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Credit card purchase protection: caps compared, card by card

The answer: purchase protection caps range from $500 per item (Capital One Visa Signature cards) to C$50,000 per item (RBC Visa Infinite (Canada)) — set entirely by the ISSUER, not the card network. 2 of the 13 cards checked here carry none at all.

Caps by card

CardPer-item capAnnual capWindowNotify / docs deadlineBasis
RBC Visa Infinite (Canada)C$50,000C$50,00090 days from purchasenotify 30d / docs 90d (from incident)RBC Visa Infinite certificate: purchase security 90 days, $50,000 CAD/yr aggregate; notify 30 days, docs 90 days (1-year hardship extension)
Chase Sapphire Reserve$10,000$50,000120 days from purchasenotify 90d / docs 120d (from incident)BGC11388_v2 (eff. 2024-10-01) — Purchase Protection: $10,000/item, $50,000/calendar year, 120 days (90 NY)
Amex Gold (premium purchase tier, standard trip tier)$10,000$50,00090 days from purchasenotify 30d / docs 60d (from filing)Amex Purchase Protection premium tier (doc 316-404/405): $10,000/item incl. LOSS, $50,000/calendar yr, 90-day window; notice 30 days, proof 60 days after claim form
Amex Platinum$10,000$50,00090 days from purchasenotify 30d / docs 60d (from filing)Amex Purchase Protection premium tier (316-404/405): $10,000/item incl. LOSS, $50,000/yr, 90-day window
Capital One Venture X (Visa Infinite)$10,000$50,00090 days from purchasenotify 60d / docs 90d (from incident)Cap1 Visa Infinite guide — Purchase Security: $10,000/claim, $50,000/yr (FORM #PSECALLPER 10K variant) — 20x the same issuer's Signature tier
Amex UK (Platinum-tier insurance set)£2,500£20,00090 days from purchasenotify 30d / docs 30d (from incident)Amex UK terms (Jan 2025): Purchase Protection £2,500/incident, £20,000/12mo, £50 excess, 90-day window, ALL claims within 30 days
HSBC Elite (World Elite Mastercard)$1,000$25,00090 days from purchasenotify 60d / docs 180d (from report)HSBC Elite GTB — MC Purchase Assurance: $1,000/loss, $25,000/12mo; docs 180 days FROM REPORT DATE
Citi Costco Anywhere Visa$1,000$50,000120 days from purchaseno notify deadline encoded / docs 180d (from incident)Citi Costco GTPB (eff. 2023-01-22) — Damage & Theft Purchase Protection: $1,000/item, $50,000/yr, 120 days (90 NY), PRIMARY coverage
Citi Double Cash / Custom Cash / Rewards+$1,000$50,000120 days from purchaseno notify deadline encoded / docs 180d (from incident)Citi CRE104 — Purchase Protection: $1,000/item, $50,000/yr
Chase Sapphire Preferred$500$50,000120 days from purchasenotify 90d / docs 120d (from incident)BGC11387_v2 (eff. 2024-10-01) — Purchase Protection: $500/item, $50,000/account, 120 days from purchase (90 in NY)
Capital One Visa Signature cards$500$50,00090 days from purchasenotify 60d / docs 90d (from incident)Cap1 VS guide (eff. 2024-12-17) — Purchase Security: $500/claim (FORM #PURCHASE500 variant), $50,000/yr

Cards with no purchase protection

For AI agents & developers — deterministic coverage lookup + deadline math against issuer-verified guides, pay-per-call (x402 USDC, no account): GET https://wealthpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/wealth/card-benefit?issuer=chase&card=sapphire-reserve&benefit=purchase_protection&purchase_date=2026-06-10&incident_date=2026-07-01&item_price=2000 — $0.10 GET https://wealthpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/wealth/card-benefit-pack?issuer=chase&card=sapphire-reserve&benefit=purchase_protection&purchase_date=2026-06-10&incident_date=2026-07-01&item_price=2000&item_description=... — $2.00 (citation-locked filing pack)

Params: issuer, card, benefit (extended_warranty | purchase_protection | trip_delay | cell_phone | return_protection), purchase_date, incident_date, item_price, warranty_years, delay_hours, phone_paid_on_card — plus item_description, cardholder_name, lang on the pack endpoint.

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Generated 2026-07-07 by WealthPulse (The Aslan Group LLC) from the same issuer-verified benefit-guide registry our paid engine uses. Informational, not insurance or legal advice — issuers revise guides silently; verify with your own card's current Guide to Benefits. Contact: info@theaslangroupllc.com