BEST FOR SHOPPING AT SHOPPERS STOP (7% REWARD RATE)

Shoppers Stop Black HDFC Credit Card

Shoppers Stop Black HDFC Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
7%
Reward on Shoppers Stop purchases up to ₹28570 per month
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India (4 times per quarter), and abroad (2 times per quarter)
✔︎
Complimentary Shoppers Stop Black membership worth ₹4,500.
Annual Fee

₹4500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹70,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹8.40 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: Shoppers Stop vouchers worth ₹1500, Shoppers Stop Black membership worth ₹4500
  • Renewal Offer: Continued membership of Shoppers Stop Black membership worth ₹4500

GOOD REWARDS AT SELECT PARTNERS, INCLUDING AMAZON AND FLIPKART

HDFC Bank MoneyBack+ Credit Card

HDFC Bank MoneyBack+ Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
3.3%
Cashback at select partners - Amazon || Flipkart || BigBasket || Reliance Smart Superstore || Swiggy
Upto 1%
Additional benefit - ₹500 gift voucher at ₹50,000 quarterly card spend
✔︎
Annual fee is waived off at ₹50,000 annual card spend
✔︎
Upto 10% cashback on travel, shopping and more – through HDFC Smartbuy platform (maximum cashback of ₹1000 per month)
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹20,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 500 cash points worth ₹125
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived at ₹50,000 yearly card spend

PREMIUM AU CARD, WITH GOOD LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

AU Bank Zenith Credit Card

AU Bank Zenith Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
5% reward at restaurants, on spends up to ₹25000 per month
✔︎
2.50% reward on grocery, departmental store purchases, international spends
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
International airport lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
Railway lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
Taj Epicure Membership, at ₹8 lakh yearly card spend
Annual Fee

₹7999

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 1st year annual fee waived off at ₹1.25 lakh spend within 90 days of card issuance
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹5 lakhs annual card spend

PREMIUM SBI CARD WITH SHOPPING AND LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

SBI Card PRIME

SBI Card PRIME - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
2.50% cashback on departmental store purchases, groceries, movies, dining
✔︎
Up to 2.2% additional reward, based on quarterly & annual spending
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 2 times per quarter
✔︎
International airport lounge access – 4 times per year
Annual Fee

₹2999

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: Gift vouchers worth ₹3000, 1-year Club ITC Silver Tier Membership
  • Renewal fee offer: Annual fee waived on ₹3 lakh annual spend

BEST FOR AMAZON SHOPPERS, NO ANNUAL FEE

Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card

Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.5
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card
✔︎
5% unlimited cashback on Amazon for Prime members (including flights & hotels), 3% for Non-Prime
✔︎
2% cashback on 100+ Amazon Pay partners
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹20,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹3,60,000 per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers: ₹2000 + ₹500 discount on Amazon Prime membership

IDEAL FOR HEAVY FLIPKART & MYNTRA USERS AND OTHER PREFERRED PARTNERS

Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card

Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
5% cashback on Flipkart (capped at ₹4000 per quarter)
✔︎
5% cashback on Cleartrip (capped at ₹4000 per quarter)
✔︎
7.50% cashback on Myntra (capped at ₹4000 per quarter)
✔︎
4% unlimited cashback on partners like Swiggy, Uber, PVR, Cult Fit
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹15,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹30,000 per month

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers: Flipkart vouchers worth ₹250, 50% discount (up to ₹100) on Swiggy
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹3.50 lakh annual spending

BEST FOR SAMSUNG PURCHASES

Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Credit Card

Samsung Axis Bank Infinite Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
10%
Cashback on Samsung purchases up to ₹2 lakhs per year
3%
Reward on Zomato, Bigbasket, Myntra, Tata 1mg, Urban Company
3%
Reward on international transactions
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 8 times per year
✔︎
International airport lounge access - 6 times per year
✔︎
EazyDiner Prime membership for 1 year
Annual Fee

₹5000

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 30,000 EDGE reward points worth ₹6000
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹7 lakh annual spend

