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

Mastercard · IDFC FIRST Bank
10X reward points on all spends — Best for rewards · premium.
Annual fee
₹5,000

Mastercard · Kotak Mahindra Bank
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free

Visa · SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
Annual fee
₹1,499
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
₹5,000
Reward Rate
10X reward points on all spends
Welcome Benefit
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Kotak Mahindra Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2X rewards on online spends
Welcome Benefit
—
SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹1,499
Reward Rate
5% NeuCoins on Tata Neu App / Tata partner spends; 1.5% NeuCoins on other spends
Welcome Benefit
Welcome NeuCoins worth up to ₹1,500 on first 30 days of card activation
Side by side
Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | IDFC FIRST Ashva Credit CardMastercard · IDFC FIRST Bank | Kotak MOJO Credit CardMastercard · Kotak Mahindra Bank | Tata Neu Plus SBI CardVisa · SBI Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Provider | IDFC FIRST Bank | Kotak Mahindra Bank | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | ₹5,000 | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹1,499 |
Joining fee | ₹5,000 | ₹0Best | ₹1,499 |
Reward rate | 10X reward points on all spends | 2X rewards on online spends | 5% NeuCoins on Tata Neu App / Tata partner spends; 1.5% NeuCoins on other spendsBest |
Welcome benefit | — | — | Welcome NeuCoins worth up to ₹1,500 on first 30 days of card activation |
Lifetime free | No | YesBest | No |
Network | Mastercard | Mastercard | Visa |
Best for | rewards, premium | online-shopping, lifetime-free | online-shopping, rewards |
Apply |
IDFC FIRST Bank
10X reward points on all spends — Best for rewards · premium.
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
SBI Card
2% NeuCoins + annual fee reversal on ₹1L spend
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