📱iPhone 18 Pre-order Promo
Get a chance to earn 100% cashback on iPhone 18 pre-orders with your ether.fi Cash card. Available for Luxe, Pinnacle and VIP level members — September 12 to 18 only.
Abbreviated Rules
Limited time offer. One entry per member. Rewards paid November 1, 2026. Restrictions apply. Not available in all jurisdictions. Digital assets are high risk. Past performance ≠ future results. Void where prohibited. See full terms at Promo Terms and Conditions.
Summary
One in every ten qualifying iPhone 18 pre-orders receives 100% cashback on that pre-order, up to $2,000.
Members at Luxe, Pinnacle and VIP levels automatically eligible to participate. Core members are eligible to participate once they refer one friend who becomes a qualifying referral (spends over $100 USD) during the campaign period. Each member may hold one entry, however many pre-orders they make.
Entries are confirmed after Apple confirms the underlying transactions, and cashback is paid on November 1, 2026, once Apple shipping and refund periods have ended.
Campaign Period
🗓️ September 12, 2026, 09:00 AM ET – September 18, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Basis for entry: Apple pre-order placed within the window
Key Dates
Pre-order window opens
September 12, 2026, 09:00 AM ET
Pre-order window closes
September 18, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Apple confirms transactions
September 18 to September 30, 2026
Entries final
September 30, 2026
Winners drawn and notified
Within 5 business days of September 30, 2026
Cashback paid
November 1, 2026
Only qualifying purchases completed during this period are eligible for rewards.
Reward Distribution
Entries confirmed
After Apple confirms the transaction, by September 30, 2026
Winners drawn
Within 5 business days of September 30, 2026
Winners notified
In the app or email, at the time of the draw
Cashback paid
November 1, 2026
Paid as
Cashback to the member's ether.fi account
Amount
100% of the qualifying pre-order, up to $2,000
Payment is held until November 1 deliberately. Apple confirms pre-order transactions between September 18 and September 30, and a pre-order can still be cancelled or refunded after it is confirmed. Paying on November 1 leaves a clear period after Apple's shipping window in which a refund would surface, so a reward is not paid on a purchase that is later returned.
A member who does not win receives no reward under this campaign. A member who wins but whose pre-order is refunded, reversed or disputed before November 1 forfeits the reward.
Reward Structure
Odds
1 in 10 qualifying pre-orders
Reward
100% cashback on the qualifying pre-order (minus any cashback already earned from purchase)
Maximum per winner
$2,000
Entries per member
1
Selection
Random draw among all confirmed entries
If a qualifying pre-order is above $2,000, the reward is capped at $2,000 and the member pays the remainder. The cap applies to the transaction amount, not to the handset's list price.
Successful Referral
This section applies only to members below Luxe level, who use a referral to gain their entry.
Signs up
Creates an ether.fi account through your referral link
Completes KYC
Identity verification approved
Spends
At least $100 on their own ether.fi Cash card
Timing
Spend threshold crossed during the campaign period
A friend who crossed the $100 threshold before the campaign opened does not create an entry. The threshold matches the qualifying referral definition already used by the ether.fi affiliate program.
Qualifying Purchases
Merchant
Apple
Amount
$1,000 or more, single transaction
Card
An ether.fi Cash personal card
Timing
Pre-order placed during the campaign period
Confirmation
Confirmed by Apple by September 30, 2026
Validity
Reversed, refunded or disputed purchases are void
ether.fi identifies a pre-order from the merchant and the transaction amount. Card records do not include the items bought, which is why a minimum transaction amount is used and why the reward is capped rather than matched to a specific handset.
A pre-order that Apple has not confirmed by September 30, 2026 cannot be entered, because entries are final on that date. This can affect configurations with a later shipping estimate.
Purchases from carriers, resellers or any merchant other than Apple do not qualify, even when the item is an iPhone 18.
Per-member Cap
Entries 1 per member. Maximum cashback reward $2,000 USD.
Campaign Cap
Qualifying pre-orders First 500. Total value awarded $100,000 USD.
The campaign closes to new entries when either limit is reached, whichever comes first, even if the campaign period has not ended. Pre-orders are counted in the order they are placed.
Eligibility
Only personal accounts: Luxe, Pinnacle or VIP, or Core with a qualifying referral. An account must still be in good standing on Noovember 1, 2026 to receive a reward.
Exclusions
Business and corporate accounts
Personal cards only
Accounts failing KYC
Verification required
Accounts not in good standing
Includes frozen, locked and suspended accounts
Core members without a qualifying referral
No entry route met
Transactions under $1,000
Below the qualifying threshold
Non-Apple merchants
Includes carriers and resellers
Pre-orders not confirmed by September 30
Entries are final on that date
Reversed, refunded or disputed purchases
Entry is void and any reward is forfeited
Anti-Gaming and Fraud Monitoring
ether.fi reserves the right to disqualify any member exhibiting suspicious, abusive or fraudulent behaviour, and to withhold or reclaim rewards already paid.
Returned or refunded purchases will reduce eligible spend and may reduce cashback. ether.fi reserves the right to disqualify users exhibiting suspicious, abusive, or fraudulent behavior. ether.fi's decisions regarding eligibility, rewards, and disqualifications are final and binding.
Pre-ordering to enter, then cancelling or refunding
Entry void, no reward paid
Multiple accounts to gain extra entries
All entries void
Referrals to accounts the member controls
Referral does not count, entry void
Transaction splitting or structuring to hit a threshold
Entry void
Referral rings or coordinated sign-ups
All linked entries void
The November 1 payment date exists to make the first behaviour in this table ineffective. Rewards are not paid until after the period in which a cancellation or refund would appear, so a pre-order placed only to win and then returned earns nothing.
Decisions about disqualification are made by ether.fi and are final.
Miscellaneous
ether.fi may modify, suspend, or terminate this promotion at any time
Participation constitutes acceptance of these terms and ether.fi Cash terms of use
This promotion is offered by ether.fi and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Apple Inc. Apple and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc. Rewards may be taxable, and members are responsible for any tax arising from a reward.
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