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

Mastercard · DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
Annual fee
₹300
DBS Bank India
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
5X on online & 2X offline
Welcome Benefit
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IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X on top categories; 1X others
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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Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | DBS Live Fresh Credit CardMastercard · DBS Bank India | IDFC FIRST Select Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank |
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Provider | DBS Bank India | IDFC FIRST Bank | Punjab National Bank |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | Lifetime Free | ₹300 |
Joining fee | ₹0 | ₹0 | ₹2,026 |
Reward rate | 5X on online & 2X offline | 3X on top categories; 1X others | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)Best |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | Yes | No |
Network | Mastercard | Visa | Visa |
Best for | online-shopping, lifetime-free | lifetime-free, rewards, lounge-access | — |
Apply |
DBS Bank India
Lifetime free. 5X on online & 2X offline — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
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