Convert Your Cash Ebates Account to Earn Amex Membership Rewards

Earlier in the year, Amex and Rakuten’s Ebates forged a new partnership allowing you to earn 1 American Express Membership Rewards point instead of 1 penny when earning your cash back.

Earn Amex Membership Rewards at Ebates / Rakuten

This is fantastic because, if you are like me and value an American Express Membership Rewards point at around 1.7 cents each, you are suddenly earning a 70% bonus on all cash back!

Until now, you couldn’t convert an existing Ebates account from earning cash to earning Membership Rewards. I went to the trouble of creating a brand new account just so I could link my American Express Gold Card and earn Membership Rewards instead of cash.

Now, you can convert an existing account as simple as the click of the button (and linking your credit card that earns Amex Membership Rewards points).

Just go to My Account > Account Settings and then select the American Express option

It will look like this:

After updating, it will look like this:

Questions?

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You can find credit cards that best match your spending habits and bonus categories at Your Best Credit Cards. 

New to all of this? My “introduction to miles and points” book, MilesTalk: Live Your Wildest Travel Dreams Using Miles and Pointsis available on Amazon and at major booksellers.