Key takeaways
- Finder Rewards gives you a reward, usually a digital Visa gift card, for completing an eligible transaction through Finder or referring a friend.
- Finder Shopping is a separate cashback marketplace where you earn cashback on everyday shopping at partner retailers, online and in-store.
- They are two separate Finder products on two separate sites, and Finder Shopping is not part of Finder Rewards.
Finder Rewards and Finder Shopping are two separate products, both owned by Finder, on two separate sites. It's easy to mix them up, so here's the plain version.
Finder Rewards is about the reward you get, usually a digital Visa gift card, for switching or signing up to a product you've compared or for referring a friend. Finder Shopping is a cashback marketplace where you earn cashback on your everyday shopping. If you're not sure which one you're using, this page will help you tell them apart.
What is the difference between Finder Rewards and Finder Shopping?
They are two different Finder products. Finder Rewards lives at finder.com.au. It gives you a reward, usually a digital Visa gift card, when you complete an eligible transaction through Finder, like switching or signing up to a new insurance policy, phone plan or home loan. You'll also be rewarded when you refer a friend. Finder Shopping is a separate cashback marketplace at findershopping.com.au, with its own app and browser extension. There you earn cashback on everyday shopping at partner retailers, online and in-store. Both are owned by Finder, but Finder Shopping is not part of Finder Rewards.
How do Finder Rewards and Finder Shopping compare?
Here's a quick side-by-side.
- What you do: with Finder Rewards you switch or sign up to a compared product, or refer a friend. With Finder Shopping you shop at partner retailers.
- What you get: with Finder Rewards you get a digital Visa gift card, or the stated reward. With Finder Shopping you get cashback, which can be paid to your bank, and in some cases super or a mortgage.
- Where: Finder Rewards is at finder.com.au. Finder Shopping is at findershopping.com.au, plus an app and a browser extension.
- How often: Finder Rewards gives one reward per eligible offer. Finder Shopping is ongoing on qualifying purchases.
Which one am I using?
If you switched or signed up to a product like energy, mobile or a home loan and received a digital Visa gift card, that's Finder Rewards. If you're earning cashback on retail purchases through an app or browser extension, that's Finder Shopping. Same company, two different products.
Next steps
- New to rewards? Read what is Finder Rewards
- Finder Rewards vs cashback sites
- About the digital Visa gift card.
- For everyday cashback, Finder's own option is Finder Shopping
- Back to the Finder Rewards help centre
Last reviewed: 18 September 2026 · Author: Sarah Megginson
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