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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
Mastercard · SBI Card
6 Travel Credits for every ₹200 spent on travel; 2 Travel Credits for every ₹… — Best for .
Annual fee
₹4,999
Visa · slice (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X on top categories; 1X others
Welcome Benefit
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SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹4,999
Reward Rate
6 Travel Credits for every ₹200 spent on travel; 2 Travel Credits for every ₹200 on all other spends; Travel Credits convertible to Air Miles / Hotel Points (1 TC = Re. 1) or used for Travel Bookings (1 TC = ₹0.50)
Welcome Benefit
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slice (SBM Bank)
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
2X rewards on online spends
Welcome Benefit
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Every fee, reward and benefit in one place — the winning card in each row is marked with a check.
CategoryFeature | IDFC FIRST Select Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | SBI Card MILES ELITEMastercard · SBI Card | slice Credit CardVisa · slice (SBM Bank) |
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Provider | IDFC FIRST Bank | SBI Card | slice (SBM Bank) |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime Free | ₹4,999 | Lifetime Free |
Joining fee | ₹0 | ₹4,999 | ₹0 |
Reward rate | 3X on top categories; 1X others | 6 Travel Credits for every ₹200 spent on travel; 2 Travel Credits for every ₹200 on all other spends; Travel Credits convertible to Air Miles / Hotel Points (1 TC = Re. 1) or used for Travel Bookings (1 TC = ₹0.50)Best | 2X rewards on online spends |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | Yes | No | Yes |
Network | Visa | Mastercard | Visa |
Best for | lifetime-free, rewards, lounge-access | — | online-shopping, lifetime-free |
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IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X on top categories; 1X others — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · lounge-access.
SBI Card
6 Travel Credits for every ₹200 spent on travel; 2 Travel Credits for every ₹… — Best for .
slice (SBM Bank)
Lifetime free. 2X rewards on online spends — Best for online-shopping · lifetime-free.
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