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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 · HDFC Bank
Lifetime free. 1 reward point per ₹100 — Best for fuel · bill-payments.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Visa · Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
Annual fee
₹300
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2% on bill pays; 1% on others
Welcome Benefit
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HDFC Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
1 reward point per ₹100
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 | Axis Ace Credit CardMastercard · Axis Bank | HDFC Bank IRIS Credit CardVisa · HDFC Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank |
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Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | Axis Bank | HDFC Bank | Punjab National Bank |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | Lifetime Free | ₹300 |
Joining fee | ₹0 | ₹0 | ₹2,026 |
Reward rate | 2% on bill pays; 1% on others | 1 reward point per ₹100 | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | Yes | No |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, cashback, bill-payments | fuel, bill-payments | — |
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Axis Bank
Lifetime free. 2% on bill pays; 1% on others — Best for lifetime-free · cashback · bill-payments.
HDFC Bank
Lifetime free. 1 reward point per ₹100 — Best for fuel · bill-payments.
Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
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