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Credit card Best for Earning rate Annual fee
HSBC Cashback Credit Card HSBC Cashback Credit Card
HSBC Cashback Credit Card
3.8
HSBC Cashback Credit Card See Details
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  • Welcome offer : Amazon vouchers worth ₹1000, at card spend of ₹10000 within 30 days
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee waiver from 2nd year onwards, at annual card spend of ₹2 lakhs in the previous year
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HSBC Premier Credit Card HSBC Premier Credit Card
HSBC Premier Credit Card
3.8
HSBC Premier Credit Card See Details
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  • Welcome offer : Taj Experiences gift card worth ₹12,000 || Complimentary EazyDiner Prime annual membership || Epicure membership with offers and benefits across Taj hotels
  • Renewal offer : No annual fee for HSBC Premier customers
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HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card
HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card
3.8
HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card See Details
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  • Welcome offer : Amazon voucher worth ₹500, given at ₹5000 card spend within 30 days of card issuance. Valid till 30th June 2024.
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BEST FOR GROCERY PURCHASES AND DINING

HSBC Cashback Credit Card

HSBC Cashback Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
10%
Cashback on grocery purchases || dining spends || food delivery spends - on total spends upto ₹10,000 per month
✔︎
Free access to airport lounges in India - 4 times per year (maximum 1 time per quarter)
1.50%
Cashback on all other card spends
Annual Fee

₹999

  • Welcome offer : Amazon vouchers worth ₹1000, at card spend of ₹10000 within 30 days
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee waiver from 2nd year onwards, at annual card spend of ₹2 lakhs in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹4 lakhs per year

10% cashback on grocery purchases || dining spends || food delivery spends - on total spends upto ₹10,000 per month
- You get 10% cashback in these categories, on total monthly purchases upto ₹10,000, since the maximum cashback at this earning rate is restricted to ₹1000 per monthly card statement cycle.

1.50% cashback on all other card spends
- You earn ₹1.50 cashback, on every ₹100 you spend on all other card purchases

Complimentary access to domestic airport lounges - 1 time per quarter
- You get free visits to airport lounges in India, 4 times per year (maximum 1 time per quarter)

Cities where this card is available : Chennai, Gurgaon, Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad or Kolkata.

Benefits
- Good cashback rate on grocery purchases, dining and food delivery
- Free visits to airport lounges in India

Drawbacks to consider
- You would need to consider other credit cards to earn higher rewards on other card spends (other than grocery purchases, dining and food delivery)


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PREMIUM CARD FROM HSBC

HSBC Premier Credit Card

HSBC Premier Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Unlimited complimentary access to airport lounges both in India and abroad
✔︎
Free golf rounds - 24 rounds per year (maximum 2 rounds per month) || Free golf lessons - 12 lessons per year (maximum 2 lessons per month)
3%
Reward (in terms of airmiles) on all card spends
Annual Fee

₹20000

  • Welcome offer : Taj Experiences gift card worth ₹12,000 || Complimentary EazyDiner Prime annual membership || Epicure membership with offers and benefits across Taj hotels
  • Renewal offer : No annual fee for HSBC Premier customers
Minimum Income

HSBC Premier relationship required to get card || No annual fee for HSBC Premier customers

Metal credit card

3% reward (in terms of airmiles) on all card spends
- You earn 3 reward points, on every ₹100 you spend on your credit card. Reward points never expire.
- Reward points can be converted to airmiles. 1 reward point = 1 Club Vistara Point || 1 Air India Flying Return Point || 1 British Airways Avios Mile || 1 Etihad Airways Airmile

Unlimited complimentary access to airport lounges both in India and abroad

Free golf rounds - 24 rounds per year (maximum 2 rounds per month) || Free golf lessons - 12 lessons per year (maximum 2 lessons per month)
- This is a benefit as part of HSBC Premier banking relationship

Low fee of 0.99% on foreign transactions
-This fee is charged is charged on value of foreign transactions

30% off your bill with EazyDiner, upto ₹1,250

Benefits
- Good lifestyle benefits

Drawbacks to consider
- You can get higher rewards on card spends, on other premium travel cards

LIFETIME FREE CARD

HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card

HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card
6.6%
Reward rate (in term of airmiles), on annual card spends above ₹4 lakhs
Annual Fee

₹0

  • Welcome offer : Amazon voucher worth ₹500, given at ₹5000 card spend within 30 days of card issuance. Valid till 30th June 2024.
Minimum Income

₹4 lakhs per year

Lifetime free card

1.33% reward (in terms of airmiles), on all annual card purchases upto  ₹4 lakhs (X)
- You earn 1.3 reward points worth 1.3 airmiles, on every ₹100 you spend (2 reward points on every ₹150 spend)
- 1 reward point = 1 British Airways Airmile (called Avios). You get a lower value of reward points on HSBC's rewards redemption platform, or if you convert reward points into airmiles of other airlines.

6.66% reward (in terms of airmiles), on all annual card purchases between ₹4 lakhs and ₹6.25 lakhs (5X)
- You earn 6.6 reward points worth 6.6 airmiles, on every ₹100 you spend (10 reward points on every ₹150 spend)
- The 5X accelerated reward points are restricted to 15000 per year, which you will reach when you reach ₹6.25 lakhs annual card spend
- 1 reward point = 1 British Airways Airmile (called Avios)

Fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹250 per month
- You get a 1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹4000 only. And on fuel spends upto ₹25000 per month, since the waiver amount is restricted to ₹250 per month.

Benefits
- Lifetime free card
- If you utilize the 5X rewards benefit well and redeem for air miles, you can earn a good reward rate, especially for a lifetime free card

Drawbacks to consider
- Reward rate for lower card spends is not very attractive


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