Skip to content

Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card bonus: Earn 90k Ultimate Rewards® points.

April 22, 2024: The Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card offers the largest welcome bonus available on any of the Chase Ink cards that earn Ultimate Rewards. Here are all of the details on the best Chase Ink Preferred bonus.

Best Chase Ink Business Preferred bonus: Earn 90k points

Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card card art
Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card

Annual fee: annual_fees

Best sign-up bonus: bonus_miles_full
Learn how to apply.

With the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, you can redeem your points for cash back or use them for travel booked through Chase Travel℠ at 1.25 cents per point.

My take: Excellent bonus on a great card

The 90,000 point offer on the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card isn’t the largest bonus ever on this card, but it’s a darn good bonus. Few cards with this level of annual fee will offer as many points. While we’ve seen 120k offers within the recent past, there’s no guarantee that those offers will return any time son.

The Ink Preferred is a great alternative to the Chase Sapphire Preferred for small business owners. It offers similar travel protections and you’ll actually earn more points on your travel—at least on up to $150,000 you spend on travel during the year. And it usually offers a much larger welcome bonus. (Though as of our last update, Chase was running an absolutely massive 100k point bonus on the Sapphire Preferred.)

In-branch offer: Matches the online 90k offer

On January 13, 2025, we verified that the bonus offered in-branch matches the online offer: Earn 90,000 bonus points after you spend $8,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.

In-branch welcome offers change from time to time and this information is accurate as of our last check. The in-branch offer may be different or may no longer be available.

Chase will match sign-up bonuses

In our experience, Chase will match a current increased welcome bonus if you applied for the same card, through the same channel in the past 30 days. If you applied with this card within the past 30 days under a less-attractive sign-up bonus, you can likely get the newer, better bonus matched by calling Chase customer service.

Keep in mind that Chase typically will only match sign-up bonuses in the same channel. For example, if you applied online, you are unlikely to get your bonus matched to an in-branch exclusive offer.

The best way to use the Chase Ink Business Preferred® bonus points

Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card card art
Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card

With the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, you’ll earn Ultimate Rewards® points. And since the Ink Preferred is a premium card, you have direct access to some of the best redemption options available: Travel through Chase Travel℠ and transfers to travel partners. Here are the best ways to use your Ultimate Rewards.

  • Cash back. You can always use Ultimate Rewards® points for cash back redemptions. You’ll get 1 cent per point for cash back redemptions on any Ultimate Rewards credit card.
  • Options available with premium cards. If you hold a premium Ultimate Rewards card, you can a few additional options for using your points. Premium Ultimate Rewards cards include the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve®, and Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card. You can also use the points you earn on your no-annual-fee card for these premium redemption options if you first transfer your points to your premium card.
    • Travel through Chase Travel℠. Premium Ultimate Rewards cards offer increased value when you use your points to book travel through Chase Travel. You get 25% more value for bookings through Chase Tavel with the Sapphire Preferred or Ink Preferred. And you’ll get 50% more value for bookings made through the Sapphire Reserve card.
    • Transfers to airline and hotel partners. All of the Premium Ultimate Rewards cards offer point transfers to travel partners. Transfers to partners offer the opportunity to get outsized value for your points through luxury travel redemptions. Our favorite Ultimate Rewards® transfer partners include Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, British Airways Avios, United Mileage Plus, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, and World of Hyatt.

About the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card

Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card card art

Annual fee: annual_fees
Foreign transaction fee: foreign_transaction_fee

The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card offers more points for travel purchases and gives you the ability to redeem your rewards through Chase Travel℠ for 25% more value and transfer points to travel partners.

Sign-up bonus

Best sign-up bonus: bonus_miles_full
Learn how to apply.

With the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, you can redeem your points for cash back or use them for travel booked through Chase Travel℠ at 1.25 cents per point.

Rewards

  • 3x points on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases in the following categories each account anniversary year:
    • Shipping purchases.
    • Advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines.
    • Internet, cable, and phone services.
    • Travel.
  • 1x on other purchases.

Rewards are earned as Chase Ultimate Rewards® points and can be redeemed for a variety of travel and cash back awards. Rewards are worth 25% more when redeemed for travel through Chase Travel℠.

Ultimate Rewards® can be combined across cards you hold. If you hold a premium Ultimate Rewards card, you can transfer your points to Chase’s transfer partners or use your points for increased value when you book travel through Chase Travel℠. For more about using Ultimate Rewards, check out our guide on the Ultimate Rewards program.

Benefits

Consumer insurance benefits
Travel insurance benefits
  • Trip cancellation/interruption insurance.
  • Auto rental collision damage waiver.

For more on the Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, check out our overview of the card.

Bottom line: A large bonus on a great card for small business travel

If you are a small business owner collecting Ultimate Rewards® points, a premium Ultimate Rewards card should be in your wallet. That’s because the Ultimate Rewards cards that charge an annual fee open up the option of transferring points to partners or using them through Chase Travel for additional value. And if you spend money on travel, shipping, or advertising, the Ink Preferred is a great choice for its 3x points on up to $150k spent in these categories.

About the author

  • Photo of Aaron Hurd, credit card and travel rewards expert.

    Aaron Hurd is the Executive Editor of Cards and Points. He is a credit card and travel rewards expert whose contributions have been featured in WSJ, TIME, Forbes, NerdWallet, and many other outlets.

    View all posts Executive Editor