
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
Interest rates
Purchase:
19.99%
Cash Advance:
22.99%
Recommended credit score
Income required
Min Personal Income:
N/A
Min Household Income:
N/A
How each card earns
The earn rates and caps, as each issuer sets them.
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
- Earn 1.75% cash back on eligible gas purchases when you pay at the pump or shop in store at Shell®±4 (up to a maximum of $2,500 per account)
- Earn 1.5% cash back on eligible on gas, office supplies and cellphone and internet bill payments2 (up to $1,000 of spending in each category per statement cycle)
- Earn 0.75% cash back on all other card purchases5
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
- Earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars on Gas, Electric Vehicle Charging and Public Transit Purchases2
- Earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars on eligible Office Supply Purchases2
- Earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars on recurring bill payments and Streaming, Digital Gaming & Media3
- Earn 0.5% in Cash Back Dollars on all other Purchases made with your Card4
Insurance and perks
What both cards include comes first in each list.
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
Insurance
Extended Warranty
1 yearPurchase Protection
90 days
Perks
Gas Discount
Get up to 7 cents off per litre on all your Shell®± fuel – just for being a BMO cardholder[7]
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
Insurance
Extended Warranty
1 yearPurchase Protection
90 days
Perks
Car Rental Discount
Save with Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent A Car. Use your TD Credit Card to save a minimum of 10% of the lowest available base rates(8,9) in Canada and the U.S., and a minimum of 5% of the lowest available base rates(8,9) internationally, on qualifying car rentals at participating Avis and Budget locations.Extra points
Link your eligible Card to earn 50% more Stars at participating Starbucks stores. Conditions apply.
Our take
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
A genuinely good free card. You get 1.5% cash back on gas, office supplies, and telecom with no annual fee — that’s rare. The 10% introductory cash back for the first three months is unusually generous for a no-fee card, making it worth picking up even just for the welcome period. The 0.75% base rate on other purchases is modest, and there are annual caps on the bonus categories, but the math still works for most small businesses. If you want cashback without paying for it, this is one of the best options available. Just don’t expect travel perks or premium insurance — it’s purely about the cash back.
- No annual fee
- Generous welcome bonus
- Competitive cashback
- Business accounting software integration
- Low base earn rate
- Spending caps
- Limited bonus categories
- Foreign transaction fees
- Lacks travel benefits
- Lacks travel coverage
- High purchase interest rate
TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
No annual fee and 2% cash back on the categories most small businesses actually spend on — gas, office supplies, recurring bills, EV charging, and digital media. It’s one of the simplest business cards available: earn cash back, get a statement credit, done. The downside is clear: the 0.5% base rate on everything else is low, and each 2% category is capped at $15,000/year. For a small business with moderate, predictable spending, this is a genuinely good free card. For higher spenders, the caps will hold you back.
- $0 annual fee
- Simple cashback structure
- Free additional cards
- Low 0.5% base reward rate
- No travel insurance coverage
- $15,000 annual cap per 2% category
- No welcome bonus
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Legal
BMO CashBack Business Mastercard
1 BMO CashBack Business Mastercard applications must be received between September 1, 2020 and December 13, 2025 (the “Offer Period”) to be eligible for this offer. You will earn 10% cash back for each dollar you spend at qualifying gas stations, office supply stores, and on your cell phone/internet (phone) bill payments in the first 3 (three) billing cycles from the account open date (less refunds and excluding cash advances, cash-like transactions, interest charges, fees, credit or debit adjustments) up to a maximum of $150 cash back (a minimum of $1,500 in eligible purchases). The 10% cash back reward includes the base earn rate of 0.75% and a bonus of 9.25% for qualifying office supply store purchases, cell phone/internet bill payments, or gas purchases (bonus of 9.50% at Shell locations in Canada). To qualify for the bonus cash back reward, your purchases must be made at “Qualifying Merchants” classified in the Mastercard network as Service Stations (gas stations with or without ancillary services) and Automated Fuel Dispensers (Merchant Codes: 5541 & 5542), Stationery and Office Supply Stores (Merchant Codes: 5111 & 5943) and Cellphone/Internet billings (Merchant Codes: 4812, 4814 & 4816) at merchant locations in Canada. This bonus earn would not apply to some merchants who sell similar products/services or are separate merchants who are located on the premises of such merchants but are classified in another manner. After the first three (3) billing cycles or $1,500 spent in eligible purchases (whichever comes first), you will earn 1.5% cash back for each dollar you spend at office supply stores, on your cell phone/internet (phone) bill payments and at gas stations (1.75% cash back on purchases made at Shell locations in Canada). The 10% cash back reward offer is limited to new BMO CashBack Business Mastercard accounts and will not be awarded to current or former cardholders who reinstate a closed account, who transfer to another account, or who open a new account during the offer period. Limit of one bonus offer per account. If you cancel your card within one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date your account is opened, all cash back rewards earned within that period will be cancelled. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice.
