BEST FOR FLAT RATE (3.33%) REWARD ON MOST CARD SPENDS

Standard Chartered Ultimate Credit Card

Standard Chartered Ultimate Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
3.33%
Reward on all spends, except categories mentioned below
2%
Reward on utilities, supermarkets, insurance, property management, schools & government payments
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India (4 times per quarter), and abroad (once per month)
✔︎
1 complimentary golf round per month, AND 1 complimentary golf lesson per month
✔︎
Reduced 2% fee on foreign transactions
Annual Fee

₹5000

  • Welcome offer : 6000 reward points worth ₹6000, upon payment of joining fee (within 60 days of card issuance).
  • Renewal offer : From the second year onwards, you earn 5000 reward points worth ₹5000, on paying the annual fee
Minimum Income

Not specified

BEST FOR VISTARA PREMIUM ECONOMY FREQUENT FLYERS

Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card

Axis Bank Vistara Signature Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
2%
Reward (in Club Vistara Points), on all card spends
✔︎
Upto 4 Vistara premium economy tickets - one each at annual card spends of ₹1.50 lakhs, ₹3 lakh, ₹4.50 lakhs and ₹9 lakh
✔︎
Complimentary ‘Club Vistara Silver Membership’
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India - 2 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf – 3 rounds per year
✔︎
Dining benefits : 25% discount (upto ₹800) at restaurants, once a month - in partnership with EazyDiner
Annual Fee

₹3000

  • Welcome offers : One-way premium economy ticket || Club Vistara Silver Membership
  • Renewal offers : One-way premium economy ticket
Minimum Income

₹6 lakhs per year

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

Card offering variety of lifestyle benefits

ICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card

ICICI Bank Sapphiro Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Complimentary airport lounge access at international airports - 2 times per year
✔︎
Complimentary airport lounge access in India - 4 times per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf rounds – upto 4 per month (1 round for every ₹50,000 spent on the card in the previous month)
✔︎
Complimentary spa sessions at airports in India – 2 times per year
✔︎
BOGO (Buy One Get One Free ticket upto ₹500) at BookMyShow movies - 2 times per month
Annual Fee

₹3500

  • Welcome offer : Shopping & travel vouchers worth over ₹9000, within 30 days of payment of 1st year annual fee.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹6 lakhs or more in the previous year.
Minimum Income

Not specified

TRAVEL CARD, WITH A RANGE OF TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

RBL Bank World Safari Credit Card

RBL Bank World Safari Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
0% fee on international transactions
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India - 2 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary access to international airport lounges - 2 per year
✔︎
Complimentary golf benefits - 4 free golf rounds per year || 1 free golf lesson per month
✔︎
Complimentary USD 50000 worldwide travel insurance, including medical/health insurance during foreign travel
Upto 3.35%
Upto 3.35% on travel spends || upto 2.6% on other spends (including milestone benefits at ₹7.5 lakh annual card spend)
Annual Fee

₹3000

  • Welcome offer : MakeMyTrip voucher worth ₹3000, on executing 1st card transaction within 30 days of card issuance date.
Minimum Income

Not specified

PREMIUM CARD, WITH A RANGE OF TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

RBL Bank Icon Credit Card

RBL Bank Icon Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
5%
Benefit on international spends || weekend dining spends
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India - 2 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf benefits – 4 free golf rounds per year || 1 free golf lesson per month
✔︎
BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) at BookMyShow movies, benefits upto ₹400 per month
Annual Fee

₹5000

  • Welcome offer : 20,000 reward points (worth ₹5000), upon 1st card transaction within 30 days of card issuance.
Minimum Income

Not specified

PREMIUM METAL CARD - WITH A RANGE OF LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

AU Bank Zenith+ Metal Credit Card

AU Bank Zenith+ Metal Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges outside India - 16 times per year (maximum 4 times per quarter)
✔︎
Complimentary access to airport lounges in India - 16 per year
✔︎
Airport meet & assist services, 4 times per year (maximum 1 time per quarter)
✔︎
Low fee of 0.99% on international card transactions
✔︎
BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) at BookMyShow movies, benefits upto ₹8000 per year
✔︎
Complimentary golf - 8 free golf rounds/lessons per year (maximum 2 per quarter)
Annual Fee

