[Expired] [Targeted] Discover Offers $25 or $50 Bonus to Existing Checking Customers who get Direct Deposit

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The Offer

Targeted offer, check your email for subject “<your name>, here’s an exclusive offer to earn $50”

  • Discover is offering existing customers a $50 or $25 bonus when they change their direct deposit to their Discover checking account.

The Fine Print

  • To qualify for the Bonus of $50 to your Discover Cashback Debit account, a direct deposit in the amount of $250 or more must post to your Cashback Debit account in two (2) consecutive months.
  • Deposits must post to your Cashback Debit account between 5/29/19 and 9/30/19 at 11:59PM ET.
  • Maximum bonus eligibility is $50 per account.
  • Account must be open when Bonus is credited.
  • Bonus will be credited to the account by 10/31/2019.
  • Offer is non-transferrable.
  • Bonus is considered interest and will be reported on IRS Form 1099-INT.
  • Offer may be modified or withdrawn without notice.

Our Verdict

I got this offer and a reader got the $50 offer, others are saying in the comments that they got the $25 offer. If you can easily change around your direct deposit from work, this should be easy money. Here’s a list of prior data points on what worked and what didn’t with Discover.

View Comments (27)

  • Received mine a couple days ago. I did two ACH pushes of varying amounts from Chase in July & August as a WTHIWGIAT. Glad I did give it a try. Easy $50!

  • Got $25 in my checking account today as “Account Promotion.” This is the only promotion I’ve found that it could possibly be. I wasn’t aware of it so this is a nice surprise!

  • I got the $50 offer.

    I've been using this account for a while. I'll change my DD from $100 to $250.

  • Got the $50 offer yesterday and set it up through my employer's direct deposit. Nice little bonus.

  • Got email the offer for 50 today 5/31. Almost never see offers from them, this one I got. There wasn't any offers when I first opened the checking so this is better than nothing. :P

  • Did all these emails go out on May 31? I am wondering whether I should look further back than the last two days.

    Curiously I did not receive any email of any kind from Discover, and I have had a checking account with them for a couple years.

    Anyone else in my shoes?

    • I got no email for this and I have Discover checking for the past 5+ years. All useless emails for me. Even for credit card offers I never get targeted.

  • I got the "please don't forget to set up your direct deposit" A/B testing email. I guess I am in the control group. Lol

  • Any idea what counts as a direct deposit? Could a push from Alliant to Discover count as a direct deposit? Ironically I have used Discover pushes in the past to satisfy direct deposit requirements at other banks ;-)