Update 6/1/23: Reader Atme reports that the MTA free rides promo will be continuing until the end of June, with a limit reset for June. 15,000 ClimatePoints ($150) a month. (ht Shawn)
Update 5/4/23: The free MTA rides promo from April (see below) has been extended through May. Max $150 cashback.
Update 4/10/23: In honor of Earth Month, Future is giving free rides on all MTA transit through April when you pay with your FutureCard Visa Debit Card! Valid for all MTA transit in NYC. Hat tip to ShawntheShawn
FutureCard Visa Debit card is a prepaid debit account with a FDIC insured bank backing which offers 5% cashback on select categories:
- Trains, buses, subway, metro, light rail & commuter rail
- Online marketplaces for gently-used clothing & thrift stores
- Electric vehicle charging
- Bike shops (bikes, ebikes, cycling accessories and repairs)
- Electric scooters, mopeds and bikeshares
They also offer 6% cashback on select health/eco-friendly partners and 1% cashback on all other purchases.
Currently there is no physical card and you can only use the card number online or you can add it to your mobile wallet and use in-store.
They also offer a referral program whereby the referrer and new member each get $15. Feel free to share referrals (once) in the comments below. You must click the referral link on your mobile phone, and download from there the Future app, to be eligible.
Hat tip to reader Amanda
100% back on MTA from today through 8/22. 10% on CitiBike & Revel
Still crediting 100% back as of 9/24 but no update to promo terms
…and it’s gone
https://getfuturecard.com/21232224292423
Adding referral here in case y’all are interested, thanks in advance to who uses it
Here is my referral link: https://getfuturecard.com/21242823272629
Make sure that you open my link on your phone or tablet and that it takes you directly to the app store. If you have to put your cell phone number in to get a text to download the app, you won’t receive the $15 sign up bonus. You should see the $15 in points post immediately to your account upon sign up.
After app download and before signing up, the app will tell you it will only give you $5 to sign up, but you’ll still get the $15 later on. Also, you won’t be able to unlock and withdraw it until you deposit $10 from your linked bank account. If you earn a total of $25 cashback, you can get a $5 bonus when you cash it out, so make sure to hold out till you reach $25 if you want that bonus.
I can’t vouch for what counts to earn 1% cashback on your Future debit card, though the terms say only money orders don’t count, so there’s that. You’re supposed to receive your cashback the month after you make qualifying purchases, so I’m not sure if you’ll find out right away if and what qualifies for the 1% cashback rewards (bank account funding, P2P payments, tax payments, etc.).
You won’t be able to access your referral link to refer others immediately once you sign up–you’ll have to wait for them to send it to you. I received an email with my referral link about a month after sign up, though you may be able to get it sooner if you contact them requesting it.
If you sign up through my referral link, deposit $10 from your linked external bank account and make a debit card purchase, we will both receive $15 in cashback rewards points. Note that you don’t need to make a purchase with your debit card (virtual or physical) to get the $15 for yourself. You only need to do this to make sure that your referrer is properly credited for your referral.
But I’m sure you’ll want to make a debit card purchase anyway–you’re supposed to be able to earn 1% cashback on anything, anywhere except for money orders. They have other offers too–you can get 10% cashback on your utility payments through Arcadia Power if you sign up through them.
Adding my referral link here-
https://getfuturecard.com/21252526262524
Has anyone tried tapping on today yet to see if the deal’s still working?
I have the same question haha. Would love to see it extended again.
I did – shows 100% pending. Has been taking a day to credit since early June, and the promo still says June, so hard to know what will shake out. Last month, it was a few days in before they started changing things, so we’ll see, I guess…
It’s showing 5% for me now
Me too – 5% as of 7/2.
Tried today and only showed as 5x rewards, 14 points back
Small tip to get an extra 2 days to get free rides. Since we don’t know if the subway rides will be extended into July, make sure to tap your card to meet the 13 ride minimum for OMNY, then you should still be good to use it for the weekend, even though June ends on Friday.
No way we get July, too… right??
Single tap worked yesterday with 100% cashback showing up today!
​https://getfuturecard.com/21242829282025
bad news: only OMNY taps are covered by 100% cashback.
Good news – 100% cashback until end of June (hope they keep extending it)
My referral link: [removed] thank you in advance!