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Pros
Earn 1.25 Awards Points per $1
International Travel Insurance included
Cashback offers with Mastercard Travelers Rewards
Cons
$349 Annual Fee
3% International Transaction Fee
Minimum Credit Limit of $15,000
Decent card but nothing unique or exciting!
No great benefits
Feel good factor
Got it as part of wealth package
Rewards are decent
CBA has great customer service and great online banking
Like to have all banking stuff in one bank only
- Everyday Expenses
- Online Shopping
- Overseas/Travel
- Special Purchases
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ValkyrieSydney, NSW
- 4 reviews
Probably one of the worst top level credit card to own
I own this card not by choice, and because i have a mortgage with them. Their rewards point is not great, many great offer out there. Their bundle amex card is gone now, that's mean earning point is harder and no perks anymore. If thinking to use them in overseas and/or buying overseas flight tickets probably better off starting to look for cards that not/less charging international transaction. Last time i used this card to buy family holiday multiple cities OS flight tickets cost me over $250 and the charge did not show until it was gone thru...Read more
the transaction and you could be charged twice sometimes since some merchant is charging credit card cost and you were charged this so call OS transaction charge from total cost, just because it has covered OS travel insurance but these days which top level credit card doesn't have that complimentary service. This card is just my back up now.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Easy Access Travel Insurance is a bonus.
The main benefit I find is the travel insurance as I travel frequently and it is one less thing to have to worry about arranging. I use multiple cards though as this one charges international transaction fees.
- Overseas/Travel
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skyblueSydney
- 5 reviews
Okay but not great
This credit card used to be very good when it came to earning points, but since they discontinued the Amex card, the earning rate has dropped dramatically and they cancelled zero international fees. Free international travel insurance is still available for customers. Points needed to redeem re Awards program seems to be increasing. I will be shopping around to see if there are other credit cards on offer with better deals.
- Online Shopping
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JustonereviewGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 2 reviews
Reward points can be better
I got the card as part of the wealth home loan package. There were 2 cards, an AMEX and the MasterCard. The AMEX was good cause the reward points were higher than MasterCard. Then they took the AMEX away and lower the reward points so I used it less now.
- Online Shopping
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Pretty good but poor point rewards
The card has great travel insurance included. Points system is not very rewarding. The international fees are also high. I only have it because its free with my home loan.
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Rama tandukarAdelaide
- Verified customer
Best credit card
So many promotions to get extra points, free overseas insurance for whole family. Good exchange rate and low fee to use in overseas. Easy to maintain through internet banking. Strongly recommended.
- Everyday Expenses
- Overseas/Travel
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ChrisPerth, WA
- 10 reviews
- 10 likes
- Verified customer
My card of choice
I have found that the best benefit of this card is the travel insurance feature. Unline other premier cards you don't need to purchase your travel (flights/accom) on this card to activate the travel insurance. Just log into Commbank, tell them where, when and who is going and activate it on a trip by trip basis!
The rewards return is reasonable for this class of card (~0.5 points per $1 spend) and can be converted to Qantas or Virgin points or can be redeemed on a range of items through the CBA rewards program i.e. at Flight Centre or Myers to name a couple.
With CBA now offering Apple Pay support, I keep this one in my digital wallet, making it very handy to access.
- Everyday Expenses
- Online Shopping
- Overseas/Travel
- Special Purchases
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thomalfaSydney, NSW
- 5 reviews
One of the card that i want to get rid but i can't
Got this card not by choice but because i have a mortgage with the merchant. I would have given this card at least 4 stars when their relationship have not gone sour with AMEX. You get all the good perks and can greatly earn Qantas points, but all that was history now, CBA cards no longer bundle with AMEX. This card has high annual fee whether it is or not have package wealth. It just one of the card i want to get rid of but i just can't. The only good of this card is travel insurance, is being advised auto cover even though not purchase travel...Read more
ticket from this card. Their point system is just so-so too and hard to earn since amex gone. And this card does not have complimentary lounge, this is why i gave it 2 stars (may even just 1 star for top level card)- Overseas/Travel
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DanGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 5 reviews
My card for my needs
I've had this card for 5 years since it comes free with the CBA home loan wealth package
It comes with free travel insurance (no longer needs to be activated - automatic cover)
However since AMEX has been removed (2 points per $ spend) it's been much harder to earn points. Since this change, we've just used the debit card for convenience since it comes with the wealth package too (no points earned)
Definitely worth using if you're already on the wealth package and a frequent traveller for the free travel insurance, but wouldn't use it for the points conversion.
