U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Visa Signature vs Business Shield Visa Card
Both are U.S. Bank cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.
Everything else
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 1.0% 1x base rate
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Dining
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Groceries
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Gas
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x, capped
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Streaming
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 2.0% 2x
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Flights
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Flights · portal
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5%
Hotels
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature 4.0% 4x
- Business Shield Visa Card 0.0% 0% base rate
Hotels · portal
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5%
Car rental · portal
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5%
What the numbers are doing
Altitude Connect Visa Signature's 4x on gas runs out: it applies to the first $1,000 of gas spend a quarter, and everything past that earns 1x.
Where they differ: Altitude Connect Visa Signature takes everything else, dining, groceries and gas, plus 3 more. Business Shield Visa Card wins nothing outright in this wallet.
| Category | Best card |
|---|---|
| Everything else | Altitude Connect Visa Signature1.0% |
| Dining | Altitude Connect Visa Signature2.0% |
| Groceries | Altitude Connect Visa Signature2.0% |
| Gas | Altitude Connect Visa Signature4.0% |
| Streaming | Altitude Connect Visa Signature2.0% |
| Flights | Altitude Connect Visa Signature4.0% |
| Flights · portal | Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0% |
| Hotels | Altitude Connect Visa Signature4.0% |
| Hotels · portal | Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0% |
| Car rental · portal | Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0% |
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Every category, every card
Everything else
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 1.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Dining
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Groceries
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Gas
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Streaming
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 2.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Flights
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Flights · portal
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
Hotels
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature — 4.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card — 0.0%
Hotels · portal
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
Car rental · portal
- Altitude Connect Visa Signature · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
- Business Shield Visa Card · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
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