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Discover Debit Card Perk Disappears: Transferring Cash Back to Credit Cards No Longer Allowed
Published on January 6, 2026, 9:19 PM
Heads up, Discover users! A little trick for maximizing your rewards is no longer available. Discover has quietly stopped allowing transfers of cash back earned on their debit cards to their credit cards. While it might not seem like a huge deal, it does impact a small group of savvy users. Here's why this matters: Discover often offers sweet deals on gift cards that you can redeem using cash back earned on their *credit* cards. The old workaround involved funneling debit card rewards to your credit card, essentially unlocking these gift card discounts for debit card users too. Now that this transfer is gone, you're limited to using debit card rewards for other, potentially less valuable, redemption options. So, if you were one of the folks using this method to boost your Discover rewards, you'll need to adjust your strategy. It's always a bummer when a good deal disappears, but keep an eye out for other ways to maximize your cash back!