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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.

Mastercard · Axis Bank
Lifetime free. 2% on bill pays; 1% on others — Best for lifetime-free · cashback · bill-payments.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · Axis Bank
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel — Best for premium · travel · lounge-access.
Annual fee
₹12,500

Mastercard · DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2% on bill pays; 1% on others
Welcome Benefit
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Axis Bank
Annual Fee
₹12,500
Reward Rate
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel
Welcome Benefit
—
DBS Bank India
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
5X on online & 2X offline
Welcome Benefit
—
Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | Axis Ace Credit CardMastercard · Axis Bank | Axis Magnus Credit CardVisa · Axis Bank | DBS Live Fresh Credit CardMastercard · DBS Bank India |
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Provider | Axis Bank | Axis Bank | DBS Bank India |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | ₹12,500 | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹0 | ₹12,500 | ₹0 |
Reward rate | 2% on bill pays; 1% on others | 12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travelBest | 5X on online & 2X offline |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | No | Yes |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Mastercard |
Best for | lifetime-free, cashback, bill-payments | premium, travel, lounge-access | online-shopping, lifetime-free |
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Axis Bank
Lifetime free. 2% on bill pays; 1% on others — Best for lifetime-free · cashback · bill-payments.
Axis Bank
12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travel — Best for premium · travel · lounge-access.
DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
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