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Vanilla Prepaid Mastercard & Visa Review

Review of the Vanilla Prepaid Mastercard & Visa cards. Learn about how these cards work and how best to utilize them.

Tangerine Money-Back World Mastercard & Tangerine Money-Back Mastercard Reviews

The Tangerine Money-back and World Mastercards are solid everyday cards with flexible 2% cashback. Earn $150 on sign up + $50 rebate from Frugal Flyer.

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CIBC Costco Mastercard, Launching March 2022

The new CIBC Costco Mastercard will be available in March 2022. Learn about the benefits and rewards of this new credit card.

The Simplest Method to Cancel Your Canadian Credit Cards

Learn how to easily cancel or close your credit card with each of the Canadian big 5 banks.

Extra: The First Debit Card to Build Credit History

Extra is a debit card which helps you build US credit history by reporting to Equifax and Experian as an uncapped loan. You can sign up with an ITIN!

Best Business Credit Cards in Canada (2026)

Learn about the best business cards in Canada and how you can obtain them without actually having a business.

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Review: Wealthsimple Cash Card

Wealthsimple Cash is a new Canadian prepaid Visa card and p2p cash transfer app featuring no fees and 5% cashback on weekends for specific spend categories.

Review: ATB Financial Brightside Spend Card

Review: Brightside Prepaid Card by ATB Financial

ATB’s Brightside prepaid Mastercard has a lot to offer, including 0.5% cashback, no ATM or FX fees, and $1 cashback ‘roundups’ with local partners.

PC Optimum Points: Loadable Offers & Shoppers 20x Points Events

PC Optimum points aren’t the sexiest rewards in Canada but there are some unexpected opportunities to take advantage of within the program.

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Best Ways to Convert Canadian Dollars to US Dollars

We provide an overview of methods to convert CAD to USD, including Simplii Financial bill payments, forex exchanges, remittance (Wise), and Norbert’s Gambit.

Which US Banks Allow Canadians to Apply for Credit Cards Using an ITIN?

Of 13 US credit card issuers, 3 allow you to apply with an ITIN (Cap1, Chase, Citibank), 2 with only passport/SIN (Amex, BoA), and 3 with cross-border banking (BMO, RBC, TD).

Balance Transfers: How to Leverage Low Interest Debt to Earn ‘Free’ Money

Low interest promotional credit card balance transfers can be a powerful tool for wealth accumulation when combined with stablecoin staking or stock market investing.

The Lowdown on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)

BNPL is a new payment scheme that lets you split up purchases at the point of sale into multiple smaller denominations (typically four biweekly payments). Companies in Canada include Affirm, Afterpay, PayBright, and Sezzle.