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American Express Cobalt® Card

American Express Cobalt® Card

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Network Provider
American Express
Provider
American Express
Type
Rewards
Annual fee
$155.88 ($12.99 /month)
Purchase interest rate
21.99%
Cash advance rate
21.99% *provided you make your minimum monthly payments on time
Balance transfer rate
N/A
Credit Needed
Fair (575-649)

Card description

  • In your first year as a new Cobalt Cardmember, you can earn 1,250 Membership Rewards® points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $750 in net purchases on your Card. This could add up to 15,000 points in a year. That’s up to $150 towards a weekend getaway or concert tickets
  • Earn 5x the points on eligible eats and drinks in Canada, including groceries and food delivery.  Spend caps apply. 
  • Earn 3x the points on eligible streaming subscriptions in Canada
  • Earn 2X the points on eligible ride shares, transit & gas in Canada
  • Earn 1 additional point on eligible hotel and car rental bookings via American Express Travel Online
  • Earn 1X point for every $1 in Card purchases everywhere else
  • Enjoy access to hotel bookings, a room upgrade (when available), 12pm check-in and late check-out (when available), and up to $100 USD hotel credit to use on amenities when charged to the room for a stay of 2 or more consecutive nights through The Hotel Collection from American Express Travel
  • Transfer points 1:1 to several frequent flyer and other loyalty programs
  • Cobalt Cardmembers receive regular Perks such as bonus reward offers and access to great events
  • Access Front Of The Line® Presale & Reserved Tickets to some of your favourite concerts and theatre performances and special offers and events curated for Cardmembers with American Express® Experiences
  • American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information, click the Apply Now link. If you apply and get approved for an American Express Card, (I/we) may receive compensation from American Express, which can be in the form of monetary payment

Card Features

  • 24/7 Customer Service
  • Entertainment Benefits
  • Fraud Protection
  • Rental Car Insurance
  • Travel Benefits
  • Travel Insurance

About This Card

The American Express Cobalt Card is a credit card that’s tailor-made for millennials with active social lives: the foodies, the Instagram influencers, and the summer festival-goers.

The provider itself doesn’t even refer to the Cobalt Card as a regular old rewards card — it’s a lifestyle card. To drive the point home, Amex opened a pop-up restaurant in Toronto’s Kensington Market for the card's launch, the menu curated by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

The Cobalt Card supercharges rewards by a factor of five when you use it to buy groceries, restaurant meals, and drinks. Earn twice the points if you pay for your cab rides and gas refills with the card.

The aim of the card, according to Amex, is to reward millennials for simply doing the things they do every day.

Broken down, the earn rate works like this: earn 5 points for every dollar spent on food and drinks (that includes meal kit delivery services!), earn 3 points for ever dollar spent on eligible streaming subscriptions in Canada, earn 2 points for every dollar spent on transit, gas and eligible travel purchases, and earn 1 point on all other purchases.

Once you’ve banked 1,000 points, you can either redeem them for $10 to spend on travel expenses or $7 for anything else. The card has a mobile app to make redeeming points easier. You can pay for streaming subscriptions or buy stuff on Amazon from the app.

In your first year as a new Cobalt Cardmember, you can earn 1,250 Membership Rewards® points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $750 in net purchases on your Card. This could add up to 15,000 points in a year. That’s up to $150 towards a weekend getaway or concert tickets

The Cobalt Card charges a monthly fee of $12.99, which adds up to $155.88 per year. To qualify for the card, you need a fair credit score (<660). An annual percentage rate of 21.99% applies on outstanding balances and the interest rate for a cash advance is 21.99%. And finally, there's a 2.5% charge on foreign transactions.

Why get The American Express Cobalt Credit Card?

Earn a respectable amount of points in the first year - In your first year as a new Cobalt Cardmember, you can earn 1,250 Membership Rewards® points for each monthly billing period in which you spend $750 in net purchases on your Card. This could add up to 15,000 points in a year. That’s up to $150 towards a weekend getaway or concert tickets

A diverse points program - The Cobalt Perks Program promises a series of offers and opportunities in retail, music, entertainment, and travel. Cardholders can also redeem points through Amex’s bevy of established rewards programs.

Cut to the front of the line - Access Front Of The Line® Presale & Reserved Tickets to some of your favourite concerts and theatre performances and special offers and events curated for Cardmembers with American Express® Experiences.

Book flights easily - Some rewards programs pull a bait and switch, lowering the value of travel points during peak travelling season. This is where American Express shines as a company — The Fixed Points Program at Amex does exactly what it says: the value of your points doesn't change with the season, end of story. You can also transfer points 1:1 to several frequent flyer and other loyalty programs.

Earn points doing fun stuff - The real selling point of the Cobalt Card is the fact that you can earn points faster for going on fun outings. Like boozy brunches. This isn’t your parents’ Amex.

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