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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 rewards + wealth benefits — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · premium.
Annual fee
Lifetime free
Visa · Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
Annual fee
₹300
Mastercard · SBI Card
5 reward points per ₹100 — Best for rewards · premium.
Annual fee
₹2,999
IDFC FIRST Bank
Annual Fee
Lifetime Free
Reward Rate
3X rewards + wealth benefits
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
—
SBI Card
Annual Fee
₹2,999
Reward Rate
5 reward points per ₹100
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 | IDFC FIRST Wealth Credit CardVisa · IDFC FIRST Bank | PNB Global Gold Credit Card (Visa) — mapped from requested 'pnb-gold'Visa · Punjab National Bank | SBI Card PRIMEMastercard · SBI Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Card image |  |  |  |
Provider | IDFC FIRST Bank | Punjab National Bank | SBI Card |
Card | |||
Annual fee | Lifetime FreeBest | ₹300 | ₹2,999 |
Joining fee | ₹0Best | ₹2,026 | ₹2,999 |
Reward rate | 3X rewards + wealth benefits | 1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) | 5 reward points per ₹100Best |
Welcome benefit | — | — | — |
Lifetime free | YesBest | No | No |
Network | Visa | Visa | Mastercard |
Best for | lifetime-free, rewards, premium | — | rewards, premium |
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IDFC FIRST Bank
Lifetime free. 3X rewards + wealth benefits — Best for lifetime-free · rewards · premium.
Punjab National Bank
1 Reward Point per ₹100 spent (per BankBazaar; pnbcard.in) — Best for .
SBI Card
5 reward points per ₹100 — Best for rewards · premium.
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