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3 premium Indian credit cards, side by side. Winner in each row is highlighted in yellow.
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
Visa · SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
Annual fee
₹499
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X on top categories; 1X others
Welcome Benefit
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Punjab National Bank
Annual Fee
₹300
Reward Rate
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in)
Welcome Benefit
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SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹499
Reward Rate
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery; 1 Reward Point per ₹150 on all other spends; 4 Reward Points = Re. 1
Welcome Benefit
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CategoryFeature | IDFC FIRST Select Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank | SimplySAVE SBI CardVisa · SBI Card |
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Provider | IDFC FIRST Bank | Punjab National Bank | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹300 | ₹499 |
Joining fee | ₹0Best | ₹2,026 | ₹499 |
Reward rate | 3X on top categories; 1X others | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) | 10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery; 1 Reward Point per ₹150 on all other spends; 4 Reward Points = Re. 1Best |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | YesBest | No | No |
Network | Visa | Visa | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, rewards, lounge-access | — | — |
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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 .
SBI Card
10 Reward Points per ₹150 on dining, movies, departmental stores and grocery;… — Best for .
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