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Nirmal P.Illawarra, NSW
- 2 reviews
low annual fees then other cards
I have this credit card over 8 years, but good part is I'm still paying $
199 annual fees which is now $349.
Getting lots of points and benefits.
love this card,will keep it forever.
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SamuelHobart, TAS
- 8 reviews
Great when paired with Wealth Package.
This card is great when paired with a Wealth Package (Attached to your Home Loan).
The wealth package forfeits the annual fee for this credit card, making it free while giving the user all of its benefits.
Decent awards and free travel insurance.
The only downside I have found is International Conversion Fee's are no longer free (since CBA removed the complimentary AMEX card which used to be paired with this card for free).
- Everyday Expenses
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Sam J.Perth, WA
Excellent card for free travel insurance but high overseas fees and average rewards point for spending
I've had this card for many years, and now get it for free through my home loan
Pros
- I get free travel insurance
- Free warranty insurance if product fails
- Fraud protection (i.e. can do a chargeback if its a dodgy merchant
- Pairs well with the app
Cons
- AMEX has been removed so harder to accrue rewards points...Read more
- Everyday Expenses
- Online Shopping
- Special Purchases
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Jack H.
- 4 reviews
- Verified customer
Was once top of its class, now it is at the very bottom
Been with CBA for nearly 6 years, banking, credit card and home loan with them. I have seen this credit card fall off in comparison with what's out there. It USED to offer amex companion card and no overseas transaction fees on the amex card. Now there is no amex and the rewards rate is the lowest in its class for flights, CBA Awards are not competitive either. If not for my current home loan with them I would probably cancel this card.
- Everyday Expenses
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TWGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Overall a good credit card product
CBA has the best phone app, so It is very convenient to manage the card on your phone, redeem point is very convenient as well, egift card can be emailed usually within 2 business hours.
Rewards points are not very attractive on normal purchases compared to other banks only 1.25 per dollar spent. however, they have eshops where you can claim multiple points per dollar spent.
- Everyday Expenses
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Loumick1South East Queensland, QLD
- 14 reviews
was much better when it had companion Amex card
Was a great card initially, came fee free with my home loan package and points earn great was good particularly with the companion American Express card. I would regularly redeem rewards which was quite easy online.
Over time the Amex was removed. Once my home loan was repaid and it was no longer fee free it just wasn’t value for money any more.
- Everyday Expenses
- Online Shopping
- Special Purchases
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MaxSydney, NSW
- 2 reviews
I used to love my credit card but the amex linked card is no longer available to use.
This credit card is great value because I can accumulate the points for rewards. Hope I can still use the linked amex credit card but this options is unavailable now.
- Everyday Expenses
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VeerVictoria
- 4 reviews
Great credit card but less value for points
If you compare the fees and the value for points, the card is not attractive - It offers all features like other credit cards and the same duration. Only advantage is the choice of rewards options available and the ease of transferring points.
- Everyday Expenses
- Online Shopping
- Overseas/Travel
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FeedbackguyMelbourne
- 9 reviews
- 4 likes
Amex portion is gone
I used this card (part of a home loan package) regularly when it had an associated Amex but it's just Mastercard now. Rewards points decreased as well so I'm using it a lot less. There is a good security check if a transaction is made on a foreign website.
- Online Shopping
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AndreaMelbourne Area
- 28 reviews
GREAT VALUE if you are looking for Free travel insurance and awards points
My husband and I have been using this credit card far before when they had a matching AMEX option with COMMBANK. Anyway, we love this credit card. We travel once a year overseas and guess what... if you buy your air fare tickets with it, you get FREE travel insurance which you can activate via the Commbank App before you leave. Also, each time you use it, you get awards points, which I accumulate and then exchange for Coles Gift cards etc. It is worth every penny of the yearly fee as we save to make back about $1000 a year. We put the majority...Read more
of our bills on card. Also, once I lost my card and was able to get a new one sent quickly just by using the app saying I lost it. Also, once we a purchase and did not get what we were entitled to and they happily refunded us with thousands once we provided facts and documentation. This card is great! BUT, do not use this card for overseas purchases or purchase online in other currencies as there is a crazy transaction fee associated with it. We use get no international transactions fees with the AMEX linked card but that option is gone now. We purchase all items overseas on holiday and online purchases with Latitude 28 Degrees free credit card and you get global wi fi for free. YEP!- Everyday Expenses
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