2 You will earn 1.5% cash back on the first $1,000 you spend in each category per statement cycle for gas, office supply stores, and cell phone and internet (phone) bill payments for purchases made at merchant locations in Canada. The 1.5% CashBack rewards includes the base earn rate of 0.75% and the bonus of 0.75% for qualifying gas purchases, office supply store purchases, or cell phone/internet bill payments. Purchases made in these categories after the first $1,000 will earn at the base rate of 0.75%. All other purchases will continue to earn a 0.75% base rate of cash back rewards. To qualify for the bonus cash back rewards, your purchases must be made at merchants classified in the Mastercard network as Service Stations (gas stations with or without ancillary services) and Automated Fuel Dispensers (Merchant Codes: 5541 & 5542), Stationery and Office Supply Stores (Merchant Codes: 5111 & 5943) and Cellphone/Internet billings (Merchant Codes: 4812, 4814 & 4816). Some merchants may sell similar products/services or are separate merchants who are located on the premises of these merchants but are classified in another manner, in which case this bonus earn would not apply.
4 You will earn 1.75% CashBack rewards for purchases made at Shell locations in Canada, which includes the base earn rate of 0.75% and the Shell bonus of 1%. The Shell bonus CashBack rewards will be earned on purchases made at Shell locations in Canada (including Beaver, Turbo and Payless) to a maximum of $2,500 per account. The number of CashBack rewards will be rounded down to the nearest cent.
5 Cash back rewards earned are cumulative over the statement period. The awarding of cash back rewards is made for purchases charged to your account (less refunds and excluding cash advances, cash-like transactions, interest charges, fees, payments, credit or debit adjustments) and is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the BMO CashBack Business Mastercard. The number of cash back rewards will be rounded down to the nearest cent.
7 This offer is available only to AIR MILES collectors who have linked their BMO credit card with their AIR MILES collector account. To receive the savings at the pump, the eligible AIR MILES collector number must be connected to your BMO credit card and the eligible AIR MILES collector number must be valid at the time of the purchase transaction.
To qualify for the offer, eligible collectors with a BMO credit card:
Can receive their fuel discount at the pump once the customer input their AIR MILES collector number and complete the payment with the BMO credit or debit card that has been linked to their AIR MILES collector account.
BMO AIR MILES credit card holders with a valid AIR MILES collector account will receive an instant discount of $0.02 per litre on regular fuel (Shell Bronze and Shell Silver) and $0.07 per litre of premium fuel (Shell V-Power NiTRO+ or Shell V-Power NiTRO+ 91 or Shell V-Power NiTRO+ 93) at Shell (excluding Flying J locations) between March 18, 2024, to December 31, 2024, to a maximum of 1,000 litres in one month.
BMO non-AIR MILES credit card holders, including other BMO Mastercard and BMO Visa* holders must link their credit card to an existing or new AIR MILES collector account at airmilescardlink.ca/bmo-shell-benefit to be valid for this offer. The Opt-in process might take up to 5 days before the benefit is provided, then eligible AIR MILES collectors will receive an instant discount of $0.02 per litre on regular fuel (Shell Bronze and Shell Silver) and $0.07 per litre of premium fuel (Shell V-Power NiTRO+ or Shell V-Power NiTRO+ 91 or Shell V-Power NiTRO+ 93) at Shell (excluding Flying J locations) between March 18, 2024, to December 31, 2024, to a maximum of 1,000 litres in one month. This is a limited time offer and may be changed, extended, or withdrawn at any time without notice.
All BMO AIR MILES Mastercard credit card holders are automatically linked to their AIR MILES collector card, and thus, are automatically eligible for this offer.
All BMO non-AIR MILES Mastercard credit holders, by linking their BMO Mastercard to their AIR MILES collector card, are automatically enrolled in this Shell CPL offer and in other AIR MILES card-linked offers. To learn more about other AIR MILES card-linked offers, visit https://www.airmilescardlink.ca/.
BMO, AIR MILES, and Shell reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to suspend, disqualify, limit or revoke this offer to any person or account holder manipulating or otherwise abusing the process, fairness, integrity or operation of the offer. This offer will be in addition to any other offers available for you.
