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About the card
The Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card can be used at any store that accepts Visa. It’s provided by Chase Bank and offers benefits that can be redeemed at Amazon.com. You don’t have to be an Amazon Prime member to qualify for the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, but it doesn’t have all of the benefits offered by other Amazon credit cards.
How the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card works
Once you’re accepted for the card, you can use it on everyday shopping trips — to Whole Foods, gas stations, and everything else — and accrue rewards that can be used on future purchases from Amazon.com. It’s an option for people who frequently shop with Amazon, but don’t have a Prime subscription.
Benefits and rewards
When you’re approved for an Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, you get a $50 Amazon gift card. After that, you get varying levels of rewards depending on your purchases: 3% back on purchases from Amazon.com and Whole Foods; 2% back at restaurants, gas stations, and drugstores; and 1% back everywhere else. The benefits can be redeemed at Amazon.com. There are no foreign transaction fees with the card, and it offers protections for “unexpected setbacks” and other travel perks that come with a Visa Signature card.
Costs and fees
The Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card comes with an APR between 16.24% and 24.24% depending on creditworthiness. Cash advances carry a 26.99% APR. There are fees for cash advances ($10 or 5%, whichever is higher) and balance transfers ($5 or 5%, whichever is higher). There is no annual fee.
How Tally can help
The Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card offers great savings and benefits, but the high APR (16.24% to 24.24% ) can wipe out your discounts if you don’t pay your balance in full every month. And if you don’t pay back the entire purchase balance in full by the end of the term, you’ll be charged interest going all the way back to the purchase date. To maximize your savings, scan your Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card when you sign up for Tally and let us handle the rest. Tally is the fastest and easiest way to eliminate credit card debt. We give you a Tally line of credit at a lower APR, so you can pay off your balances faster, and we make sure all of the cards you register with Tally are paid on time and in the way that saves you the most money.
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Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card
Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card
Rewards
5% cash back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market; 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores; 1% back on all other purchases
Welcome bonus
$200 Amazon.com gift card upon approval
Annual fee
$0 (but Prime membership is required)
Intro APR
None
Regular APR
15.74% to 23.74% variable
Balance transfer fee
5%, $5 minimum
Foreign transaction fee
None
Credit needed
Excellent/Good
Pros
- No annual fee
- $100 Amazon.com gift card upon approval, with no spending requirements
- 5% back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market
- No fee charged on purchases made outside the U.S.
Cons
- Prime membership is required
- The 5% back on groceries only applies to groceries bought on Amazon.com or at Whole Foods Market
- Estimated rewards earned after 1 year: $590
- Estimated rewards earned after 5 years: $2,352
Rewards totals incorporate the points earned from the welcome bonus
Who's this for? The Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card, offered through Chase, rewards users with the highest unlimited cash-back rate of the Amazon branded credit cards Select analyzed. For all purchases made by Prime members at Amazon and Whole Foods, you get a robust 5% cash back. That's one of the key reasons this card was our No. 1 pick overall for online shopping.
In addition to the generous 5% cash back at those two retailers, the card offers users 2% back on purchases made at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores. All other purchases earn 1% cash back.
If you're debating whether an Amazon Prime membership is worth the money, this card could help you decide: As a welcome bonus, cardholders can get a $100 Amazon.com gift card that offsets the $139 annual membership your first year.
Amazon Prime membership gives you access to a number of perks, including free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video and exclusive discounts at Whole Foods.
That said, the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card doesn't have the most competitive welcome bonus, and you can do better than 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores with other rewards cards if those are big spending areas for you.
*First year rewards total incorporates the points earned from the welcome bonus. When we calculated the returns for the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card, we assumed the cardholder would do 75% of their grocery shopping at Whole Foods Market; 25% of their clothing and housekeeping supplies shopping at Amazon. You may earn a higher or lower return depending on your spending habits.
Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card
Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card
Rewards
3% cash back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market; 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores; 1% back on all other purchases
Welcome bonus
$50 Amazon.com gift card upon approval
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
None
Regular APR
15.74% to 23.74% variable
Balance transfer fee
5%, $5 minimum
Foreign transaction fee
None
Credit needed
Excellent/Good
Pros
- No annual fee
- No Prime membership required
- $50 Amazon gift card upon approval, with no spending requirements
- 3% back at Amazon and Whole Foods Market
- No fee charged on purchases made outside the U.S.
Cons
- The 3% back on groceries only applies to groceries bought on Amazon or at Whole Foods Market
- Estimated rewards earned after 1 year: $399
- Estimated rewards earned after 5 years: $1,835
Rewards totals incorporate the points earned from the welcome bonus
Who's this for? If you don't have an Amazon Prime membership but still frequently use the website to shop, another option is the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card. This credit card does not require a Prime membership and still offers 3% back at Amazon and Whole Foods, along with the 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drugstores.
New cardholders get a $50 Amazon gift card once their application is approved. Cardholders can also benefit from no foreign transaction fees and select travel benefits, such as travel accident insurance, auto rental collision damage waiver and lost luggage reimbursement.
If you later decide to become a Prime member, you'll be upgraded to the Prime version of this card.
