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American Express Blue Cash Preferred®
$95 annual fee · 2.7% foreign transaction fee
$95 annual fee · 2.7% foreign transaction fee
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Welcome bonus
- 300 USDafter $3,000 in 6 moas-high-as offer; cash back arrives as Reward Dollars
Personalized offer: 0 – 300 points. Check eligibility at the issuer without a credit-score impact before accepting.
Offer flavor: targeted
≈ $300 · tpg Sep 1, 2026 — estimate, not issuer guarantee.
Verified Sep 17, 2026 · source
Earning
- 6xGroceriescap $6,000/calendarYear · U.S. supermarkets, 6% on up to $6,000/yr then 1%
- 6xStreamingselect U.S. streaming subscriptions
- 3xTraveltransit: taxis, parking, tolls, trains, buses
- 3xRideshare / Transitrideshare coded into the 3% transit bucket
- 3xGas / FuelU.S. gas stations
- 1xOtherall other eligible purchases
Benefits
- Subscription credit or bundle$10/mo statement credit on Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ subscriptions (incl. bundles) bought at the U.S. sites
- Purchase protectionPurchase protection + return protection + extended warranty
Redemption & terms
Typical value: 1 pt ≈ 2¢ tpg Sep 1, 2026
Transfer partners
- Delta SkyMiles1:1instant exclusive
- ANA Mileage Club1:1delayed-72h exclusive
- Air Canada Aeroplan1:1instant
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue1:1instant
- Avianca Lifemiles1:1instant
- British Airways Club1:1instant avios-family
- Iberia Club1:1instant avios-family
- Aer Lingus AerClub1:1instant avios-family
- Qatar Airways Privilege Club1:1instant avios-family
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer1:1instant
- Qantas Frequent Flyer1:1instant
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1:1instant
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles5:4instant
- Emirates Skywards5:4instant
- JetBlue TrueBlue5:4instant
- Aeromexico Rewards5:8instant
- Marriott Bonvoy1:1instant
- Hilton Honors1:2instant
- Choice Privileges1:1instant
- Leaders Club4:1instant
AU fee: unknown
Bonus rules: once-per-product, amex-lifetime-softening