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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.
RuPay · Axis Bank
2X rewards on UPI spends — Best for rewards · upi.
Annual fee
₹500
Visa · Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
Annual fee
₹300
Visa · slice (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Axis Bank
Annual Fee
₹500
Reward Rate
2X rewards on UPI spends
Welcome Benefit
—
Punjab National Bank
Annual Fee
₹300
Reward Rate
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)
Welcome Benefit
—
slice (SBM Bank)
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2X rewards on online 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 Bank RuPay Credit CardRuPay · Axis Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank | slice Credit CardVisa · slice (SBM Bank) |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | Axis Bank | Punjab National Bank | slice (SBM Bank) |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹500 | ₹300 | Lifetime FreeBest |
Joining fee | ₹500 | ₹2,026 | ₹0Best |
Reward rate | 2X rewards on UPI spends | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)Best | 2X rewards on online spends |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | No | No | YesBest |
Network | RuPay | Visa | Visa |
Best for | rewards, upi | — | online-shopping, lifetime-free |
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Axis Bank
2X rewards on UPI spends — Best for rewards · upi.
Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
slice (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
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