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Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash® Card

No-annual-fee uncapped 2% cash-back business Mastercard with 12-month 0% purchase APR, free employee cards, and a 3% foreign-transaction fee

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Engine X

No-annual-fee travel charge card: 6–10% Engine points on Engine hotel/car bookings, 1.5% on other spend; no personal guarantee

Annual Fee
$0
$0
Base Earn
$0.02 cash rewards per $1 qualifying ...
1.5% back in Engine points on Qualify...
Intro APR
0% for 12 months from account opening...
Not offered (not a revolving product)
Rating
8.6/10
8.2/10

Costs & Pricing

MetricWells Fargo Signify Business Cash® CardEngine X
Annual fee$0$0
Employee card fee$0 (no published cap on number)$0; unlimited physical and virtual cards
Purchase APR16.74%–24.74% variable after intro (Prime + 9.99% to +17.99%; Prime 6.75% as of 09/02/2026; max APR 29.99%). Disclosures accurate as of Dec 2025.N/A — charge card. No purchase interest if paid by due date. No published purchase APR range. Marketing “0%” means no annual fee plus charge-card float until the due date, not an intro APR.
Intro APR (purchases)0% for 12 months from account opening, then standard variable purchase APRNot offered (not a revolving product)
Foreign transaction fee3% of each transaction converted to U.S. dollars$0 (International Transaction Fee: $0 / None). Ordinary Visa FX conversion still applies (rate not separately itemized).
Late payment feeUp to $40. First event in a rolling six-cycle window: lesser of minimum payment or $29; subsequent: lesser of minimum payment or $40$40 per late payment

Rewards & Value

MetricWells Fargo Signify Business Cash® CardEngine X
Base earn rate$0.02 cash rewards per $1 qualifying net purchase (uncapped 2%). Posts when the purchase appears on a monthly statement. Program terms effective June 26, 2026.1.5% back in Engine points on Qualifying Card Purchases (everyday / off-Engine spend, including flights even if booked on Engine)
Welcome bonus$500 cash rewards after $5,000 qualifying net purchases post within 3 months of account opening. Redeemable within 60 days after earned. Standing public offer since the May 2024 launch — no published offer-expiration date.20,000 Engine points after the company activates an Engine X card and completes $2,000 in Qualifying Off-Platform Purchases within 30 days of first Card activation. Off-platform = card spend not booked through Engine.com. Engine travel bookings do not count. Employee/additional-card off-platform spend does count (company-level). First-time Engine X customer; one bonus per company. Offer ends 11:59 p.m. ET, 31 December 2026 (incentive terms updated 1 Jun 2026).
Redemption valueStatement credit / credit to an eligible Wells Fargo business credit or checking account at 1:1 cash. Gift cards and Business Rewards portal travel are options — portal/gift-card cents-per-dollar not published; do not assume portal equals cash. Minimum redemption $1 for statement-credit path.Official cents-per-point not disclosed. Points have no cash value and are redeemable only through the program. Checkout shows a point-to-dollar value before confirm. Secondary (TPG, 20 Aug 2026): statement credit described at ~50% of booking value — unofficial; do not hard-code 1¢ or 0.5¢ as issuer fact. Disclose user-selectable factor: 1.0× if redeemed for Engine bookings; 0.5× if using TPG’s statement-credit haircut.
Transfer partnersNot offered (points transfers are for Essential/Elite, not Cash)Not offered (no Chase/Amex/airline transfers)

Credit & Eligibility

MetricWells Fargo Signify Business Cash® CardEngine X
Personal guaranteeRequired. Account Guarantor unconditionally agrees to be personally liable, jointly and severally with the business. Wells Fargo may seek to collect from the guarantor before the business. Covers future line increases and enforcement costs.Official apply page: “We also do not require personal guarantees.” Program terms: company is the liable party. Owner KYC still collected. Confirm no hidden guaranty in the Issuing Bank Terms accepted at offer.
Credit checkConsumer report on the Account Guarantor. Treat full apply as a hard pull unless using only the no-impact prequal tool. Application also collects ownership details for 25%+ owners.Official: no hard pull, will not impact personal credit score. Soft-pull vs none-at-all on a bureau file is not separately named. Last-4 SSN is for identity verification (CIP), not described as a full credit pull.
Employee cards$0. Add via Business Online; optional monthly cycle spend cap (default = full account line). Up to three Administrators besides the guarantor. Employee cardholders are not personally liable; guarantor is. Cards mail in 5–10 business days. No published maximum number.Unlimited physical + instant virtual, including 1099 / temporary workers. Spend controls by employee, project, expense type, category, merchant, transaction. Physical cards ~8 business days. Company remains liable.
Product typeRevolving business credit card (not a charge card; not NPSL; not a spend-management platform)Business charge card + spend-management card (pay-in-full each cycle; assigned line of credit; no revolving APR). Not a consumer credit card. Sibling: Direct Bill (credit line limited to Engine hotel/flight/car bookings — not this card).

Pros & Cons

Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash® Card

Pros

  • Uncapped 2% cash on qualifying spend with $0 annual fee
  • 0% intro APR on purchases for 12 months from open
  • $500 cash bonus at $5,000 / 3 months — low hurdle versus many business SUBs
  • Employee cards at $0 with per-card cycle caps
  • Primary MasterRental CDW and $250k common-carrier accident insurance on a no-fee card; rewards do not expire while open

Cons

  • 3% foreign-transaction fee
  • No category bonuses; 2% loses to 3–5% advertising/shipping cards on those MCCs
  • Personal guarantee is unconditional and first-recourse
  • No purchase protection, extended warranty, or cell-phone insurance in the public benefits guide; Priority Pass visits are paid
  • After the intro window, 16.74%–24.74% variable APR makes revolving expensive relative to 2% earn; no public BT product

Engine X

Pros

  • $0 annual fee and $0 employee/virtual-card fees
  • 6% (scaling to 10%) Engine points on Engine hotel and rental-car bookings — unusual on-platform travel earn at $0 fee
  • No personal guarantee and no hard personal credit pull (official apply language)
  • Charge card + Autopay + spend controls + unlimited cards for employees and 1099s; travel booking, policy, and folios in one dashboard
  • $0 foreign-transaction fee in the fee table

Cons

  • Elevated earn does not apply to flights or off-Engine hotels; marketing “up to 10% on travel” is broader than the legal category
  • Pay-in-full charge card; $40 late / $40 returned-payment fees; no revolver
  • Points have no cash value; official ¢/point not published; statement-credit value may haircut vs booking (secondary)
  • Sole proprietors ineligible; U.S. entity + EIN required
  • No published lounge, TSA/Global Entry, or card-insurance benefits guide; product is new (Mar 2026) so limit ranges and servicing quality are thinly documented

Verdict

Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash® Card

Signify Business Cash is the flat 2% SKU — not Essential/Elite (points) and not consumer Active Cash. It beats Blue Business Cash after the $50k 2% cap and beats Ink Unlimited on ongoing earn, while trailing Spark Cash Plus on FTF and NPSL. Skip it for foreign spend, transferable points, no-PG underwriting, or anyone who will revolve after month 12.

Engine X

Engine X is a TMC + charge card, not Direct Bill and not Ramp/Brex. Most SMBs stay Silver (6% / 1.5%). Skip it if travel will not move onto Engine, if you need revolving credit or transferable miles, or if you are a sole prop. Confirm the live 20,000-point offer (through 31 Dec 2026) requires $2,000 off-Engine spend within 30 days of first card activation.