* You can receive a rebate on the HSBC World Elite Mastercard annual fee depending on your client status: HSBC Private clients receive a $149 rebate; HSBC Premier clients receive a $50 rebate; and HSBC Advance clients receive a $25 rebate. You’ll receive the annual fee rebate on the date the credit card annual fee is charged, if you’re i) an HSBC Private, Premier or Advance client, and ii) the primary cardholder of the HSBC World Elite Mastercard. This rebate does not apply to supplementary card fees or other charges applicable to the credit card account. For full details, see HSBC Credit Card Annual Fee Rebate.
1 "Offers" refer collectively to the “Welcome Bonus”, “Additional Bonus”, “Anniversary Bonus”, and “Annual Fee Rebate”.
Eligibility: Offers only apply to approved HSBC World Elite Mastercard accounts for applications received between November 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023. Only one new account per customer is eligible for these Offers.
The following applicants are not eligible for any of the Offers:
• Applicants who have held an HSBC World Elite Mastercard, HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard or HSBC Metal World Elite Mastercard account in the 12 months before submitting the application
• Applicants switching from an existing HSBC credit card
Offers may be changed, withdrawn or extended at any time without notice and cannot be combined with any other HSBC credit card offers, except offers stating that they can be combined with other HSBC credit card offers. The HSBC World Elite Rewards Program Terms and Conditions apply. Account opening is subject to eligibility requirements and credit review and approval.
Welcome Bonus: The Welcome Bonus of 20,000 points will be awarded when you make the first purchase on your HSBC World Elite Mastercard account following account opening. The Welcome Bonus will be credited in accordance with the HSBC World Elite Rewards Program Terms and Conditions. Limit of one Welcome Bonus per new HSBC World Elite Mastercard account.
Additional Bonus: If you’re not a resident of Quebec, you can receive the additional 40,000 points if you make eligible Net Purchases of $6,000 or more within 180 days of opening your account. “Net Purchases” means the total amount of your eligible purchases minus the total amount of returns you make (or similar credits applied to your account). If you are a resident of Quebec, you can receive the additional 70,000 points if you keep your account open and in good standing for 180 days from your account opening. The additional points are in addition to the points earned on the eligible purchases at the earn rate listed in the HSBC World Elite Rewards Program Terms and Conditions. The additional points will be awarded approximately 180 days after account opening and credited in accordance with the HSBC World Elite Rewards Program Terms and Conditions. The points will appear in your HSBC Rewards Account within two statement periods of the day they are awarded. Your account must be open and in good standing on the day the additional points are credited.
Anniversary Bonus: To receive the Anniversary Bonus of 20,000 points, you must keep your account open, active and in good standing for twelve consecutive months from the account opening date (the Anniversary Date). The Anniversary Bonus will be awarded to your account the month following your first Anniversary Date and will appear in your HSBC Rewards Account within two statement periods of the day they are awarded. Your account must be in good standing at the time Anniversary Bonus points are awarded. Only one Anniversary Bonus of 20,000 points per account and no additional points will be awarded for any subsequent Anniversary Dates.
Annual fee rebate: The first annual fee rebate for the primary cardholder is only available to residents of Canada other than the province of Quebec. This rebate applies for the first year only. A one-time rebate will apply in the amount of the annual fee charged to your HSBC World Elite Mastercard account for the Primary Cardholder in the first year, minus any other rebate of the annual fee you receive. No credit will be issued for any supplementary card fees on your account. This rebate will appear as a credit against the annual fee within two statement periods of account opening. Your HSBC World Elite Mastercard account must be open and in good standing at the time the rebate is applied.
2 The term "foreign transaction fees" is a substitute for Foreign Currency Conversion charges.
3 Earn 6 points on every $1 of eligible travel purchases, up to a maximum of $50,000 in eligible travel purchases charged to your HSBC World Elite Mastercard in a calendar year. After reaching $50,000 in eligible travel purchases, you will earn 2 points on every $1 of eligible travel purchases. Refer to the HSBC World Elite Rewards Program Terms and Conditions for complete details. Points earned on eligible travel purchases can be redeemed for rewards valued at up to 3% of the amount spent to earn them. For example, $5,000 in eligible travel purchases earns you 30,000 Points, which can be redeemed for travel rewards valued at $150. Other rewards that require 30,000 Points for redemption may be valued at less than $150. Redemption offers may change from time to time.
4 Eligible travel purchases mean eligible purchases made from merchants that are classified in the Mastercard network as airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, cruise lines, passenger railways, tour operators, timeshares and travel agencies. Some merchants may sell travel services but are classified in another manner, therefore, purchases from such merchants are not considered to be eligible travel purchases.
⁵ Gas, Grocery and Drugstore Purchase means a purchase at merchants that are classified in the Mastercard Network as grocery stores, supermarkets, service stations or drugstores and pharmacies. While some merchants may sell gas, grocery or drugstore products/services, or are located on gas, grocery or drugstore premises, if these merchants are classified in another manner, they are not treated as “Gas, Grocery and Drugstore Purchases”.
6 Eligible purchases means the amount of purchases of goods and services that are charged to your Account except for quasi-cash transactions (which include purchases of wire transfers, travellers cheques, foreign currency, money orders, payment of an existing debt, bets, lottery tickets and gaming chips) less any credits for returns, rebates or adjustments. Cash advances (including balance transfers and cheques), optional services, interest charges or fees do not qualify as eligible purchases. See the HSBC World Elite Mastercard Cardholder Manual for further details.
7 Learn more about these new benefits, and their restrictions, conditions and availability here.
8 The Travel Enhancement Credit in the amount of $100 will be automatically available when your card is first issued and will be renewed annually on the anniversary of your Account, provided your Account is in good standing. It can be redeemed toward eligible airline baggage fee, airline seat upgrade or airport lounge pass purchases made on the Account The Travel Enhancement Credit must be redeemed within one year of the date it was made available or renewed. At each anniversary of your Account, any portion of the Travel Enhancement Credit for which you did not submit a redemption request will expire and will not be carried over to the following year.
9 Insurance coverage is underwritten by American Bankers Life Assurance Company of Florida (ABLAC) and/or American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida (ABIC). ABLAC, ABIC, their subsidiaries and affiliates, carry on business in Canada under the name Assurant®. ®Assurant is a registered trademark of Assurant, Inc. Details of coverage, including definitions, benefits, limitations, and exclusions, are in the Certificate of Insurance provided in your Cardholder Manual.
10 Travel Assistance Services may not be available in countries of political unrest and such countries may from time to time be determined to be unsafe and/or inaccessible.
11 Apple, the Apple logo, Apple Pay, Apple Watch, Face ID, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Mac, Safari, and Touch ID are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPad Pro is a trademark of Apple Inc.
12 Zero Liability applies to purchases made in the store, over the telephone, online or via a mobile device and ATM transactions. We will not hold you responsible for unauthorized use if: 1. You have used reasonable care in safeguarding your Card and any related information, including Personal Identification Number (PIN) or password, and have not contributed to any unauthorized use of your Card, PIN, Account number or Cheques; and 2. You report to us any actual or suspected loss, theft or unauthorized use of your Card, PIN, Account number or Cheques immediately after becoming aware of it.
13 The service is limited to up to four devices.
14 All rewards offered are subject to the current Terms and Conditions of the HSBC World Elite Rewards Program. There are a minimum number of Points required for redemption, which vary by reward. Some restrictions apply. For information on redeeming Points, visit rewards.hsbc.ca. Redemption offers may change from time to time.
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