I’m quite excited about Visa Checkout. It is the latest competition for Amex Sync. I used Visa Checkout on the Orbitz website (for the $100 hotel discount deals) and found the process to be quick, easy and user-friendly.
The latest Visa Checkout deal I’ve come across is this: enroll your Bank of America Visa Debit or Credit Card in Visa Checkout before January 8th, 2015, and you’ll receive a $10 Pre-paid Reward Visa Card. I just enrolled my Alaska Airlines card!
Here’s the link to ENROLL.
Some additional terms and conditions:
To qualify for this offer, you must (1) create a new Visa Checkout account for the first time by [1/8/2015] via the “Enroll now” link above, via http://promo.bankofamerica.com/visa-checkout/ or the Visa Checkout link in Bank of America’s Online Banking, AND (2) add at least one consumer Bank of America issued Visa credit or debit card to the new Visa Checkout account during the initial account set-up (other cards do not qualify for this offer). Allow 60 days from Visa Checkout account opening for delivery of the Reward card to the billing address of the Bank of America issued Visa credit or debit card first added to the Visa Checkout account. Limit one (1) Reward card per customer. Bank of America may terminate this offer at anytime without notice. The value of this reward may constitute taxable income to you. You may be issued an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 (or other appropriate form) that reflects the value of such reward. Please consult your tax advisor, as neither Bank of America, its affiliates, nor their employees provide tax advice. We are not responsible for lost, stolen or undelivered Reward cards.
I wonder if Bank of America will actually issue 1099’s for a $10 bonus, or whether the language is there “just in case.”
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
So I assume I can’t use the link to sign onto my existing visa checkout account and add the cards. Oh and 1099’s for $10, really BofA. They don’t have to issue these for amounts under $600 usually per IRS rules.
good luck getting that $10 from them. In my experience with past FREE promos, they are less than enthusiastic about giving you what you signed up for in a timely fashion—I had to make 3 visits into a branch and countless phone calls, just to get a $15 gift card that was promised to be for making a few bill pay transactions.
This offer has been around for awhile, I got my gift card within 10ish days from memory and a lot of readers reporting the same.
Thanks William. It’s an honor that you posted here. I think highly of your blog – Doctor of Credit!