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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
10X cashback on partner spends; 2X on PayZapp — Best for online-shopping · cashback.
Annual fee
₹500

Visa · ICICI Bank
Lifetime free. 5% NeuCoins on Tata spends — 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
—
HDFC Bank
Annual Fee
₹500
Reward Rate
10X cashback on partner spends; 2X on PayZapp
Welcome Benefit
—
ICICI Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
5% NeuCoins on Tata spends
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 | HDFC Bank MoneyBack Plus Credit CardVisa · HDFC Bank | ICICI Bank Tata Neu Credit CardVisa · ICICI Bank |
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Provider | Axis Bank | HDFC Bank | ICICI Bank |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | ₹500 | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹0 | ₹500 | ₹0 |
Reward rate | 2% on bill pays; 1% on others | 10X cashback on partner spends; 2X on PayZappBest | 5% NeuCoins on Tata spends |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | No | Yes |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, cashback, bill-payments | online-shopping, cashback | 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.
HDFC Bank
10X cashback on partner spends; 2X on PayZapp — Best for online-shopping · cashback.
ICICI Bank
Lifetime free. 5% NeuCoins on Tata spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
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