Reader AdvisoryPersonal Finance Canada · Updated this week

A Canadian payday-loan alternative is going viral — and most readers haven't heard of it yet.

Thousands of Canadians who searched 'payday loan' last month are quietly opening a no-fee bank account instead — and walking away with cash bonuses up to $400.

It's legal, CDIC-insured, and takes about 8 minutes. The catch most readers miss is in the next paragraph.

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