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EQ Bank launches EQ Bank Business Card, a smart way for Canadian small business owners and entrepreneurs to spend, save and grow

An EQ Bank Business Card appears beside the words The business card that builds your bottom line.

EQ Bank launched the EQ Bank Business Card, a reloadable prepaid Mastercard linked to its Business Account. It is not a credit card: purchases use funds loaded from the business account, and ordering the card does not require a credit check. The card is not available in Quebec.

There is no monthly or annual card fee. EQ Bank currently advertises 2.25% annual interest on the loaded balance, calculated daily and paid monthly to the linked Business Account, but the rate is variable and can change without notice.

Cash back is conditional. A business must make at least $10,000 in purchases during a month to earn 1% on that month's qualifying purchases. Fees, ATM withdrawals, cash advances and credits do not qualify, while refunds reduce qualifying purchases and cash back. The product page also lists a 2% foreign-currency conversion markup and notes that third-party ATM fees may apply without reimbursement.

The digital card can be added to a mobile wallet, and the current limits are $100,000 per day and $30,000 per transaction. Those limits, rates and fees are current product terms rather than permanent features and should be checked before relying on them.