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# 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**

| Stage                       | Date                                         |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 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**

<table><thead><tr><th width="225.984375">Milestone</th><th>Time</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Entries confirmed</td><td>After Apple confirms the transaction, by September 30, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Winners drawn</td><td>Within 5 business days of September 30, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Winners notified</td><td>In the app or email, at the time of the draw</td></tr><tr><td>Cashback paid</td><td>November 1, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Paid as</td><td>Cashback to the member's ether.fi account</td></tr><tr><td>Amount</td><td>100% of the qualifying pre-order, up to $2,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

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**

<table><thead><tr><th width="223.57421875">Item</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Odds</td><td>1 in 10 qualifying pre-orders</td></tr><tr><td>Reward</td><td>100% cashback on the qualifying pre-order (minus any cashback already earned from purchase)</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum per winner</td><td>$2,000</td></tr><tr><td>Entries per member</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Selection</td><td>Random draw among all confirmed entries</td></tr></tbody></table>

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.

<table><thead><tr><th width="223.2734375">Requirement</th><th>Detail</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Signs up</td><td>Creates an ether.fi account through your referral link</td></tr><tr><td>Completes KYC</td><td>Identity verification approved</td></tr><tr><td>Spends</td><td>At least $100 on their own ether.fi Cash card</td></tr><tr><td>Timing</td><td>Spend threshold crossed during the campaign period</td></tr></tbody></table>

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**

<table><thead><tr><th width="224.9140625">Requirement</th><th>Detail</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Merchant</td><td>Apple</td></tr><tr><td>Amount</td><td>$1,000 or more, single transaction</td></tr><tr><td>Card</td><td>An ether.fi Cash personal card</td></tr><tr><td>Timing</td><td>Pre-order placed during the campaign period</td></tr><tr><td>Confirmation</td><td>Confirmed by Apple by September 30, 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Validity</td><td>Reversed, refunded or disputed purchases are void</td></tr></tbody></table>

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.

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**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**

<table data-search="false"><thead><tr><th>Excluded</th><th>Reason</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Business and corporate accounts</td><td>Personal cards only</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts failing KYC</td><td>Verification required</td></tr><tr><td>Accounts not in good standing</td><td>Includes frozen, locked and suspended accounts</td></tr><tr><td>Core members without a qualifying referral</td><td>No entry route met</td></tr><tr><td>Transactions under $1,000</td><td>Below the qualifying threshold</td></tr><tr><td>Non-Apple merchants</td><td>Includes carriers and resellers</td></tr><tr><td>Pre-orders not confirmed by September 30</td><td>Entries are final on that date</td></tr><tr><td>Reversed, refunded or disputed purchases</td><td>Entry is void and any reward is forfeited</td></tr></tbody></table>

### **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.

| Behaviour                                               | Treatment                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| 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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