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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.
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
Visa · Standard Chartered
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on dining — Best for dining · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
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
—
Standard Chartered
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2X rewards on dining
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 Magnus Credit CardVisa · Axis Bank | DBS Live Fresh Credit CardMastercard · DBS Bank India | Standard Chartered Smart Credit CardVisa · Standard Chartered |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | Axis Bank | DBS Bank India | Standard Chartered |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹12,500 | Lifetime Free | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹12,500 | ₹0 | ₹0 |
Reward rate | 12000 bonus points on ₹1L monthly; 5X on travelBest | 5X on online & 2X offline | 2X rewards on dining |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | No | Yes | Yes |
Network | Visa | Mastercard | Visa |
Best for | premium, travel, lounge-access | online-shopping, lifetime-free | dining, lifetime-free |
Apply |
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.
Standard Chartered
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on dining — Best for dining · lifetime-free.
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