IDEAL FOR TATA BRAND LOYALISTS & UTILITY BILL PAYMENTS

Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card

Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Up to 10% reward on Tata brands through Tata Neu app - 5% reward on partner brands, additional 5% on select brands
✔︎
5% reward on utility bill payments through Tata Neu app
✔︎
1.50% reward on UPI spends (on Rupay card version)
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 2 times per quarter || International access - once per quarter
✔︎
Up to 6% cashback on travel, shopping and more - through HDFC Smartbuy (capped at ₹1000 per month)
Annual Fee

₹1499

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹1 lakh per month || Self-employed : ₹12 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 1499 NeuCoins worth ₹1499
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹3 lakh annual spend

BEST FOR ONLINE SPENDING

Cashback SBI Credit Card

Cashback SBI Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
5% cashback on online spends, 1% on other spends. Monthly cashback limit - ₹5000.
Annual Fee

₹999

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Renewal fee offer: Annual fee waived on ₹2 lakhs annual spend
  • Welcome offer: Nil

BEST FOR SHOPPING AT SHOPPERS STOP

Shoppers Stop HDFC Bank Credit Card

Shoppers Stop HDFC Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
3%
Rewards on all Shopper Stop purchases up to ₹16,666 per month
✔︎
Low annual fee of ₹299
✔︎
Complimentary Shoppers Stop Silver Membership worth ₹350
Annual Fee

₹299

Minimum Income

Salaried : Net monthly income of ₹20,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: Shoppers Stop voucher worth ₹500, Shoppers Stop Silver Edge membership worth ₹350
  • Renewal Offer: Continued membership of Shoppers Stop Silver Edge membership worth ₹350

BEST FOR PAYTM USERS

Paytm SBI Card

Paytm SBI Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.5
Top Reasons to Choose
3%
Reward on following Paytm spends - Travel tickets (flights, train & bus) || Shopping at Paytm Mall || Movie tickets
2%
Reward on all other Paytm spends
Annual Fee

₹499

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: Complimentary Paytm First membership
  • Renewal offer: Complimentary Paytm First membership, at ₹1 lakh annual card spend.

ENTRY-LEVEL BOB CARD - Annual fee waiver at ₹35000 yearly card spend

Bank of Baroda Easy Credit Card

Bank of Baroda Easy Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.25
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Annual fee is waived at ₹35000 yearly card spend
1%
Cashback on department store purchases and movie spends
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried: ₹3.60 lakh per year || Self-employed: ₹4.80 lakh per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: First-year fee waived at ₹6000 spend within 60 days, 500 reward points worth ₹100
  • Renewal fee offer: Annual fee waived at ₹35,000 annual card spend

POPULAR BEGINNER SHOPPING CARD FROM SBI CARD

SBI SimplySAVE Credit Card

SBI SimplySAVE Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
1.6%
1.6% reward on departmental stores, groceries, dining, and movie spends
✔︎
Annual fee waived on ₹1 lakh annual spend
Annual Fee

₹499

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 2000 reward points worth ₹500 (on ₹2000 spend within 60 days of issuance)
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹1 lakh annual spend

DIGITAL CASHBACK CARD

HDFC Bank Pixel Play Credit Card

HDFC Bank Pixel Play Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
5%
Cashback on any 2 categories of your choice - travel || grocery || electronics || fashion || dining & entertainment (up to ₹500 per month)
3%
Cashback on any one of the following - Amazon || Flipkart || HDFC PayZapp (up to ₹500 per month)
5%
Cashback on HDFC Smartbuy platform (maximum cashback of ₹500 per month)
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹25000 per month || Self-employed : ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : Annual fee waived, if you spend ₹20,000 or more on your card within 90 days of card issuance
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹1 lakh or more on your card in the previous year

YES BANK PREMIUM CARD - ATTRACTIVE REWARDS ON ONLINE SPENDING || RANGE OF LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

Yes Bank Marquee Credit Card

Yes Bank Marquee Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
4.50% reward on online shopping
✔︎
2.25% reward on offline shopping
✔︎
Unlimited international airport lounge access
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 6 times per quarter
✔︎
4 free golf rounds per year, 1 free golf lesson per month
✔︎
Bookmyshow movie tickets: 3 tickets per month (up to ₹800 each)
✔︎
Low forex fee of 1% on international transactions
Annual Fee

