Capital One
Spark Classic
Key Features
| Annual Fee | $0.00 |
| Sign-up Bonus | None |
| Rewards Rate | 1% Cash Back, 5% travel |
| Regular APR | Purchase Rate 28.99% variable APR with your Spark 1% Classic card |
| Other Fees | No foreign transaction fees |
About this card
The Capital One Spark Classic is a niche card designed for businesses with fair credit. Its strengths lie in its accessibility, no annual fee, and several useful features like free employee cards and spend management tools. However, it's significantly hampered by a very high APR and a relatively low 1% cash back rate. The card is best viewed as a stepping stone for building credit rather than a long-term rewards solution. Reputationally, it's seen as a fair-credit option from a reputable issuer. Considering the high APR's negative impact and the limited rewards, the overall rating is a 2.4/5.0. This indicates a 'Fair' card with notable limitations. It serves a specific purpose but should be upgraded once the business qualifies for better options.
Pros & Cons
What's great
- No annual fee
- No foreign transaction fees
- Cashback on purchases
- Low credit score requirement
- Free employee cards
Things to consider
- High regular APR
- No sign-up bonus
- Limited rewards categories
- Low rewards rate
What this card offers
Rewards
- Earn unlimited 1% cash back for your business on every purchase, everywhere, no limits or category restrictions.
- Plus, earn unlimited 5% cash back on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Business Travel.
Other features
- Build and strengthen your credit by using this card responsibly.
- Automatic payments: Set up AutoPay so you don't have to worry about signing into your account every month.
- $0 fraud liability
- If your card is lost or stolen, you can get an emergency replacement and a cash advance.
- Year-end summaries: Get an itemized report of your spending to simplify budgeting and tax time.
- Account managers: Assign an account manager to make purchases and payments, review transactions and resolve any problems.
- Purchase records: Quickly and securely download your purchase records into multiple formats including Quicken, QuickBooks and Excel.
- Virtual card numbers: Make safer payments online without exposing your actual card number with merchants.
- Choose your due date: Pick your own monthly due date. Your business has the control to pay when you want.
- Transaction details: Stay on top of your purchases. You can find merchant information like an address, logo, phone number and map, when available.
- Recurring transactions: View a list of merchants that charge your business card monthly like subscriptions and bills.
- Free employee cards: Track employee spending while earning all the rewards from their purchases.
- Spend limits: Set customized spending limits for employee cards and see transactions as soon as they post.
- No foreign transaction fees: Pay zero foreign transaction fees on purchases made outside of the United States.
- Roadside assistance: Our business cards offer services to help you during auto-related emergencies, such as jump-starting, tire changing and towing.
- Capital One Business Travel: Save time and money with complimentary access to an all-in-one business travel management solution.
- Account access: Manage your account online or use the mobile app to get account activity alerts, see payment options, download past account statements and more.
- Security alerts: Get notified via text, email and phone if Capital One notices potential suspicious transactions on your account.
- Fraud & security alerts: Receive an email or text message alert if we detect a potential mistake or suspicious charge on your account.
- Card lock: Lock your card or an employee's if it has been misplaced, lost or stolen.
- Extended warranty: Get free additional warranty and protection on eligible items that you purchase with your card.
- Customer support: Our Capital One Business representatives are specially trained to work with business owners and are available to answer any questions you may have.
Additional Notes
Credit Level: Fair

