Standard Chartered Points & Rewards Credit Cards in India 2026

3.33% reward on all card spends (except specific categories mentioned below)
– You earn 3.33 reward points worth ₹3.33, on every ₹100 you spend on your card
– 1 reward point = ₹1. And can be redeemed on the Bank’s rewards redemption portal (R360) for vouchers, products and more.

2% reward on utilities, supermarkets, insurance, property management, schools & government payments
– You earn 2 reward points worth ₹2,, on every ₹100 you spend in these categories
– 1 reward point = ₹1. And can be redeemed on the Bank’s rewards redemption portal (R360) for vouchers, products and more.

No reward points are given on fuel purchases 

1 complimentary golf round per month, AND 1 complimentary golf lesson per month
– Program is brought to you through Golflan. All bookings need to be made through Golflan.
– For list of applicable golf courses and all terms and conditions, please look at the last section of the enclosed document – SCB Golflan Golf Program

Complimentary visits to airport lounges in India – 4 times per quarter 

Complimentary visits to airport lounges outside India – 1 time per month (through Priority Pass program)
– You get complimentary Priority Pass membership worth USD 99 per year.
– You also get 1 free visit per month, if the minimum card spend in the previous month is ₹20,000.

5% cashback on airport duty-free spends : You earn 5% cashback on duty-free spends, on duty free spends upto ₹20,000 per month (since maximum cashback is restricted to ₹1,000 per monthly card statement cycle)

2% foreign transaction fee : You enjoy reduced foreign currency fee of 2%, on the value of all foreign currency transactions

Insurance covers
✓ Air Accident Insurance worth ₹1 Crore
✓ Travel Insurance Policy : In case of emergencies during travel, the card offers various kinds of coverage, such as
– Baggage delay: Sum insured of USD100
– Loss of baggage & personal documents: Sum insured of USD 750
– Flight delay: Sum insured of USD 200
– Emergency medical expenses: Sum insured of USD 25,000

Benefits
– Competitive flat reward rate of 3.33% on all card spends, except a few specified categories
– Complimentary airport lounge access, both in India and abroad
– Complimentary golf rounds & golf lessons

Drawbacks
– Low reward rate of 2% on supermarket shopping, one can earn a higher shopping reward rate on various cards

Attractive annual fee offers
– Zero 1st year annual fee
– Annual fee from the 2nd year onwards is waived at ₹1.50 lakh annual card spend. If annual card spend is below ₹1.50 lakh, you get 4000 reward points worth ₹1000.

Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 1 time per calendar quarter

1.33% reward on all monthly card spends above ₹20,000 || 0.66% reward on all monthly card spends under ₹20,000
- On all monthly card spends above ₹20,000 : You earn 5.33 reward points worth ₹1.33, on every ₹100 you spend in this category – 1.33% reward
- On all monthly card spends under ₹20,000 : You earn 2.66 reward points worth ₹0.66 or 66 paise, on every ₹100 you spend in this category – 0.66% reward
- 1 reward point = ₹0.25 (25 paise), when you redeem reward points for products, vouchers or services, on Standard Chartered Rewards Portal called R360 . You can also redeem your reward points for cashback against your outstanding credit card statement balance, at a slightly lower rate of 1 reward point = ₹0.20 (20 paise)
Exceptions
1. 0.16% benefit on insurance spends and government payments (X) : You earn 0.66 reward points worth ₹0.16 or 16 paise, on every ₹100 you spend in this category.
2. No reward points are given on the below categories-
– Fuel purchases, government spends, insurance spends.
– Returned purchases, disputed or unauthorized/fraudulent transactions, transactions not initiated by the cardholder, finance charges, any other charges and fees and charged back transactions; and
– Cash advances

1% fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹400 per month : You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations across India –
– only on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹2000, and
– only on upto ₹40,000 fuel spend per month, since the maximum waiver is capped at ₹400 per monthly card statement cycle

Benefits
– Card is virtually free : No joining fee. Annual fee is reversed if you spend ₹1.50 lakhs a year on the card. In case you do not qualify for this annual fee reversal, you are given reward points equivalent to the annual fee of the card.
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 1 time per calendar quarter

Drawbacks to consider
– Rewards on card spending are comparatively low

▶︎ 0.83% benefit on fuel purchases and fine-dining spends (5X)
– You earn 3.33 reward points worth ₹0.83 (83 paise), on every ₹100 you spend at fine-dining outlets.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 (25 paise), and can be redeemed on the rewards portal of the bank (R360)

▶︎ 0.16% benefit on all other purchases (X)
– You earn 0.66 reward points worth ₹0.16 (16 paise), on every ₹100 you spend at fine-dining outlets.
– 1 reward point = ₹0.25 (25 paise), and can be redeemed on the rewards portal of the bank (R360)
– Exceptions : The following transactions do not earn any reward points – returned purchases, disputed or unauthorized/fraudulent transactions, transactions not initiated by the cardholder, finance charges, any other charges and fees, charged back transactions, cash advances.

Benefits
– Lifetime free card, only if you apply through the online channel only

Drawbacks to consider
– Low reward rates on card spending