₹4999

Minimum Income

₹3 lakh per month (salaried) || ₹36 lakhs per year (self-employed)

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : 40,000 reward points worth ₹10000
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee waiver at ₹10 lakh annual card spend

BEST FOR MONTHLY CARD SPENDS OF ₹20000 PER MONTH

American Express Membership Rewards® Credit Card

American Express Membership Rewards® Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
​​​​Up to ≈ 6% reward at ₹20,000 monthly card spend, AND minimum 4 card transactions of ₹1500 each during the month
Annual Fee

₹4500

Minimum Income

₹6 lakh per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 4000 reward points worth approximately ₹2000, on spending ₹15000 within 90 days of card issuance
  • Renewal offer: Renewal fee is waived off on spending ₹1.50 lakh in the preceding year

HIGH REWARDS AT VARIOUS AIRLINE, HOTEL & SHOPPING BRANDS FROM TATA GROUP

Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card

Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
Up to 7%
Reward at partner Tata brands via Tata Neu app (2% reward on all Tata brand spends, additional 5% on select Tata brands)
2%
Reward on bill payments on through Tata Neu app
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India (1 time per quarter)
1%
Reward on UPI spends
✔︎
Up to 4% cashback on travel, shopping and more – through HDFC Smartbuy platform (maximum cashback of ₹1000 per month)
Annual Fee

₹499

Minimum Income

Salaried: Net income of ₹25,000 per month || Self-employed: ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 499 NeuCoins worth ₹499
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹1 lakh annual spend
IndusInd Bank Platinum Aura Edge Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card
1.6%
Cashback on spending plan of your choice
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Nil

PREMIUM SBI CARD - FREE MOVIE TICKETS, AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS & SHOPPING REWARDS

SBI ELITE Credit Card

SBI ELITE Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
2.50% cashback on departmental store purchases, groceries, dining
✔︎
Up to 1.50% additional cashback based on yearly card spends of ₹3 - 8 lakhs
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access (2 times per quarter), international lounge access (6 times per year)
✔︎
Free movie tickets - 2 per month (up to ₹250 each)
✔︎
Low forex fee of 1.99% on international spends
Annual Fee

₹4999

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: Welcome gift vouchers worth ₹5000, Club ITC Silver Tier Membership
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived at ₹10 lakhs yearly spend

PREMIUM COBRANDED CARD, BEST FOR SHOPPING AT RELIANCE STORES

Reliance SBI Card PRIME

Reliance SBI Card PRIME - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
2.50%
Benefit at participating ‘Reliance Retail Stores’
Upto 2.9%
Additional benefit at participating ‘Reliance Retail Stores’– at ₹3 lakh annual card spend at Reliance Retail Stores
✔︎
Up to 10% special discounts, at participating Reliance Retail Stores
✔︎
Complimentary airport lounge access in India (2 per quarter), and abroad (4 times per year, maximum 2 times per quarter)
✔︎
1 free movie ticket (up to ₹250) every month
Annual Fee

₹2999

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : Reliance Retail voucher worth ₹3000, on payment of joining fees || Additional discount vouchers worth ₹11999, of various participating Reliance Retail Stores.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹3 lakh or more in the previous year.

BEST FOR DINING & ONLINE SHOPPING

Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card

Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.25
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
10% cashback on Swiggy apps - Food orders, Instamart groceries, Dineout restaurants. Monthly cashback limit - ₹1500
✔︎
5% cashback on online purchases across various categories including Amazon and Flipkart. Monthly cashback limit - ₹1500
✔︎
4 free golf rounds per year, 1 free golf lesson per month
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹15,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 3-month Swiggy One Membership
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived on ₹2 lakhs annual spend

BEST FOR DEPARTMENT STORE & APPAREL SHOPPING || DINING OFFERS

Axis Bank REWARDS Credit Card

Axis Bank REWARDS Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
3.20% reward on department stores & apparel, on total purchases up to ₹7000 per month
✔︎
Up to 1% additional reward, at monthly card spend of ₹30,000
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
Swiggy - ₹150 discount on minimum orders of ₹500, twice per month
Annual Fee

₹1000

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : 5000 EDGE reward points worth ₹1000, at ₹1000 card spend within 30 days of card issuance.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹2 lakhs or more in the previous year.