₹4999

  • Welcome offer : 5000 reward points worth ₹5000, upon 1st card transaction within 30 days of card issuance date
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, at ₹8 lakhs annual card spend. In case you do not qualify for this offer, you are given 5000 reward points worth ₹5000, on payment of renewal fee.
Minimum Income

Not specified

BEST FOR VISTARA BUSINESS CLASS FREQUENT FLYERS

Axis Bank Vistara Infinite Credit Card

Axis Bank Vistara Infinite Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
3%
Reward (in Club Vistara Points), on all card spends
✔︎
Upto 4 Vistara business class tickets - one each at annual card spends of ₹2.50 lakhs, ₹5 lakh, ₹7.50 lakhs and ₹12 lakh
✔︎
Complimentary ‘Club Vistara Gold Membership’
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India
✔︎
Complimentary golf – upto 6 rounds per year
✔︎
Dining benefits in partnership with EazyDiner, upto ₹1000 per month
✔︎
15% discount at Trident Hotels
Annual Fee

₹10000

  • Welcome offers : One-way business class ticket || Club Vistara Gold Membership || 10000 Club Vistara Points, at ₹1 lakh card spend within 90 days of card issuance
  • Renewal offers : One-way business class ticket
Minimum Income

₹24 lakhs per year

MID-RANGE CARD FROM YES BANK

Yes Bank RESERV Credit Card

Yes Bank RESERV Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
3%
Benefit on online shopping
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India – 3 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary visits to international airport lounges – 6 per year
✔︎
Complimentary golf – 4 free golf rounds per year (maximum 1 per month) || 1 free golf lesson per month
Annual Fee

₹1999

  • Welcome offer : 1st year annual fee waived off, if you spend ₹40,000 within 30 days of card issuance
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹3 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹2 lakh per month (salaried) || ₹18 lakhs per year (self-employed)

MID RANGE CARD FROM AXIS BANK WITH A VARIETY OF LIFESTYLE BENEFITS AND PARTNER OFFERS

Axis Bank SELECT Credit Card

Axis Bank SELECT Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.0
Top Reasons to Choose
2%
Benefit on shopping spends - on spends upto ₹20000 per month
✔︎
Upto ₹2000 total discounts per month, at 4 partners : BigBasket || Eazydiner || BookMyShow || Swiggy
✔︎
Complimentary airport lounge access in India (2 times per quarter), and abroad (12 times per year)
✔︎
Complimentary golf rounds – upto 9 per year
Annual Fee

₹3000

  • Welcome offer : 10,000 EDGE reward points worth ₹2000, given on first card transaction within 30 days of card issuance.
  • Renewal offer : Renewal fee waived at ₹6 lakhs annual card spend
Minimum Income

₹6 lakhs per 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 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
4.50%
Benefit on online shopping
2.25%
Benefit on offline shopping
✔︎
Unlimited free visits to international airport lounges
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India – 6 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf – 4 free golf rounds per year (maximum 1 per month) || 1 free golf lesson per month
✔︎
BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) at BookMyShow movies, benefits upto ₹2400 per month
✔︎
Low fee (foreign currency markup) of 1% on international transactions
Annual Fee

₹4999

  • Welcome offer : 60,000 reward points worth ₹15000, as a welcome gift.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹10 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹3 lakh per month (salaried) || ₹24 lakhs per year (self-employed)

BEST FOR AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS AND GOLF OFFERS

Yes Bank ELITE Credit Card 

Yes Bank ELITE Credit Card  - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Complimentary visits to international airport lounges – 3 per year
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India – 2 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf – 4 free golf rounds per year (maximum 1 per month) || 1 free golf lesson per month
Annual Fee

₹999

  • Welcome offer : 1st year annual fee waived off at card spends of ₹20,000, done within 30 days of card issuance.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, on card spends ₹2 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹1 lakh per month (salaried) || ₹9 lakhs per year (self-employed)

