Tangerine Money-Back Credit Card vs BMO CashBack® World Elite® Mastercard®: Which one is better?

¹¹ Balance Transfer Promotional Offer at 1.95% for 6 months (1% Balance Transfer Fee)

A Promotional Rate of 1.95% will apply to any and all Balance Transfers made within 30 days of the Account opening, and will remain in effect for 6 Statement Periods from the date the last such Balance Transfer was posted to the Account (the “Promotional Rate Period”). To take advantage of this Promotional Offer, you must complete the Balance Transfer request within 30 days of Account approval. You must also activate your Card within 45 days of Account approval for the requested Balance Transfer to be processed, or the Balance Transfer will be automatically cancelled. Balance Transfers are treated as Cash Advances on your Card and do not have an interest-free grace period. Balance Transfers may not exceed the available credit on the Account. If the Balance Transfer exceeds the available credit, the Balance Transfer transaction will not be processed. A 1% Balance Transfer Fee will be charged on each Balance Transfer amount and will be immediately charged to your Credit Card. This Balance Transfer Fee is waived by Tangerine if you are a resident of the province of Quebec at the time you accept this offer. Interest does not accrue on the Balance Transfer Fee, however it is included in the Minimum Payment amount on your monthly statement. You must continue to make all of your monthly Minimum Payments by the Payment Due Dates shown on your monthly statements. If you still have an amount owing from your Balance Transfer when the Promotional Rate Period ends, the Cash Advance interest rate of 22.95% will apply to that amount. You must continue to make the Minimum Payments on your Account, regardless of whether the Balance Transfer has been processed to your Account. We don’t charge interest on new Purchases that appear on your statement for the first time if we receive full payment of the Balance on your statement (including payment of any Balance Transfers included in that Balance), by the Payment Due Date on your statement. This means you will pay interest on new purchases that appear on your statement for the first time unless we receive payment of your entire balance each month by the payment due date. For example, if you do a promotional (or non-promotional) balance transfer for $7,000 and spend $500 in new purchases during the same statement cycle, we must receive payment of the entire balance of $7,500 on or before your payment due date to avoid paying interest on your new purchases that month of $500. Balance Transfers may not be used to transfer money to or from another Tangerine Account. See the Tangerine Credit Card Cardholder Agreement for more information about how we apply payments to your Account.

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BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard applications must be received between March 24, 2025, and January 31, 2026, to be eligible for this offer. This bonus offer is limited to new BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard accounts and will not be awarded to current or former cardholders who reinstate a closed account, product transfer, or who open a new account. Limit of one bonus offer per account. If you cancel your card within ninety (90) days from the date your account is opened, all CashBack rewards earned within that period will be cancelled. This offer may be withdrawn or changed without notice.

Annual Fee waiver: The primary cardholder annual fee of $120 will be rebated in the first year and will appear as a fee and a credit on the primary cardholders first statement. After the first year, the annual fee will appear on your Credit Card statement twelve (12) months after the Credit Card open date. The annual fee waiver offer does not apply to the Additional Card annual fee. First year annual fee waiver offer is limited to new BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard accounts and will not be awarded to current or former cardholders who reinstate a closed account, product transfer, or who open a new account.

The combined value of up to $335 in additional cash back is based on the following:

a) The 10% earn rate applies to qualified spend up to $2,600 (up to $500 qualified spend in grocery, up to $300 qualified spend in transit, up to $300 qualified spend in gas and electric vehicle charging, up to $500 qualified spend in recurring bill payments, and up to $1000 qualified spend on all other purchases) (less refunds and excluding cash advances, cash-like transactions, interest charges, fees, credit or debit adjustments) in the welcome offer period, with a maximum of $260 cash back. Please see details as follows:

• Grocery purchases: Receive 5% cash back on the first $500 spent on eligible grocery purchases (made at merchant locations in Canada classified by Mastercard’s “Merchant Category Code” as “grocery stores and supermarkets” MCC 5411) per billing cycle period and an additional 5% bonus cash back up to a maximum of $500 spent on all combined grocery purchases made at merchant locations in Canada in the first three (3) billing cycles. In total, you could earn up to $50 cash back from qualified grocery spend in the welcome offer period.
• Transit purchases: Receive 4% cash back on the first $300 spent on eligible ground transportation purchases [made at merchant locations in Canada classified by Mastercard’s “Merchant Category Code” as "Transportation – Suburban and Local Commuter Passenger including Ferries" (MCC 4111), “Passenger Railways” (MCC 4112), “Taxicabs and Limousines” (MCC 4121), “Bus Lines” (MCC 4131) or “Transportation Services not elsewhere classified” (MCC 4789)] per billing cycle period and an additional 6% bonus cash back up to a maximum of $300 spent on all combined transit purchases made at merchant locations in Canada in the first three (3) billing cycles. In total, you could earn up to $30 cash back from qualified transit spend in welcome offer period.
• Gas and electric vehicle charging purchases: Receive 3% cash back on the first $300 spent on eligible gas and electric vehicle charging purchases [made at merchant locations in Canada classified by Mastercard’s “Merchant Category Code” as "Service Stations" (MCC 5541), “Automated Fuel Dispenser” (MCC 5542) or “Electric Vehicle Charging” (MCC 5552)] per billing cycle and an additional 7% bonus cash back up to a maximum of $300 spent on all combined gas and electric vehicle charging purchases made at merchant locations in Canada in the first three (3) billing cycles. In total, you could earn up to $30 cash back from qualified gas and electric vehicle charging spend in the welcome offer period.
• Recurring Bill Payments: Receive 2% cash back on the first $500 spent on eligible recurring bill payments made at merchant locations in Canada (defined as payments made on a monthly or regular basis, and which are automatically billed by the merchant to your BMO CashBack World Elite Mastercard) per billing cycle and an additional 8% bonus cash back up to a maximum of $500 spent on all qualified recurring bill payments made at merchant locations in Canada in the first three (3) billing cycles. You will not earn any bonus cash back on recurring bill payments that are also classified as grocery, transit or gas and electric vehicle charging purchases as described above (classified by Mastercard’s “Merchant Category Code”) and are subject to the bonus capping rules of eligible grocery, transit or gas and electric vehicle charging purchases. In total, you could earn up to $50 cash back from qualified recurring bill payments in the welcome offer period.
• All other purchases: Receive 1% cash back on purchases and an additional 9% bonus cash back up to a maximum of $1,000 spent in the first three (3) billing cycles. In total, you could earn up to $100 cash back from qualified purchases.

b) $75 (seventy-five dollar) Cash Bonus Offer: Receive a one- time cash back bonus of $75 after you spend a minimum of $25,000 (less refunds and excluding cash advances, cash-like transactions, interest charges, fees, credit or debit adjustments) within the first twelve (12) months of your account open date. The one-time cash back bonus of $75 will be reflected on your Credit Card statement twelve (12) months after the Credit Card open date under “Bonus Cash back Earned”.