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Best credit card to use at Microsoft Store.

Online Shopping

The Microsoft Store is Microsoft's online retail destination for Surface laptops, Xbox consoles and games, Windows software, Microsoft 365 subscriptions, and Office products. Following the closure of all physical Microsoft Stores in 2020, all U.S. consumer shopping happens through microsoft.com/store. Purchases code as online shopping or software on most credit card networks.

Picks without a tag earn at Microsoft Store both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on microsoft.com.

  1. #1
    Bank of America Cash Rewards SecuredOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  2. #2
    Bank of America Customized Cash RewardsOnline onlyif you select it
    Bank of America
    3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)
    3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row
    3%
  3. #3
    American Express
    3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. online retail purchases
    3%
  4. #4
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  5. #5
    American Express
    4x points on online shopping
    Eligible U.S. online retail purchases
    2.0%4x points
  6. #6
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  7. #7
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  8. #8
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Tiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.
    2%
  9. #9
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  10. #10
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  11. #11
    Chase
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2.5% on purchases of $5,000 or more per transaction
    2%
  12. #12
    WebBank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  13. #13
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  14. #14
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  15. #15
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  16. #16
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  17. #17
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Cards with online shopping bonuses can deliver strong returns on Surface and Xbox purchases. The Bank of America Customized Cash, U.S. Bank Cash+, and Chase Freedom Flex rotating quarters can all push these orders to 5 percent back. Microsoft 365 and Xbox Game Pass recurring subscriptions may code as software or streaming services, which can trigger streaming category bonuses on cards like the Amex Blue Cash Preferred.

Last updated July 28, 2026