BEST FOR AIRPORT LOUNGE ACCESS AND GOLF OFFERS

Yes Bank SELECT Credit Card

Yes Bank SELECT Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.50
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India – 1 per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf – 4 free golf rounds per year (maximum 1 per month) || 1 free golf lesson per month
Annual Fee

₹399

  • Welcome offer : 1st year annual fee waived off at card spends of ₹10,000, done within 30 days of card issuance.
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹1 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹50,000 per month (salaried) || ₹7.50 lakhs per year (self-employed)

LIFETIME FREE PREMIUM CARD OFFERING A VAST RANGE OF BENEFITS

IDFC First Wealth Credit Card

IDFC First Wealth Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Lifetime free card – zero annual fee
✔︎
Complimentary airport lounge (both domestic and international) & domestic airport spa access - total 4 times per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary railway lounge access - 4 times per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf benefits - upto 2 golf rounds per month
Annual Fee

₹0

  • Welcome offer : Welcome voucher worth ₹500, on spending ₹5000 or more within 30 days of card generation.
Minimum Income

₹36 lakhs per year

PREMIUM CARD, WITH A RANGE OF LIFESTYLE BENEFITS

Kotak White Reserve Credit Card

Kotak White Reserve Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.75
Top Reasons to Choose
Upto 2.50%
Rewards by reaching annual card spend targets
✔︎
Unlimited complimentary access to airport lounges both in India and abroad
✔︎
Complimentary golf across the world - 2 free golf rounds per month
Annual Fee

₹12500

  • Welcome offer : Complimentary Marriott membership, with multiple stay & dining benefits
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the second year onwards, if you spend ₹10 lakhs or more in the previous year.
Minimum Income

Not specified

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%
Benefit on canteen store department (CSD) purchases || grocery purchases || department store purchases - on total spends upto ₹10,000 per month
✔︎
Complimentary international airport lounge access (2 times per year)
✔︎
Complimentary domestic airport lounge access (2 times per quarter)
✔︎
Complimentary railway lounge access (2 times per quarter)
✔︎
Free golf rounds - upto 4 per month (₹50,000 monthly card spend required for each round of golf)
Annual Fee

₹0

  • Nil
Minimum Income

Not specified

Mid-range ICICI Credit Card, with good lifestyle benefits

ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card

ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 3.25
Top Reasons to Choose
✔︎
Complimentary domestic airport lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary domestic railway lounge access - 2 times per quarter
✔︎
Complimentary golf rounds – upto 2 per month
✔︎
25% discount (upto ₹150) at BookMyShow movie tickets - 2 times per month. And 25% discount (upto ₹150) at INOX movie tickets - 2 times per month
Annual Fee

₹2000

  • Welcome offer : Shopping & travel vouchers worth over ₹5000
  • Renewal offer : Annual fee is not charged from the 2nd year onwards, if you spend ₹3 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

₹10 lakhs per year

BEST FOR PREMIUM BENEFITS AND HIGH REWARD RATES, ESPECIALLY ON TRAVEL

HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Metal Edition Credit Card

HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Metal Edition Credit Card - Our Money Guide Our Rating 4.25
Top Reasons to Choose
3.3% (X)
Reward on all card spends
10% (3X)
Reward on Flipkart & Apple purchases || gift vouchers || rail ticket bookings
16.6% (5X)
Reward on booking flights & bus tickets || select partners (Nykaa, Zoom Car)
33.3% (10X)
Reward on hotels booking || select partners (IGP.com & Jockey)
✔︎
Unlimited airport lounge access in India and abroad
✔︎
Complimentary golf rounds worldwide - 6 per quarter
Annual Fee

₹10000

  • Welcome Offer : Complimentary annual memberships of Club Marriott, Amazon Prime and Swiggy One, on spending ₹1.50 lakhs within 90 days of card issuance
  • Renewal Offer : Annual fee is not charged from the second year onwards , if you spend ₹8 lakhs or more in the previous year
Minimum Income

Salaried : Net income of ₹1.75 lakhs per month || Self-employed : ₹21 lakhs per year