ONE OF THE BEST FUEL CARDS IN INDIA, HIGH FUEL REWARD RATE AND LOUNGE ACCESS

BPCL SBI Octane Credit Card

BPCL SBI Octane Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.25
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
7.25% reward on BPCL fuel, on purchases up to ₹10,000 per month
✔︎
2.50% reward on groceries, departmental stores, movies & dining (on total spends up to ₹75,000 per month)
✔︎
Up to 0.6% additional reward at ₹3 lakh annual card spend
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 1 time per quarter
Annual Fee

₹1499

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: 6000 reward points worth ₹1500
  • Renewal Offer: Annual fee waived on ₹2 lakh annual spend

HIGH REWARD ON HPCL FUEL PURCHASES

ICICI HPCL Super Saver Credit Card

ICICI HPCL Super Saver Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
6.50% reward on HPCL fuel, on purchases up to ₹5000 per month
✔︎
5% reward at departmental stores, electricity/mobile bills - on total spends up to ₹2000 per month
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 1 time per quarter (quarterly card spending of ₹75000 required)
✔︎
BookMyShow movie tickets - 25% discount (up to ₹100), 2 times per month. Inox movie tickets - 25% discount (up to ₹100), 2 times per month
✔︎
Complimentary 24×7 emergency road side assistance
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried: ₹20,000 per month | Self-employed: ₹2,40,000 per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 2000 reward points worth ₹500 (on spending ₹5000 within 45 days)
  • Renewal offer: Annual fee waived at ₹1.50 lakhs annual spend

MID-PREMIUM CARD: BEST FOR LIFESTYLE BENEFITS & PARTNER OFFERS

Axis Bank SELECT Credit Card

Axis Bank SELECT Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
2% reward on shopping, on purchases up to ₹20,000 per month
✔︎
BigBasket - ₹500 discount on a minimum order of ₹2500 , once a month
✔︎
​Swiggy - ₹200 discount on a minimum order of ₹1000, twice a month
✔︎
Free movie tickets - 2 per month (up to ₹250 each)
✔︎
International airport lounge access – 12 times per year
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 2 times per quarter (quarterly card spend of ₹50,000 required)
✔︎
12 free golf rounds per year - 6 unconditional, additional 6 at ₹3 lakh yearly card spend
Annual Fee

₹3000

Minimum Income

₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer: 10,000 EDGE reward points worth ₹2000
  • Renewal offer: Renewal fee waived at ₹8 lakhs annual card spend

BEST FOR SHOPPING AT RELIANCE STORES

Reliance SBI Card

Reliance SBI Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
1.25%
Reward at participating ‘Reliance Retail Stores’
2.50%
Reward at Ajio and JioMart Online Stores
Upto 2.80%
Additional reward at participating ‘Reliance Retail Stores’ – at ₹80,000 annual card spend at Reliance Retail Stores
✔︎
Upto 5% special discounts, at participating Reliance Retail Stores
Annual Fee

₹499

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : Reliance Retail voucher worth ₹500, on payment of joining fees || Additional discount vouchers worth ₹3200, of various participating Reliance Retail Stores
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹1 lakh or more in the previous year.

Lifetime free BOB credit card, exclusively for Indian Defence Personnel

Bank of Baroda VIKRAM Credit Card

Bank of Baroda VIKRAM Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Defence Personnel
✔︎
1.25% cashback on department store purchases and movie spends
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers: 3 month Jio Hotstar subscription, 500 reward points worth ₹125

CO-BRANDED FLIPKART CARD FROM AXIS BANK, SUITABLE FOR SMALL FLIPKART TRANSACTIONS

Flipkart Axis Bank Super Elite Credit Card

Flipkart Axis Bank Super Elite Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
16%
16% reward (in terms of Flipkart SuperCoins), on Flipkart purchases for Plus members - only on Flipkart transactions up to ₹2500
8%
8% reward (in terms of Flipkart SuperCoins), on Flipkart purchases for non-Plus members - only on Flipkart transactions upto ₹2500
2%
2% reward (in terms of Flipkart super coins), on all other card purchases
Annual Fee

