Scotia Momentum® VISA* card

Right for you if:

  • 2% cash back1

    On all eligible gas station, grocery store, drug store purchases and recurring payments.

  • 1% cash back1

    On all other eligible purchases.

  • Worldwide acceptance
  • ConvenientWith Visa payWave™ simply wave your card and go!

  • Wave to pay with your Scotiabank Visa card and you could win a free Mini Cooper S. Learn more

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2%

Cash Back on Everyday Purchases1

Purchase Security and Extended Warranty Protection3

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Maximize Your Cash Back on Everyday Spending

Why use cash for everyday purchases when you can get cash back! The Scotia Momentum® VISA* card offers convenience, worldwide acceptance and best of all - cash back.

Consolidate all your recurring payments and create your own cash back cash flow! Recurring payments typically apply to subscriptions, telecommunication, insurance, membership etc. purchases. Not all merchants offer recurring payments. Please check with your merchant to see if they offer recurring payments on VISA cards.

2% cash back1

On all eligible gas station, grocery store, drug store purchases and recurring payments.

1% cash back1

On all other eligible purchases.

Worldwide acceptance

Convenient

PLUS:

Visa payWave™ for speed, convenience, and security when paying for small, everyday purchases.5

Here's a list of popular merchants (36 Kb) who may qualify for 2% cash back.

Scotia Momentum VISA Cash Back Program Terms and Conditions (119 Kb)

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Rates & Fees

  • Minimum Credit Limit $500
  • Interest-Free Grace Period At least 21 days3
  • Annual Fee $39
  • Interest Rate
    • 19.99% on purchases
    • 21.99% on cash advances, balance transfers

For current rates and information on fees and interest cost, call 1-888-882-8958.

Interest rates, annual fees and features are effective as of March 1, 2011 and are subject to change without notice. Learn more about VISA card fees and VISA card interest rates.

Special Discounts

VISA Perks
Exclusive VISA card holder discounts available at many popular merchants. Visit visaperks.ca to learn more.

AVIS Car Rentals
Save with discounts of up to 20% at participating AVIS car rental locations worldwide. Simply present your Scotia Momentum VISA card at any participating location. Or visit www.AVIS.com or call 1-800-TRY-AVIS (879-2847) and quote the rebate number C030400.

Scotia® VISA Cheques4 & Instant Cash Advances

Use ScotiaVISA Cheques to:

  • Transfer balances from gas and retail cards that charge higher interest rates.
  • Pay for a large purchase, insurance premiums, medical bills, or utility bills.

Obtain cash advances at:

  • Over 1 million ABMs around the world displaying the VISA/PLUS symbols.
  • Over 55,000 ABMs displaying the INTERAC symbol in Canada, including Scotiabank ABMs.
  • Or, access your Scotia Momentum VISA account with your ScotiaCard when you link the two together.

Easy Access

When you link your Scotia Momentum VISA account to your ScotiaCard® you can use TeleScotia® Telephone Banking and Scotia OnLine® Financial Services for VISA account information.

Visa payWave™

Save time when paying for small, everyday purchases with Visa payWave. Simply wave your card over the card reader and go!5

Scotia VISA Balance Protection (optional)3

Scotia VISA Balance Protection can make monthly payments+ to your Scotia VISA account to help you maintain a good credit rating if you are unable to work due to disability, job loss or strike. It can pay your outstanding balance++ in the event you become critically ill or pass away.

To be eligible to apply for coverage you must be between minimum 18 and 65 years of age on the date of application and a Canadian resident. If you are approved for coverage, you authorize Scotiabank to charge the monthly premium at a rate of 0.95 per $100. of your average daily outstanding balance (plus applicable taxes) to your Scotiabank account.

View more information or call 1-800-461-0285 between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Monday to Friday.

+ 5% of outstanding balance up to 24 months
++ The maximum benefit payable is $20,000

Ready to Apply

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  • 1 You will earn 2% cash back on the first $25,000 you spend annually on gas station, grocery store and drug store purchases and on recurring payments. 2% cash back applies at merchants which are classified in the Visa Inc. (VISA) network as Grocery Stores & Supermarkets, Drug Stores & Pharmacies, Service Stations (with or without ancillary services), Automated Fuel Dispensers and Recurring Payments (Merchant Codes: 5411, 5541, 5542 & 5912). Recurring payments are defined as payments made on a monthly or regular basis automatically billed by the merchant to your Scotia Momentum VISA card. Recurring payments are typically telecommunication, insurance, membership, subscriptions etc. purchases. Not all merchants offer recurring payments. (Please check with your merchant to see if they offer recurring payments on VISA cards.) Some merchants may sell these products/services or are separate merchants who are located on the premises of these merchants, but are classified by VISA in another manner, in which case this added benefit would not apply. You will earn 1% cash back on purchases made after you have reached the 2% $25,000 annual spend max., and on all other eligible purchases made with the card. Purchase returns, payments, cash advances, Scotia® VISA Cheques, credit vouchers, card fees, interest charges or service/transaction charges do not qualify for Scotia Momentum cash back. Read More
  • 2Not including cash advances, balance transfers and Scotia VISA cheques. Provided that you pay your balance in full by the payment due date.
  • 3For all insurance coverage, certain limitations, restrictions and exclusions apply. You will receive a Certificate of Insurance, which contains a full description of coverage. Please read them carefully. All claims for insurance indemnities must be forwarded to the insurers. The Bank of Nova Scotia is not an insurer.
  • 4Subject to available credit. Scotia VISA Cheques are treated as a cash advance and interest applies from the transaction date until the amount is repaid in full
  • 5 All Scotiabank retail credit cards, except ScotiaLine VISA card, Scotiabank Value VISA card, and No-Fee Scotiabank Value VISA card, will have Visa payWave when issued or reissued. Visa payWave™ is a Trademark of Visa Int./Lic
  • 6Certain restrictions, limitations and exclusions apply. Please visit www.visa.ca for a full description of the VISA Zero Liability Policy
  • † The introductory 1.99% interest rate is applicable on cash advances, balance transfers and Scotia® VISA cheques only. This rate takes effect when the account is opened and will then continue for six months from that date. During the promotional period, the regular interest rate applies to purchases. After the promotional period, the rate for your balances that were at 1.99% will increase to the regular interest rate. The balance transfer fee (that is regularly 1% of the balance transfer amount) is waived for this offer. Rates and fees are subject to change without notice. Offer applies to new accounts opened by May 31, 2012 subject to credit approval.