Update 10/22/18: This bonus is basically always given to people after signing up for a PNC account (make sure to get the $300 bonus for doing that). Subject line is currently ‘Get Fifteen Dollars for Using Your PNC Online Bill Pay’. I won’t repost it every time it becomes available, but something to keep in mind if going for that $300 bonus.
Originally posted 11/19/16. Reposting 08/06/18 since people are getting this again via email. (Thanks to reader Luke)
The Offer
- Complete two online bill payments with PNC by the end of the next calendar month and receive a $15 credit directly to your account.
The Fine Print
- We’ll credit $15 directly to your account when you use PNC Bank Online Bill Pay to complete two bill payments before the end of the next calendar month.
- No catch, no kidding, FIFTEEN dollars! Grab one of your bills and give PNC Bank Online Bill Pay a try today! (1) Paying your first bill is simple.
- Just follow these quick steps: • Sign on to PNC Online Banking and click the “Pay Bills” tab • Follow the instructions and tell us whom you want to pay by adding your first biller Now you’re ready to pay your first bill, just enter the amount and payment date and we’ll take care of the rest! It’s that easy. If you have any questions or need help setting up your bill payments, call us at 1-888-PNC-BANK (1-888-762-2265).
- Users must use PNC Bank Online Bill Pay to submit 2 (two) bill payments by the end of the next calendar month, based on the date of this email, in order to qualify for the $15 credit.
- If the qualifying criteria is met, a $15 credit will be applied to the primary deposit account used for PNC Bank Online Bill Pay within ten weeks after completing the required bill payments.
- Offer available once per User ID. Account must remain open in order to receive credit
Our Verdict
This is a targeted offer, but good to know for people who have signed up a PNC checking bonus as you might want to avoid using Bill Pay to try and get targeted for this offer.
Hat tip to reader Curmudgeon
DP:
• 11/16 and 11/17 – Made bill payments.
• 11/18 – Received email “Your $15 eGift Card from PNC Bank has arrived!” Redeem eGift card from prizelabs.com. 32 different cards including Visa and MC. Can split amongst multiple brands.
Sweet icing on the PNC cake.
Targeted after new checking account, easy $15 gift card.
FYI – was targeted for this via email on 8/5/22. Set up a $2 and a $3 bill pay to one of my credit cards (initiated at PNC) for 8/8 and 8/9, gift card was already delivered today, 8/10, via email. Wow lol.
This now comes as a $15 code for PrizeLabs which can be redeemed for a $15 gift card
DP:
I created account in mid-February 2021. Was targeted, made $10 & $15 payments on April 5 & 6, checks received on April 13 & 14, both deposited April 16, and $15 ONLINE BILLPAY PROMO was deposited by PNC on June 10.
Player 2 targeted after opening PNC Checking 17NOV, but I was not :(…
12JAN – Bill Pay #1
13JAN – Bill Pay #2
11MAR – Credit Received (8 weeks + 1 day)
can we pay the same biller twice to get this credit triggered?
Opened a PNC account and received the $300 bonus. About a month after getting the bonus, was targeted for the bill pay promo ($15 bonus for doing 2 bill pays). Originally thought the bill pays would be sent electronically via Zelle or something, since I had provided a phone number, but after chatting with a customer service rep (after already setting up the bill pay), realized that it would be sent via snail mail. Basically, if you try to put in an account number for another bank, PNC will just use the address you provided for the recipient and mail the check instead. I wasn’t confident it would work (tested the bill pay by trying to send $10, and thought I would be out $10 if it went to some random account instead), but lo and behold, several days later, I got the check in the mail and promptly deposited it in my other bank account. The 2nd bill pay I did for $1, using the same method.
Didn’t get automatic email from PNC saying I completed the terms of the promo, but a customer service rep confirmed it for me in the chat. ~7 weeks later, I received the $15 promo in my PNC account.
how do i do a bill pay with a family member?
Got this email offer exactly 7 weeks from opening account. Have not received my $300 bonus yet and have never used bill pay before. I hope downgrading the account after I receive my $300 bonus (should be any day now) but before I receive the $15 offer won’t screw it up.
$15 promo paid out within 6 weeks of meeting requirements.
Did you receive the bonus even after you had downgraded?
Are your referring to the $300 bonus for signing up or $15 bill pay bonus?
Bill pay, sorry for not being more clear.
Yes, downgrading the account didn’t have an effect on the $15 bill pay bonus.