Barclay & Uber have made some changes to the co-branded card they offer. Changes are as follows:
- Card now earns Uber cash instead of statement credit (current rewards will be converted to Uber cash)
- Card now earns 5% back in Uber cash on Uber, Uber Eats and JUMP (previously 2% for Uber and 4% for Uber Eats)
- Card now earns 3% back in Uber cash on dining, hotels and airfare (previously dining was 4% and hotels/airfare was 3%)
- $50 subscription benefit after $5,000 in spend will be removed for your next anniversary year
- Existing cardholders will be product changed to this new card in 2020
Increased earning rate on Uber is nice, but losing 4% on dining is a big loss as that was one of the best credit cards for restaurant spend. Uber Cash instead of statement credit is also a loss given how often we see Uber gift cards on sale. See our original review of the Uber credit card here.
Hat tip to reader Preshit
Yea this card is complete garbage now. They thought they could get away with this. What a joke.
I just noticed this change. I always pay off the balance monthly and I go paperless billing. I never bother to look at the emails as I never carry a balance. Figured this month I might as well use the rewards as I never really bothered with it before and I find out I can only use this on Uber app now. Does anyone know if you can force them to give the cash back rewards or at the very least still give it as a gift card? I don’t use Uber near enough to justify keeping this card now but also don’t want to just give away the rewards I had built up.
I know this is an old thread, but did anyone have any luck doing a product change on this card. I tried calling in to change but got the run-around, if someone did have success let me know
i missed this article. i just found out about it after i lost my Uber visa, when i try to activate my new Uber card, it said benefits are changing. Good thing i cashed out 100$ to my bank account last month! I only use this card for 4% back at restaurants. Now there is NO REASON to use this card anymore since 4% on restaurants are gone !
The email they sent me states, “
We wanted to let you know changes are coming to the rewards and benefits of your Uber Visa Card beginning in your May 2020 billing period. Your Uber Visa Card will now be called the Uber Credit Card and there will be changes to how you earn and redeem rewards.”
Not cool – this card and the PenFed Pathfinder (probably) now will have no value to me.
Has anyone seen the cell phone coverage changes? They said 11/1 but I can’t find anything on the website yet.
I just spoke to Uber Barclays. They are getting a lot of black lash and the agent said they are told to log how many people upset. I recommend to call in to complain to send “higher up”. Everyone, call and lodge complaints 866-823-7543.
Tell them we want a grandfather in option (just like capital one grandfather their benefits in their no annual fee savor cards)
They are stripping every last perk that made this card interesting… To the sock drawer it goes (it’s getting crowded in there lately, with all the cc issuers stripping benefits and restructuring rewards!)
Shame they won’t grandfather existing cardholders. They probably could’ve pissed off less people by adding an AF, but keeping the dining CB and actual cash back (vs. garbage uber cash). Won’t be using again after February. Hello, Capital One Savor.