Shell and their affiliates are not liable or responsible for any of the services and products offered/provided by BMO. Please note that any information you provide directly to Shell or that Shell obtains about you as a Shell customer or participant will be governed by Shell’s Privacy Notice.
Offer is subject to the Terms and Conditions of your BMO Mastercard Cardholder Agreement or BMO Visa Cardholder Agreement.
† a) Subject to these Terms and Conditions, each balance transfer amount is eligible for a promotional interest rate of 0.00% provided that each balance transfer is posted to your BMO CashBack Business Mastercard account, BMO World Elite Business Mastercard or BMO Rewards Business Mastercard account (the "Account") in the first 9 (nine) statement periods from the Account open date (“Promotional Period”) , and your Account remains in good standing. Offer is available to new customers only upon Account approval for applications submitted on or after March 14, 2023. Balances from other BMO credit card accounts are not eligible to be transferred. The promotional rate will no longer apply to your Account if you transfer into a card other than the BMO CashBack Business Mastercard, BMO World Elite Business Mastercard or BMO Rewards Business Mastercard. Balance transfers apply to Canadian dollar amounts only.
b) Balance transfers do not qualify to earn loyalty rewards such as CashBack Rewards or BMO Rewards Points. Balance transfers are treated as cash advances and the promotional interest rate applies from the date the transactions are posted to your Account until the last day of the Promotional Period. After the Promotional Period expires, any remaining balance transfer amounts will be charged interest at the standard annual interest rate for cash advances. The promotional interest rate of 0.00% does not apply to purchases, fees, cash advances and other charges posted to your Account during the Promotional Period. Standard interest rates will continue to apply to those transactions. Please refer to your monthly statement for the interest rate applicable to your Account.
c) Each balance transfer is subject to a fee of 3% which will be charged to your account on the date the balance transfer is posted to your Account. For example, if an amount of $1,000 is transferred to your Account, you will be charged a fee of $30. You may request a balance transfer for as low as $100, as long as the transfer amount plus the fee, does not exceed the unused portion of the credit limit on your Account.
d) If your Account has balances with different interest rates, such as purchases with a standard interest rate and balance transfers with a promotional interest rate, any payment that exceeds the minimum payment will be allocated proportionately to those balances according to the terms set out in section 14 of the BMO Mastercard Cardholder Agreement. For example, if you have an $800 purchases balance at the standard interest rate and a $200 balance transfer balance at a promotional interest rate, 80 per cent of your payment will be allocated to your purchases balance and 20 percent will be allocated to your balance transfer balance. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice.
e) You will pay interest on purchases unless you pay your full Account balance by the payment due date. For example, if you complete a balance transfer for $5,000 and spend $2,000 in purchases during the same statement period, you must pay the entire balance of $7,000 before the payment due date to avoid paying interest on your purchases. You will be charged interest if you only pay the amount owing for your purchases. There is no interest-free grace period for cash advances or balance transfers.
f) To transfer balances from non-BMO credit card accounts, register for Online Banking or log in at bmo.com and do the following; select your Mastercard account, then select Set up Balance Transfer or Pre-authorized payment, then select Credit Card Balance Transfer and follow the instructions to complete the transfer.
g) If you have not made your minimum payment by the due date twice within a 12-month period, and it remains unpaid by the time we prepare your next statement, the following penalties will apply:
In both instances outlined above, you will receive the default rate disclosed to you on the card carrier or any other terms or notices we provide to you.
- You will not receive a promotional rate on your balance transfer, even if it was presented to you through email, letter, or online banking.
- You will lose your promotional interest rate on any balance transfers you currently hold.
