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Venmo

A no-annual-fee card earning cash back: 3× on 1st Highest Spend Category, 1× on everything else.

Venmo
Annual fee
$0No annual fee
Signup bonus
NoneNo signup bonus listed
Top rate
3×1st Highest Spend Category
Point value
1¢Cash back, a cent a point

Year one and year two

Is it worth it for you?

Tick the credits you’d really use and enter what you spend. The ledger adds up the bonus, your points and the credits, less the fee.

Your spending a year, by earning rate
3×1st Highest Spend Category
2×2nd Highest Spend Category
1×All Other
Illustrative numbers, not an average.
LineYear oneYear two
Signup bonus None listed$0–
Cash back on your spend Enter your spending$0$0
Credits you’d use No statement credits listed$0$0
Annual fee No annual fee$0$0
NetYear one includes the bonus · at your inputs · our estimates*$0$0
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Earning structure

3 categories, 3 rates

IconCategoryPoints per $1 Worth per $100 (our estimate)*
1st Highest Spend Category
Notes

Categories included: - Dining: eateries, bars, and nightclubs - Travel: Airlines, hotels, motels, resorts, steamships and cruise lines. May include B&Bs, resorts, cabins, cottages, hostels, timeshares, short-term property rentals less than 30 days in length, and local inns. - Utilities: Telecommunications, internet service providers, cable, electric or gas power, water supply, and refuse disposal or other utility services. - Health & Beauty: Drug stores, health clubs, tennis, golf and swimming clubs. - Grocery: Stores that sell food for home consumption, convenience, bakery and delicatessen stores, and wholesale clubs. - Gas Stations - Transportation: rental cars, taxicabs, ridesharing, limos, buses and trains, tolls, parking fees. - Entertainment: Movie theaters, theatrical and concert promoters, video rental and game stores, books and newsstands, amusement parks, music stores, and toy and hobby stores.

3×$3.00
2nd Highest Spend Category
Notes

Categories included: - Dining: eateries, bars, and nightclubs - Travel: Airlines, hotels, motels, resorts, steamships and cruise lines. May include B&Bs, resorts, cabins, cottages, hostels, timeshares, short-term property rentals less than 30 days in length, and local inns. - Utilities: Telecommunications, internet service providers, cable, electric or gas power, water supply, and refuse disposal or other utility services. - Health & Beauty: Drug stores, health clubs, tennis, golf and swimming clubs. - Grocery: Stores that sell food for home consumption, convenience, bakery and delicatessen stores, and wholesale clubs. - Gas Stations - Transportation: rental cars, taxicabs, ridesharing, limos, buses and trains, tolls, parking fees. - Entertainment: Movie theaters, theatrical and concert promoters, video rental and game stores, books and newsstands, amusement parks, music stores, and toy and hobby stores.

2×$2.00
All Other 1×$1.00

The rest of the card

Details, rules and benefits

Card details
Annual fee
None
Card type
Personal
Network
Visa Signature
Bank
Synchrony
Point system
Cash back
Foreign transaction fee
None
Transfer partners
No
Travel portal redemption
No
Cash to travel
No

Alternatives

Head to head with similar cards

VenmoAmazon Prime Store Card Cathay Pacific World EliteAAA Daily Advantage
Annual fee$0$0Same$99+$99$0Same
Signup bonusNone$1038,000 pts$100
Top rate3×1st Highest Spend Category5×Amazon, Specified Store(s)3×Airfare (Portal)5×Groceries
Travel value *–Cash back–Cash back1.23¢Asia Miles1¢AAA Points
Why it’s hereThis cardAlso no annual feeAn annual fee within $100Also no annual fee

Discussion

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You’ll automatically earn 3% cash back on your top spend category, 2% on the next, and 1% on all other eligible purchases with no monthly rewards limits.

* Point valuations are RICH with POINTS™ editorial estimates, averaged from published valuations by The Points Guy, Upgraded Points, and Frequent Miler. They are not issuer figures and do not represent guaranteed redemption value.