Canada · personal card · Neo Financial
Cathay World Elite Mastercard review
Earns Asia Miles: 4 per $1 on Cathay Pacific flights, 2 on foreign-currency purchases, 1 on everything else in Canada, with Cathay lounge redemption access and travel insurance.
Key facts
- Issuer
- Neo Financial
- Network
- Mastercard
- Annual fee
- $180 ($180 annual fee per credit-cards index (Cathay page also says no monthly fees))
- Welcome offer
- Up to 35,000 Asia Miles: 15,000 on activation and first purchase, plus 20,000 after $5,000 spend within 3 months
- Purchase rate
- 19.99%-26.99%
- Cash advance rate
- 22.99%-28.99%
- Foreign transaction fee
- 3%
- Minimum personal income
- $80,000
- Minimum household income
- $150,000
- Available in Quebec
- No
- Insurance
- Travel emergency, cancellation and lost luggage coverage (Chubb); Extended Warranty and Purchase Protection
- Est. net value / yr
- $310 ($490 rewards − $180 fee)
- Points value
- Asia Miles at 1.2¢ CAD each
Rewards
Earns Asia Miles: 4 per $1 on Cathay Pacific flights, 2 on foreign-currency purchases, 1 on everything else in Canada, with Cathay lounge redemption access and travel insurance.
Earn rates the issuer states: base 1 pts · travel 4 pts · everyday 1 pts.
Perks
Cathay priority check-in; extra baggage redemption; 1,300+ lounges via Mastercard Travel Pass; up to 15% off Cathay flights
How we put this page together
Every figure here was read on Neo Financial’s own page on October 7, 2026; fields the page did not state are shown as “not stated” rather than estimated. The net value estimate uses the method on our Canada methodology. Card rules and your rights as a cardholder: FCAC. Note: Read from cathay.neofinancial.com (Neo-run) and Neo credit-cards index. Not available in Quebec. Bonus total per index footnote 15. Foreign-currency spend earns 2 Asia Miles. FX 3% verified 2026-10-08: Neo Disclosure Statement and Fee Schedule (Sept 1 2026) https://static.production.neofinancial.com/marketing-web/legal/en-CA/neo-financial-mastercard-disclosure-statement-and-fee-schedule-except-quebec-septembe-1-2026.pdf
Frequently asked questions
What is the annual fee on the Cathay World Elite Mastercard?
$180 ($180 annual fee per credit-cards index (Cathay page also says no monthly fees)), as read on Neo Financial’s website on October 7, 2026.
Is there a foreign transaction fee on the Cathay World Elite Mastercard?
The issuer states a 3% foreign currency conversion fee.
What income do I need for the Cathay World Elite Mastercard?
The issuer states a minimum personal income of $80,000 or a minimum household income of $150,000.
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- Purchase rate
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- $89 ($89 annual fee)
- Est. net value / yr
- $239
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- Foreign transaction fee
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- Annual fee
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- Purchase rate
- 19.99%-29.99% (Quebec 19.99%-25.24%)
- Foreign transaction fee
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- Est. net value / yr
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- Purchase rate
- 19.99%-29.99% (Quebec 19.99%-25.24%)
- Foreign transaction fee
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Rates, fees and offers are shown as we read them on each issuer’s own website on the date shown, in Canadian dollars, and can change at any time. Confirm current terms with the issuer before applying. General information, not financial advice. Partner links, where they exist, never change the order. Affiliate disclosure. Card rules and consumer protections: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.