₹500

Minimum Income

Salaried : ₹15,000 per month || Self-employed : ₹30,000 per month

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers include: Flipkart Domestic Flights: 15% off (upto ₹1500) || 1-year Lenskart Gold membership || 3 months trial membership of Gaana Plus || 2 months trial membership of YouTube Premium
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹2 lakh or more in the previous year

Lifetime free BOB credit card, exclusively for Assam Rifles Personnel

Bank of Baroda The Sentinel Credit Card

Bank of Baroda The Sentinel Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Assam Rifles Personnel
2.50%
Cashback on department store purchases up to ₹10,000 per month
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 8 times per year
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : 500 reward points worth ₹125, 12-month Amazon Prime Membership, 6-month FITPASS Pro Membership

Lifetime free BOB credit card, exclusively for Indian Coast Guards Personnel

Bank of Baroda RAKSHAMAH Credit Card

Bank of Baroda RAKSHAMAH Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Coast Guards Personnel
2.50%
Cashback on department store purchases up to ₹10,000 per month
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 8 times per year
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers: 500 reward points worth ₹125, 12-month Amazon Prime Membership, 6-month FITPASS Pro Membership

Lifetime free BOB credit card, exclusively for Indian Army Personnel

Bank of Baroda INDIAN ARMY YODDHA Credit Card

Bank of Baroda INDIAN ARMY YODDHA Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Army Personnel
2.50%
Cashback on department store purchases
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access – 8 times per year
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offers: 500 reward points worth ₹125, 12-month Amazon Prime Membership, 6-month FITPASS Pro Membership

ENTRY-LEVEL CARD FROM KOTAK

Kotak League Platinum Card

Kotak League Platinum Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.25
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Low annual card spend requirement of ₹50,000 to get an annual fee waiver
Annual Fee

₹499

Minimum Income

₹5 lakh per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : You get reward points worth ₹500, on payment of joining fee.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹50,000 or more in the previous year.

SHOPPING CARD, WITH COMPLIMENTARY AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS BOTH IN INDIA AND ABROAD

Kotak Zen Signature Credit Card

Kotak Zen Signature Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
1.66%
Benefit on shopping - Department stores || Jewellery || Apparels || Lifestyle goods
Upto 0.6%
Additional benefits at ₹3 lakh annual card spend OR ₹6 lakh annual card spend
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges outside India - 3 per year
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India - 2 per quarter
✔︎
Fuel surcharge waiver upto ₹3500 per year || Railway surcharge waiver upto ₹500 per year
Annual Fee

₹1500

Minimum Income

₹4.80 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome offer : Reward points worth ₹375, on payment of joining fee.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹1.50 lakhs or more in the previous year.

Lifetime free premium card, exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel

ICICI Bank Parakram Select Credit Card

ICICI Bank Parakram Select Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel.
2.50%
Reward on grocery & department store purchases
✔︎
International airport lounge access - 1 time per year
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access - 8 times per year
✔︎
Free golf rounds in India - up to 4 per month
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: Nil

Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel

ICICI Bank Parakram Credit Card

ICICI Bank Parakram Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating ICICI Bank Parakram Credit Card
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card, exclusively for Indian Defence and Paramilitary personnel
1.25%
Benefit on grocery and department store purchases
✔︎
Domestic airport lounge access
Annual Fee

₹0

Minimum Income

Not specified

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: Nil

BEST FOR SMALL PURCHASES AT SELECT PARTNERS INCLUDING AMAZON & FLIPKART

American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card

American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
5% - 10%
Reward at select partners, on total purchases up to ₹2500 per month. Select partner list - Flipkart, Myntra, Zomato, Ajio, Nykaa, BlinkIt, EaseMyTrip, Uber, BookMyShow, PVR
2.50% - 5%
Reward at select partners, on total purchases up to ₹2500 per month. Select partner - Amazon
Annual Fee

₹495

Minimum Income

Salaried: ₹4.50 lakh per year || Self-employed: ₹6 lakhs per year

Annual Fee Offers
  • Welcome Offer: ₹500 cashback on spends of ₹10,000 in the first 90 days of card membership
  • Renewal Offer: Annual fee waiver at ₹40,000 annual card spend

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