Earn Up to £50 with Wirex: Back to School Card Promotion Explained
Wirex is running a Back to School Card Promotion from 1st September 2025 (15:01 GMT) to 30th September 2025 (23:59 GMT), giving users the chance to earn up to £50 in cash simply by spending at selected retailers. Here’s everything you need to know to take part.
How the Promotion Works
During the promotion period, UK-verified Wirex users can earn £10 for every £100 spent at the following merchants:
Uber
Uber Eats
Just Eat
Deliveroo
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
Amazon
You can claim this reward up to 5 times for a maximum of £50 per user.
Key points:
Purchases must be made in (GBP).
Crypto purchases do not count.
Rewards will be paid in GBP within 30 working days after the promotion ends.
New users have a 24-hour cooling-off period before they can start spending.
Does Spending Count Towards the Sign-Up Bonus Too?
Yes – as long as you are a new Wirex user and your account meets all sign-up bonus criteria, your £100 spend at qualifying merchants should count toward both the sign-up bonus and this promotion.
However:
You must check the Wirex sign-up bonus terms to ensure eligible spending includes the same merchants.
Any excluded transactions (e.g., crypto purchases) will not count toward either offer.
So if your sign-up bonus requires a certain spend threshold, you can potentially stack both offers with the same qualifying purchases. We can’t see anything to suggest it shouldn’t work!
Earn an Extra £100 with the Wirex Sign-Up Bonus
On top of the Back to School offer, new Wirex users can also earn up to £100 with their sign-up bonus – full details are here. It’s worth noting that when Wirex ran this promotion previously, they ended it early without warning. To protect our readers, we’ve saved a copy of the official terms and conditions here so you can reference them if needed.
How to Qualify for the £50 Reward
Download the Wirex App and complete KYC verification.
Wait 24 hours if you’re a brand-new user.
Make a purchase of £100 or more at one of the listed merchants during the promotion period. (Disclaimer: At the time of writing, it’s unclear whether you can make multiple smaller transactions that add up to £100 or if it must be a single £100+ purchase to qualify for the £10 reward. We’ve contacted Wirex for clarification and will update this guide as soon as we have confirmation). Edit (here’s the response) - ‘According to the promotional campaign terms for the back to school UK offer, the qualifying spend of £100 must be made through a single eligible transaction. Splitting your spend into two separate transactions of £50 (such as two Tesco purchases) will not count as one qualifying transaction for the promotional reward.’
Repeat up to five times for the full £50 reward.
Rewards will be credited within 30 working days after the offer ends.
Important Terms & Risks
Only UK-verified users are eligible.
Crypto purchases are excluded – only fiat (GBP) transactions qualify.
Rewards are not protected by the Financial Ombudsman Service or the FSCS.
Wirex reserves the right to withhold rewards in cases of fraud or multiple account breaches.
Final Thoughts
The Wirex Back to School Card Promotion is a simple way to earn up to £50 on everyday spending at major UK retailers. It is a particularly good offer if you’re looking to purchase from Amazon as you’ll theoretically earn 10% cashback - which is unheard of for Amazon! If you’re also eligible for the Wirex sign-up bonus, you can double up by using the same purchases to hit both targets – just make sure you read all the terms and conditions carefully.
