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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.
Visa · AU Small Finance Bank
5X on top merchants; 2X on others — Best for rewards · premium.
Annual fee
₹3,000
Visa · IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Visa · Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
Annual fee
₹300
AU Small Finance Bank
Annual Fee
₹3,000
Reward Rate
5X on top merchants; 2X on others
Welcome Benefit
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IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X on top categories; 1X others
Welcome Benefit
—
Punjab National Bank
Annual Fee
₹300
Reward Rate
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)
Welcome Benefit
—
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Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | AU Zenith Credit CardVisa · AU Small Finance Bank | IDFC FIRST Select Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank |
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Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | AU Small Finance Bank | IDFC FIRST Bank | Punjab National Bank |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹3,000 | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹300 |
Joining fee | ₹3,000 | ₹0Best | ₹2,026 |
Reward rate | 5X on top merchants; 2X on others | 3X on top categories; 1X others | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)Best |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | No | YesBest | No |
Network | Visa | Visa | Visa |
Best for | rewards, premium | lifetime-free, rewards, lounge-access | — |
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AU Small Finance Bank
5X on top merchants; 2X on others — Best for rewards · premium.
IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
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