*First year rewards total incorporates the points earned from the welcome bonus. When we calculated the returns for the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, we assumed the cardholder would do 75% of their grocery shopping at Whole Foods Market; 25% of their clothing and housekeeping supplies shopping at Amazon. You may earn a higher or lower return depending on your spending habits.
Amazon Store Card
Amazon Store Card
Rewards
None
Welcome bonus
$10 Amazon.com gift card upon approval
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
Pay no interest on all Amazon purchases of $150 or more if the entire purchase amount is paid in full within 6, 12 or 24 months
Regular APR
27.49% variable
Balance transfer fee
Not applicable
Foreign transaction fee
Not applicable
Pros
- No annual fee
- $10 Amazon.com gift card upon approval, with no spending requirements
- Various promotional financing offers
Cons
- Deferred interest means you have to pay all interest you incurred during the intro period if you don’t pay your balance in full before it ends
- No rewards program
- This card can only be used at Amazon
- High APR
Who's this for? If you're not a Prime member but still looking to make a big purchase on Amazon, the Amazon.com Store Card, offered through Synchrony, gives you access to interest-free financing for 6, 12 or 24 months.
Special financing
- Pay no interest on Amazon.com purchases of $150 or more if the entire purchase amount is paid in full within 6 months.
- Pay no interest on Amazon.com purchases of $600 or more if the entire purchase amount is paid in full within 12 months.
- Pay no interest on select Amazon.com purchases of $800 or more if the entire purchase amount is paid in full within 24 months.
Equal monthly payments
- Make equal monthly payments for 6 months on Amazon.com purchases of $150 or more and pay no interest.
- Make equal monthly payments for 12 months on Amazon.com purchases of $600 or more and pay no interest.
- Make equal monthly payments for 24 months on select Amazon.com purchases and pay no interest.
During the special financing period, you're still required to make at least the minimum monthly payment. In order to get the full benefit, you need to pay off the entire balance before the intro period ends, or else you'll incur all the interest you accrued during the 6-, 12- or 24-month period (known as deferred interest). Once the intro period ends, there's a high 27.49% variable APR.
There are not any cash-back rewards for spending, but you can get a $10 Amazon gift card once you are approved for a credit card.
Amazon Prime Store Card
Amazon Prime Store Card
Rewards
5% back on Amazon.com
Welcome bonus
None
Annual fee
$0
Intro APR
Pay no interest on all Amazon purchases of $150 or more if the entire purchase amount is paid in full within 6, 12 or 24 months
Regular APR
27.49% variable
Balance transfer fee
Not applicable
Foreign transaction fee
Not applicable
Pros
- No annual fee
- High 5% back at Amazon.com
- Various promotional financing offers
Cons
- Deferred interest means you have to pay all interest you incurred during the intro period if you don’t pay your balance in full before it ends
- Prime membership is required
- The 5% back only applies to Amazon.com purchases
- This card can only be used at Amazon
Who's this for? The Amazon Prime Store Card, available to those with a Prime membership, has the same promotional financing offers as the Amazon Store Card above, as well as cash-back rewards.
With this card, you can earn 5% back on Amazon.com purchases but, unlike with the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card and Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, you do not earn cash back at Whole Foods, restaurants, gas stations, drugstores or any other purchase.
Cardholders have to choose between earning 5% back or using a promotional financing period. For example, if you purchase a 65-inch flat screen TV for $900, you're eligible for a financing plan in which you would not pay interest for two years. But if you take advantage of the financing, you wouldn't receive the 5% cash-back reward (worth $45) on that $900 purchase.
Our methodology
To determine which Amazon card will put the most money back in your pocket, Select compared the four Amazon cards on a range of features, including cash-back rewards, annual fee, welcome bonus, introductory and standard APR, balance transfer fee and foreign transaction fees, as well as factors such as required credit and customer reviews when available.
Select teamed up with location intelligence firm Esri. The company's data development team provided the most up-to-date and comprehensive consumer spending data based on the 2019 Consumer Expenditure Surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can read more about their methodology here.
Esri's data team created a sample annual budget of approximately $22,126 in retail spending. The budget includes six main categories: groceries ($5,174), gas ($2,218), dining out ($3,675), travel ($2,244), utilities ($4,862) and general purchases ($3,953). General purchases include items such as housekeeping supplies, clothing, personal care products, prescription drugs and vitamins, and other vehicle expenses.
Select used this budget to estimate how much the average consumer would save over the course of a year, two years and five years, assuming they would attempt to maximize their rewards potential by earning all welcome bonuses offered and using the card for all applicable purchases. All rewards total estimations are net the annual fee.
It's important to note the value of a point or mile varies from card to card and based on how you redeem them. When we calculated the estimated returns, we assumed that cardholders are redeeming cash back for a typical maximum value of 1 cent per point or mile. (Extreme optimizers might be able to achieve more value.)
Our final picks are weighted heavily toward the highest five-year returns, since it's generally wise to hold onto a credit card for years. This method also avoids giving an unfair advantage to cards with large welcome bonuses.
While the five-year estimates we've included are derived from a budget similar to the average American's spending, you may earn a higher or lower return depending on your shopping habits.
Information about the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card, Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, Amazon Store Card, Amazon Prime Store Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer prior to publication; if you purchase something through Select links, we may earn a commission.
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