Quick Answer: What Is The Advantage To Aplly For Visa Amazon Card?

Benefits	Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card
Prime membership required	Yes
APR	14.24% to 22.24%
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	$150 Amazon.com gift card upon approval

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What is the catch with Amazon Visa card?

There is a small catch: The 5% cash back benefit, which also applies to Amazon.com purchases, is only available to active members of Amazon Prime, a subscription program that offers free two-day shipping, access to streaming video and music, and a variety of other Amazon-specific perks for $119 a year.

What is the point of an Amazon credit card?

The Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card offers rewards on every purchase, both on and off Amazon.com. With the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card, you can earn: 5% or 3% back at Amazon.com and Whole Foods Market, including Whole Foods Market 365 stores and www.wholefoodsmarket.com.

What credit score do you need to get Amazon Visa card?

You must have a good credit score— at least 670 —to be considered for either of the co-branded Amazon Signature Visa cards. Amazon also offers two store cards, but these cards are not credit cards. The cards are used for purchases on Amazon.com but eligible for use in Whole Foods markets.

Does applying for Amazon card hurt credit?

Application for the Amazon.com Store Card is treated as a credit card. Think of it as a credit card, but only usable for purchases on Amazon.com. Yes it will affect your credit score.

Can I use my Amazon card anywhere?

You can use the Amazon.com Credit Card anywhere Visa is accepted, which is virtually everywhere domestically and in over 200 countries around the world. The Amazon.com Store Card can only be used to make purchases on Amazon.com and through select “Pay with Amazon” merchants.

Is the Amazon credit card free?

While the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card is technically free to own, one of the caveats is that you have to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to qualify. In 2018, Amazon increased the price of a Prime membership from $99 a year to $119.

What bank is Amazon credit card?

Amazon Store Cards and Secured Cards are issued by Synchrony Bank. If you have questions about any of these cards, call 1-866-634-8379, available 24 hours a day.

Do you get free prime with Amazon credit card?

At this time, no credit cards come with a complimentary Amazon Prime membership. Amazon, however, offers a Prime Rewards Visa Card and an Amazon store card. Each will get you 5 percent back cash back when you shop at Amazon.com, you’ll pay no annual fees and there are no earning caps.

Is Amazon Visa hard to get?

You’ll only need a fair credit score to have a reasonable shot at getting the card. The tradeoff is that unlike the Visa Signature card, which you can use anywhere Visa cards are accepted, the Amazon.com Store Card is limited to purchases on Amazon.com and at retailers that accept Amazon Pay.

Does Amazon credit card have an annual fee?

And although the card technically doesn’t have an annual fee, it is, as we mentioned, exclusive to those who pay for Prime membership, which now costs $119 per year. If you decide the Prime membership isn’t worth its fee, you can still qualify for the Amazon Rewards Visa Signature Card.

Does Amazon do a hard credit check?

Yes, the Amazon Store Card will do a hard pull, also known as a hard inquiry, which may cause your credit score to temporarily go down a few points. You will need a credit score of at least 640 to get it, which is on par with what most store cards require. There is no way to pre-qualify for the Amazon Store Card.

What is the limit on Amazon store card?

The Amazon Store Card credit limit is at least $400 in most cases, and the average credit limit is around $1,500. You can definitely get a higher limit than $1,500 with the Amazon Store Card, but you can also get a lower limit than $400. Some forum users have reported initial credit limits as low as $150.

What credit bureau does Amazon Prime visa use?

What Credit Bureau Does Amazon Use When Pulling Your Credit For Amazon Prime Rewards Visa? Amazon uses Chase for its credit cards. Chase uses all three credit bureaus and the FICO 8 model when making credit decisions.

What is the average credit card availability?

Americans have an average of $22,751 in credit available to them across all their credit cards.