Best National Bank credit cards
National Bank credit cards ranked by what each one is worth for your spending, after fees.
Card details updated November 9, 2026 How we rank
What’s in each?
- Light:
- Groceries $400, restaurants $100, gas $100, recurring bills $100, everything else (base rate) $250, foreign currency $50
- Typical:
- Groceries $800, restaurants $250, gas $250, recurring bills $250, travel $150, everything else (base rate) $650, foreign currency $150
- Big:
- Groceries $1,200, restaurants $500, gas $400, recurring bills $400, travel $500, everything else (base rate) $1,600, foreign currency $400
- Yours:
- Your own amounts, saved on this device only
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10 National Bank credit cards, ranked for you
Ranked by value in year one at $2,500 a month, after fees. How we rank
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Ranked 1. National Bank World Elite Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 8.1 out of 10. Very good
Worth in year one $1,099Then each year $9044.5% back on groceries and restaurants, 0.9% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- $45 you’d get The full offer. Up to 5,000 a la carte points.
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $150 a year
Needs $80,000 personal or $150,000 household income
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Ranked 2. National Bank World Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard
Worth in year one $650Then each year $5351.8% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $115 a year
Needs $50,000 personal or $80,000 household income
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Ranked 3. National Bank Platinum Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 6.8 out of 10. Fair
Worth in year one $557Then each year $4871.8% back on groceries and restaurants, 0.6% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 first year Then $70 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 4. National Bank Platinum Mastercard Business Card
National Bank · Mastercard
Worth in year one $364Then each year $3642.7% back on travel, 1.4% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $125 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 5. National Bank Echo Cashback Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 7.1 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $288Then each year $2881.5% back on groceries and gas, 1% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $30 a year
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 6. National Bank mycredit Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 7.1 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $195Then each year $1951% back on restaurants and recurring bills, 0.5% back on everything else
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 7. National Bank Allure Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 7.2 out of 10. Good
Worth in year one $90Then each year $900.5% back on everything
- Welcome offer
- None listed
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 8. National Bank MC1 Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 7.1 out of 10. Good
Earns no rewards Built for a lower interest rate: 20.99% on purchases. See it ranked under Low interest
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 9. No-Fee National Bank Mastercard Business Card
National Bank · Mastercard
Earns no rewards Built for a lower interest rate: 20.99% on purchases. See it ranked under Low interest
- Annual fee
- $0 No annual fee
Income rule not listed
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Ranked 10. National Bank Syncro Mastercard
National Bank · Mastercard Expert Score 7.6 out of 10. Good
Earns no rewards Built for a lower interest rate: 8.9% on purchases. See it ranked under Low interest
- Annual fee
- $35 a year
Income rule not listed
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How we rank cards
The list is math only: one set of rules, worked out for the choices you made.
What Year one and Every year mean
Year one is what a card is worth in its first year at your spending: the rewards it earns, plus any welcome offer your spending would reach, minus the first year’s annual fee.
Every year after leaves out the welcome offer and takes off the full annual fee, so a big offer can’t hide a weak earn rate.
We rank by the one you pick. When two cards come out the same, the one with the higher score goes first. Values are estimates, rounded to the dollar.
What’s in each spending choice
Each choice is an example month of spending, split across the kinds of spending cards reward differently. Pick the one closest to yours.
- Light, $1,000 a month: Groceries $400, restaurants $100, gas $100, recurring bills $100, everything else (base rate) $250, foreign currency $50
- Typical, $2,500 a month: Groceries $800, restaurants $250, gas $250, recurring bills $250, travel $150, everything else (base rate) $650, foreign currency $150
- Big, $5,000 a month: Groceries $1,200, restaurants $500, gas $400, recurring bills $400, travel $500, everything else (base rate) $1,600, foreign currency $400
How we value points
Each points program gets one value per point, taken from the program’s own valuation. Cards in the same program use the same value, so two cards that earn the same points are judged the same way.
- Aeroplan: 2 cents a point
- American Express Membership Rewards: 1.7 cents a point
- BMO Rewards: 0.67 cents a point
- British Airways Club: 2 cents a point
- Cathay Asia Miles: 1.5 cents a point
- CIBC Aventura: 1 cents a point
- Desjardins BONUSDOLLARS: 100 cents a point
- Flying Blue: 1.9 cents a point
- Marriott Bonvoy: 0.8 cents a point
- moi Rewards: 0.8 cents a point
- More Rewards: 0.2 cents a point
- National Bank a la carte Rewards: 0.9 cents a point
- PC Optimum: 0.1 cents a point
- RBC Avion: 1.7 cents a point
- Scene+: 1 cents a point
- TD Rewards: 0.5 cents a point
- Triangle Rewards: 100 cents a point
- United MileagePlus: 1.6 cents a point
- VIPorter: 1.5 cents a point
- WestJet Rewards: 1 cents a point
A card whose points we can’t value yet shows its points and sorts after the cards we can value.
What Low interest adds up
Low interest ranks by what a year of carrying a balance would cost: interest at the card’s purchase rate, plus the annual fee. It assumes the balance stays the same all year and leaves out rewards and welcome offers.
A balance transfer offer shows on the card when it has one, but it doesn’t change the order.
Does pay change the order?
No. The order comes only from the math above. We get paid when you apply through some links, and a bank can pay to show a card in a spot marked Sponsored. Pay never moves a card in the ranked list or changes its score.
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Rates, fees and offers come from the card issuers and change often. We work to keep this page accurate and current, but it may contain mistakes, so always check the issuer’s terms before you apply. Values are estimates for the spending you picked, rounded to the nearest dollar.
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