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U.S. Bank Business Altitude Connect vs Shield Visa

Both are U.S. Bank cards. Here is every spend category, ranked by what each card actually returns.

Best card by category Card terms as of Oct 29

Everything else

  1. Business Altitude Connect 1.0% 1x base rate
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Dining

  1. Business Altitude Connect 2.0% 2x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Gas

  1. Business Altitude Connect 4.0% 4x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Travel

  1. Business Altitude Connect 4.0% 4x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

Flights · portal

  1. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

Hotels · portal

  1. Business Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

Car rental · portal

  1. Business Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center 5.0% 5x
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center 4.0% 4%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Business Altitude Connect 4.0% 4x
  2. Shield Visa 0.0% 0% base rate

What the numbers are doing

The table is earn rate only — annual fees are not netted out of it. These cards charge Business Altitude Connect $95 and Shield Visa $0 a year, so a thin lead in one category may not cover the difference.

Where they differ: Business Altitude Connect takes everything else, dining, gas and travel, plus 1 more. Shield Visa wins nothing outright in this wallet.

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CategoryBest card
Everything elseBusiness Altitude Connect1.0%
DiningBusiness Altitude Connect2.0%
GasBusiness Altitude Connect4.0%
TravelBusiness Altitude Connect4.0%
Flights · portalShield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center4.0%
Hotels · portalBusiness Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%
Car rental · portalBusiness Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center5.0%
Rideshare & taxisBusiness Altitude Connect4.0%

Content preview. Apple Wallet controls the layout; visible categories vary by device. Categories that rank the same as Everything else are left off; every other category is in pass details.

Every category, every card

Everything else

  1. Business Altitude Connect — 1.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Dining

  1. Business Altitude Connect — 2.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Gas

  1. Business Altitude Connect — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Travel

  1. Business Altitude Connect — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%

Flights · portal

  1. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%

Hotels · portal

  1. Business Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%

Car rental · portal

  1. Business Altitude Connect · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 5.0%
  2. Shield Visa · U.S. Bank Travel Center — 4.0%

Rideshare & taxis

  1. Business Altitude Connect — 4.0%
  2. Shield Visa — 0.0%
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