From my experience with CompuBank and USAA's checkcards, I had to choose credit card option over debit card option in order to receive the award.
The payment scheme is different for credit card from the debit card; the banks get the usual fee on credit card purchase vs none (?) for debit card. I'm sure that there is someone who is more knowlegible on this matter than I. I heard that are banks who gives award on both debit and credit card options but can't recall...
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