About Swagbucks

Swagbucks is a fairly comprehensive cashback platform. On Swagbucks, you can earn money in many ways, including completing surveys, watching videos, clicking promotional pages, searching the web, shopping, playing games, and downloading apps. If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, see our previous introduction:

If you don’t yet have a Swagbucks account, feel free to sign up through our referral link:

Swagbucks has quite a few solid bank account opening offers, and here’s a quick roundup.

Open a SoFi bank account and earn 22000SB (worth $220) + up to $300 account opening bonus

Opening a SoFi bank account through Swagbucks earns 22000SB (worth $220). Search for SoFi on the Swagbucks homepage to find the offer link:

The requirement for the account opening bonus is to receive $200 in Direct Deposit within 30 days of opening the account (generally payroll). It’s not very difficult to qualify. This Swagbucks offer is probably one of the best bank account bonuses available recently, and it can also be stacked with the online account opening bonus:

  • $50 bonus for $1,000-$1,999 in Direct Deposit within 30 days of account opening
  • $100 bonus for $2,000-$4,999 in Direct Deposit within 30 days of account opening
  • $300 bonus for $5,000+ in Direct Deposit within 30 days of account opening

This account has no monthly fee, and the APY is relatively high. The current rate is 2.50%. If you don’t already have a SoFi account, don’t miss it. Combined, the total bonus can reach $520. Note that this is for new customers only. For a detailed introduction to SoFi, see our post:

Open a Chime bank account and earn 20000SB (worth $200) + $100 referral bonus

Chime has no monthly fee and no minimum deposit requirement. For a detailed introduction to Chime, see our post:

Applying through the link provided by Swagbucks or Mypoints can earn 20000SB (worth $200) or 38000pts (worth $237.5):

You can also stack a $100 referral bonus. The requirement is to receive a $200 Direct Deposit within 45 days after opening the account. First, open the Chime referral link in Google Chrome (although you won’t actually apply through this link later):

Then open a new webpage in the browser and log in to your Swagbucks or Mypoints account. Search for Chime on the homepage of your Swagbucks or Mypoints account, find the offer, and complete the application through that link. Then, if you receive at least $200 in Direct Deposit within 30 days of account opening, you can trigger both the referral bonus and the portal bonus, for a total of $338 in rewards.

Open an Upgrade bank account and earn 10000SB (worth $100) + $100 referral bonus

The Upgrade debit card has no monthly fee and offers unlimited 1% cashback. For a detailed introduction to Upgrade, see our post:

Applying through the link provided by Swagbucks can earn 10000SB (worth $100), and you can also stack a $100 referral bonus, for a total of $200 in account opening bonuses. First, open the Upgrade referral link in Google Chrome (although you won’t actually apply through this link later):

Then open a new webpage in the browser and log in to your Swagbucks account. Search for Upgrade on the homepage of your Swagbucks account, find the offer, and complete the application through that link:

After successfully opening the account, make one purchase of $25 or more within 30 days to earn the 10000SB. The referral bonus requires making at least 3 purchases within 60 days after account opening. This offer does not require Direct Deposit.

Open a Varo bank account and earn 6000SB (worth $60)

Varo is similar to Chime, with no monthly fee and no minimum balance requirement. Right now, opening a Varo bank account through Swagbucks earns 6000SB (worth $60)

After opening the account, you only need to deposit at least $25 and spend $25 within 30 days. It does not need to be a Direct Deposit. This bonus is very easy to earn, so if you don’t already have a Varo bank account, don’t miss it.

AXOS account opening bonus: 6500SB (worth $65)

AXOS has no monthly fee and no minimum deposit requirement. Right now, the Swagbucks account opening bonus is 6500SB (worth $65)

To earn the bonus, you only need to deposit $750 after successfully opening the account. It does not need to be a Direct Deposit, so this bonus is also very easy to earn.