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January Cashback Rewards Boost Promotion Terms & Conditions

The following terms and conditions (“Terms”) apply to the January Cashback Rewards Boost Promotion Terms and Conditions (the “Promotion”) offered by Wirex Limited in the United Kingdom (UK) (referred to as “Wirex”).   

Timescale 

1. The Promotion will run from 09:00 am GMT on 8th January 2025 until 23:59 pm (GMT) on 9th February 2025 (“Promotion Period”). 

Eligibility 

2. This Promotion is open to UK Wirex Verified Cardholders only. Verified Cardholders are defined by the applicable Wirex Terms and Conditions in the United Kingdom (UK) (“Eligible Participants”). For the avoidance of doubt, no other users of the Wirex Platform are eligible to participate in this Promotion. This Promotion only applies to UK users. 

3. This Promotion applies to purchases made using the Wirex Visa card only (the “Wirex Card”). 

4. Qualifying Transactions

4.1 For the purposes of this Promotion, a “Qualifying Transaction” means any purchase made using the Wirex Card during the Promotion Period at merchants within the Qualifying Categories (as defined below), whether conducted online or in-person, excluding ATM withdrawals. Qualifying Transactions are not subject to minimum or maximum spend restrictions within the Promotion Period but transactions remain subject to the restrictions set out in the Wirex Card Terms.  

4.2 “Qualifying Categories” are purchases grouped into retail, electronics, clothing and streaming  services categories based on a merchant’s Merchant Category Code (MCC), specifically:  

  1. Retail: Shops and retail locations that sell a wide variety of general merchandise. Purchases at these merchants qualify whether made in-store or through their websites and mobile apps; 

  2. Electronics: Shops that sell electronic devices, computers, and related equipment. This includes retailers selling computers, mobile phones, tablets, TVs, audio equipment, gaming systems, and their accessories. Note that electronics purchase from general merchandise stores will be categorised based on that store’s main business type.  

  3. Clothing: Shops that sel clothing, shoes, and accessories for all ages. This includes specialty fashion retailers, shoe stores, athletic wear shops, and accessory boutiques. Cothers purchases made in physical stores and through clothing retailers’ websites and apps, including online-only fashion shops; and  

  4. Streaming Services: Services that provide digital content through online platforms for ongoing subscription fees. This includes streaming platforms for movies, TV shows, music and games. Covers both single-service providers (like a music-only service) and platforms offering multiple types of content. Includes monthly and annual subscriptions, but not one-time purchases of difital content unless made through a qualifying streaming service;

4.3 The specific MCCs included in each Qualifying Category are:  

Clothing Stores  

  • 5611: Men’s and Boy’s Clothing and Accessories Stores  

  • 5621: Women's Ready to Wear Stores  

  • 5631: Women’s Accessory and Specialty Stores  

  • 5641: Children’s and Infants’ Wear Stores 

  • 5651: Family Clothing Stores  

  • 5655: Sports and Riding Apparel Stores  

  • 5661: Shoe Stores  

  • 5691: Men’s and Women’s Clothing Stores  

  • 5699: Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Shops  

Retail and Electronics  

  • 5311: Department Stores  

  • 5399: Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores  

  • 5732: Electronics Stores  

  • 5734: Computer Software Stores

Streaming Services  

  • 4899: Cable, Satellite, and Other Pay Television and Radio Services  

4.4 Wirex reserves the right to determine whether a transaction qualifies for the Promotion based on  the merchant’s MCC and other factors.  

5. This Promotion is subject to the X-tras Terms and Conditions, please refer to the applicable terms for UK users below.   
UK - https://wirexapp.com/GBP-terms-and-conditions  

6. Any Eligible Participants who complete a Qualifying Transaction prior to or after the Promotion Period will fall out of scope of this Promotion. 

7. Any Eligible Participants who complete a Qualifying Transaction after the total amount allocated by Wirex for this Promotion (“Total Reward Value”), has been reached, will not be eligible for the Promotion Reward. 

Reward 

8. Eligible Participants who complete a Qualifying Transaction will be eligible to receive the Reward (“Qualifying Participants”) subject to exceptions set out in terms 6 and 7 above. 

9. Qualifying Participants will receive a 2% bonus cashback in GBP, in addition to their standard X-tras tier cashback rate (see term 11) (the “Reward”).   

10. The Reward will be automatically credited to all Eligible Participants who complete a Qualifying Transaction within the Promotion Period. 

11. Rewards vary depending on the Qualifying Participant’s by X-Tras tier level during the Promotion Period, as follows:

       X-tras Tiers: 

  1. Standard: 2% increase Cashback Rewards Entitlement amounting to 2.5% of each transaction for the Entry level and 3% of each transaction for the Enhanced level, awarded in GBP. 

  2. Premium: 2% increase Cashback Rewards Entitlement amounting to 3% of each transaction for the Entry level, 4% of each transaction for the Enhanced level, and 5% of each transaction for the Ultimate level, awarded in GBP. 

  3. Elite: 2% increase Cashback Rewards Entitlement amounting to 6% of each transaction for the Entry level, 8% of each transaction for the Enhanced level, and 10% of each transaction for the Ultimate level, awarded in GBP. 

For further information on X-tras tiers, see the X-terms in term 5.  

12. The Reward will be credited to Qualifying Participants’ GBP accounts automatically during the Promotion Period. Once a Qualifying Participant has received the Reward in GBP, it can be converted to other currencies through the Wirex Platform, at the Qualifying Participants’ discretion. 

13. The maximum amount to be distributed to each Qualifying Participants, via this Promotion is the equivalent of 250 GBP (“Participant Maximum Reward Value”). Wirex reserves the right to apply any applicable GBP exchange rate prior to or during the Promotion Period. 

14. Wirex will only distribute Rewards to Qualifying Participants until the Total Reward Value is reached. 

15. Wirex reserves the right to cancel the Promotion at any time, whether or not the Total Reward Value has been reached, and to increase or decrease the Total Reward Value at any time. If Wirex  cancels the Promotion, users will be notified of such change. 

General 

16. Subject to applicable law, Wirex will not under any circumstances be liable to compensate Wirex Users, Eligible Participants or Qualifying Participants for any losses or damages occurring as a result of their participation in this Promotion. 

17. Wirex may, at its sole discretion, revise any of these Terms or terminate this Promotion at any time without prior notice to any users, Eligible Participants or Qualifying Participants. 

18. This Promotion is launched by Wirex independently and there are no partnerships between Wirex and any merchant or other third parties relating to this Promotion. 

19. The Terms of this Promotion are governed by the laws of England and the parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, settle and/or determine any dispute, controversy or claim (including any non-contractual dispute, controversy or claim) arising out of or in connection with this Promotion. 

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