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TD Business Cash Back Visa* Card
2 Earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars (“Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate”) for each $1.00 in “Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases” charged to your TD Business Cash Back Visa Card Account (“Account”), earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars (“Public Transit Rebate”) for each $1.00 in “Public Transit Purchases” and earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars (“Office Supply Rebate”) for each $1.00 in “Office Supply Purchases” charged to your Account. Any returned items, refunds, rebates or other similar credits will reduce or cancel the Cash Back Dollars earned on the original Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases, Public Transit Purchases, or Office Supply Purchases, as applicable. $15,000 Cap: Each of the Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate, the Public Transit Rebate, and the Office Supply Rebate is only available to a $15,000 maximum annual spend (“$15,000 Cap”). Once the $15,000 Cap has been reached for Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases, Public Transit Purchases, or Office Supply Purchases, then any further Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases, Public Transit Purchases, and Office Supply Purchases made on the Account will earn Cash Back Dollars at the standard rebate of 0.5% that applies to all other Purchases on the Account as set out in your Cardholder Agreement (“Standard Rebate”). Applicability of Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate, Public Transit Rebate, and Office Supply Rebate: Each of the Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate, the Public Transit Rebate, and the Office Supply Rebate is in place of, and not in addition to, the Standard Rebate. Merchant Category Codes: To earn the Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate, the Public Transit Rebate, and/or Office Supply Rebate, the Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases and/or Office Supply Purchases must be made at merchants classified through the Visa network with a Merchant Category Code (“MCC”) that identifies them as Gas Service Stations, Automated Fuel Dispensers, Electric Vehicle Charging, Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, including Ferries, or Office Supplies. Some merchants may sell gas or gas station services or products, offer electric vehicle charging, offer transit services, or sell office supply items, or have separate merchants located on their premises that also sell gas or gas station services or products, or electric vehicle charging, or transit services, or office supply items, but may not be classified with a gas, electric vehicle charging, public transit, or office supply MCC and such Purchases will not earn the Gas and Electric Vehicle Charging Rebate, Public Transit Rebate, or Office Supply Rebate, as applicable. If you have questions about the MCC that applies to a Purchase, contact TD at 1-800-983-8472. Other Conditions: Offer may be changed, withdrawn or extended at any time and cannot be combined with any other offer.
3 Earn 2% in Cash Back Dollars (“PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming & Media Rebate”) on each $1.00 in “PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming & Media Purchases” and payments made on a monthly or other regularly recurring basis for merchant bills, including insurance premiums, magazine/newspaper/online streaming subscriptions, membership fees and telecommunication fees, that are set up by the merchant with your consent to be automatically charged to your TD Business Cash Back Visa Card Account (“Account”) and that are classified through the Visa network as “Recurring Bill Payments” . You must confirm with your merchant if they can accept Pre-Authorized Payments. Any returned items, refunds, rebates or other similar credits will reduce or cancel the Cash Back Dollars earned on the original Recurring Bill Payment. To earn the “PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming & Media Rebate” when making a Purchase that is not a Recurring Bill Payment, the Purchase must be made at merchants classified through the Visa network with a Merchant Category Code (“MCC”) that identifies them as Digital Goods Media – Books, Movies, Music, Digital Goods – Games, Digital Goods – Applications, Digital Goods – Large Digital Goods Merchants, Cable, Satellite and Other Pay Television/Radio/Streaming Services. Some merchants might sell Streaming, Digital Gaming, and Media but are not classified under the Merchant Category Code, and Purchases made with these merchants will not earn the PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming & Media Rebate. If you have questions about the MCC that applies to a purchase, contact TD at 1-800-983-8472. $15,000 Cap: The PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming, and Media Rebate is only available to a $15,000 maximum annual spend (“$15,000 Cap”). Once the $15,000 Cap has been reached, then any further PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming, and Media Purchases made on the Account will only earn Cash Back Dollars at the standard rebate of 0.5% that applies to all other Purchases on the Account as set out your Cardholder Agreement (“Standard Rebate”). Applicability of PAP, Streaming, Digital Gaming, and Media Rebate: The PAP and Streaming, Digital Gaming and Media Rebate is in place of, and not in addition to, the Standard Rebate. Other Conditions: Offer may be changed, withdrawn or extended at any time and cannot be combined with any other offer.
4 Earn 0.5% in Cash Back Dollars (“Standard Rebate”) on each $1.00 for all other Purchases (“Other Purchases”) charged to your TD Business Cash Back Credit Card Account (“Account”). Any returned items, refunds, rebates or other similar credits will reduce or cancel the Cash Back Dollars earned on the original Purchase. Other Conditions: Offer may be changed, withdrawn or extended at any time and cannot be combined with any other offer.
8 Provided by Avis Rent A Car System ULC. Minimum discount offer subject to discount code and to terms and conditions which may change without notice. Blackout dates may apply. Base rate refers to time and kilometre/mile charges only. Taxes, fees and surcharges are extra. The Toronto-Dominion Bank is not responsible for any vehicles, services, discounts or other offers made available by Avis Rent A Car System ULC.
9 Provided by Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. Minimum discount offer subject to discount code and to terms and conditions which may change without notice. Blackout dates may apply. Base rate refers to time and kilometre/mile charges only. Taxes, fees and surcharges are extra. The Toronto-Dominion Bank is not responsible for any vehicles, services, discounts or other offers made available by Budget Rent A Car System, Inc.


