Ink Business Cash® Credit Card
No-annual-fee category cash-back: 5% office supplies + telecom (capped), 2% gas + dining (capped), 1% else, plus 12-month 0% intro APR on purchases
First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card
No-annual-fee 18-billing-cycle 0% intro APR working-capital card; rewards only on portal prepaid travel
Costs & Pricing
| Metric | Ink Business Cash® Credit Card | First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card |
|---|---|---|
| Annual fee | $0 | $0 (ongoing; Elan product suite + Horizon Zero+ + WalletHub FFCB listing 11 Aug 2026) |
| Employee card fee | $0 | $0 (no fee for additional employee cards) |
| Purchase APR | 16.74%–24.74% variable (Prime + 9.99% to +17.99%; max 29.99%; Prime 6.75% as of 2/3/2026 pricing box) | 0% intro for first 18 billing cycles, then 16.24%–25.24% variable based on creditworthiness at opening (varies with WSJ Prime). Horizon Bank official Zero+ disclosure; WalletHub assigns the same band to this cobrand. With Prime 6.75% (WSJ, 2 Sep 2026) implied margins ≈ Prime + 9.49% to Prime + 18.49%. First Federal does not post its own public Schumer box — confirm live box at apply. |
| Intro APR (purchases) | 0% fixed for first 12 months the account is open (lost if minimum payment missed; Default APR then applies) | 0% for first 18 billing cycles from account opening, then assigned purchase APR. Does not apply to cash advances. Intro can end early if late payment, returned payment, or overlimit (standard Elan sibling language). |
| Foreign transaction fee | 3% | 3% |
| Late payment fee | $40 | WalletHub max $41 (11 Aug 2026). Older Elan PDFs said up to $39. Treat $41 as aggregator; confirm live box. |
Rewards & Value
| Metric | Ink Business Cash® Credit Card | First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card |
|---|---|---|
| Base earn rate | 1% cash back on eligible purchases (1 Ultimate Rewards point per $1; unlimited) | None on ordinary purchases. Program rules: Cash Rewards are not earned for any Purchases other than prepaid air / car / attractions / hotel booked via the Rewards / Travel Center. |
| Welcome bonus | $1,000 bonus cash back after $8,000 purchases in the first 4 months (Chase labels this “OUR BEST OFFER EVER”; prior $750 struck through; posts 6–8 weeks after qualifying) | None. Official Elan Zero+ Business copy and WalletHub: no initial rewards bonus. |
| Redemption value | 1¢ per point for cash, gift cards, and Chase Travel. Other paths may be worth more or less. Do not assume transfer value unless paired with a transferable UR card. | Cash back at 1¢ per 1% via statement credit or deposit to a checking/savings account at this Financial Institution only. Rewards Card value may vary. Do not treat 5% as travel-category MCC. Do not assume 1% on other spend. |
| Transfer partners | Not native. Points can be moved to another Ultimate Rewards card belonging to you, a household member, or a company owner. Airline/hotel transfers only after combining onto Ink Preferred, Sapphire Preferred/Reserve, or Sapphire Reserve for Business. | Not offered |
Credit & Eligibility
| Metric | Ink Business Cash® Credit Card | First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card |
|---|---|---|
| Personal guarantee | Required — Chase states Ink cards require joint and several liability of the individual cardmember and the business | Required. Owner and business jointly and severally liable; owner remains individually liable. Elan Company Card (corporate liability, typically $5M+ sales, 2+ years) is a different product. |
| Credit check | Hard pull on the owner/guarantor (SSN required; not printed as “hard pull” on the product page) | Hard personal inquiry expected on the owner. Industry reporting: Elan TransUnion primary (not confirmed on firstfed.com). WalletHub user: inquiry from Elan Financial Services/First Federal Community. |
| Employee cards | Unlimited number at $0 extra fee (no published numeric cap). Individual spend limits, lock/unlock, alerts. Same liability pool. | Allowed; $0 additional-card fee. Add via MyAccountAccess Manage Employees (legal name, DOB, SSN, address). Variable credit limits and authorization controls listed as a generic business-card feature. Owner/business remain liable. |
| Product type | Revolving business credit card | Revolving business credit card (intro 0% then variable purchase APR). Not a charge card. Not Elan’s Visa Business Company Card (corporate liability). |
Pros & Cons
Ink Business Cash® Credit Card
Pros
- $0 annual fee with 5%/2%/1% structure and a $1,000 / $8,000 / 4-month public bonus as of Sept 2026
- 12-month 0% intro APR on purchases (lost only if a minimum payment is missed)
- Employee cards $0; AU spend earns rewards and counts toward the bonus and category caps
- Cash back is Ultimate Rewards points and combinable with a transferable Chase card
- Primary business rental-car coverage up to $60,000 and solid purchase/extended-warranty terms for a no-fee card
Cons
- Bonus categories cap at $25k each per anniversary year, then 1%
- 3% foreign-transaction fee
- Base rate 1% loses to flat 1.5–2% cards outside the bonus buckets
- Personal guarantee + personal hard pull + commonly reported 5/24 filter
- Welcome bonus blocked if you ever had this card or another $0-AF Chase business card; no cell-phone protection, lounges, or TSA credit
First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card
Pros
- $0 annual fee and $0 extra-card fee
- 0% intro APR for 18 billing cycles on purchases and on timely BTs — among the longest business-card intros advertised in 2026
- BT window extends 558 days after opening on the aggregator box (same Elan SKU across partners)
- 5% cash back + $50/card credit on Rewards Center prepaid travel if you actually use the portal
- Optional 3-month $0 ExtendPay once per year after intro ends; cell-phone protection up to $600 when the bill is paid with the card
Cons
- No cash back on ordinary business spend — portal prepaid travel only
- Go-to purchase APR 16.24%–25.24% variable is expensive float after the intro
- 3% BT fee and 3% foreign-transaction fee
- Personal guarantee; Elan may pursue the owner for all account charges
- First Federal does not publish the live Schumer box on its site; rewards travel headline is easy to misread as airline/hotel MCC bonuses
Verdict
Ink Business Cash® Credit Card
Ink Cash is the category SKU in the $0-AF Ink pair — not Unlimited (flat 1.5%) and not Preferred ($95, 3x ads/shipping/travel, $0 FTF, native transfers). It wins when office supplies and phone/internet/cable bills (plus some gas and dining) sit under two separate $25k anniversary caps. Pair it with Unlimited or Preferred rather than using it as an uncapped daily driver. Skip it for foreign spend, ad-heavy businesses, no-PG underwriting, or if a prior Ink Unlimited/Cash card already burned the $0-AF bonus.
First Federal Community Bank Business Zero+ Card
This is Elan’s Visa Business Zero+ cobranded for First Federal Community Bank (Dover, OH / firstfed.com) — not a card the bank underwrites, not the consumer Zero+ twin, and not Bucyrus ffcb.com. It is a 0% float tool with thin portal-only rewards, not a daily driver. Pair it with a 2–5% earn card. Confirm the live rates-and-fees box at application.