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BMO Digital bonus: is $1,500 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$494: more than leaving it at 4.15%

With $25,000 for 90 days, the tier that adds the most.

With the bonus12.17%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $25,000 while it's there, bonus included.

Every tier

A smaller tier often wins: less cash away from what it earns now.

  • $4,000
    $400 bonus · 90 days
    +$359
  • $25,000Best for you
    $750 bonus · 90 days
    +$494
  • $50,000
    $1,000 bonus · 90 days
    +$488
  • $100,000
    $1,500 bonus · 90 days
    +$477

The math

Compared with leaving $25k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$750
Interest while it's there
No interest assumed
$0
What it'd earn at home
$25,000 at 4.15% for 3 mo
−$256
Extra
+$494
Works out to 12.2% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Keep $25,000 there until day 90 · Make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days. Terms checked Oct 9, 2026.

About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Keep $25,000 there until day 90
  2. 2Make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days
Ends
Feb 1, 2027
Where
Nationwide
Monthly fee
None
Closing early
$50 within 90 days
Cash stays
About 90 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 14 days of finishing
Credit check
A ChexSystems inquiry (not your credit score)

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Questions

Is the BMO Digital bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $25,000 tier adds +$494: the $750 bonus, minus the $256 that cash would have earned in 90 days. The $50,000 tier adds +$488. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Keep $25,000 there until day 90; make 10 debit card purchases within 90 days. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

The offer ends Feb 1, 2027. The terms were last checked Oct 9, 2026.