HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card vs SBI Miles Credit Card

• Nil joining and annual fees
• As welcome offer, when applying for the credit card online and verifying yourself, obtain an Amazon e-gift voucher worth Rs. 250. Spend at least Rs. 5,000 in the first 30 days and win Amazon vouchers worth Rs. 500 (Introductory offers are valid from 1 Jan 2024 till 30 June 2024)
• Convert the points into air miles with Club Vistara, Air India's Flying Returns, Etihad Airways, British Airways and Singapore Airlines
• Up to Rs. 3,000 annual savings on fuel surcharge with credit card waiver
• Avail 2 Reward points for every Rs. 150 spends
• Avail 5X the reward points on any purchase made after spending Rs. 4,00,000 subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year
• Zero liability for lost cards- Get insurance coverage for any misuse of the card from 24 hours before reporting it lost, up to Rs. 300,000
• Transfer outstanding balances from other bank credit cards to HSBC credit card and repay in easy monthly installments at a lower interest rate
• Get exclusive access to discounts with selected partners
• If the credit card gets lost, simply cancel it and the bank will issue an emergency card anywhere in the world – it'll only take 3 days
• Cardholder can also be able to take out cash advances, get global access to its accounts, and manage its money on-the-go with 24/7 online access to its account

• As a Welcome Benefit, get 1,500 Travel Credits. The 1,500 Travel Credits will get credited on spends of Rs. 30,000 within 60 days of card issuance. Travel Credits will be credited on payment of joining fee
• Annual Fee waived off on annual spends of Rs. 6 Lakh or more in the preceding year
• Get 2 Travel Credits for every Rs. 200 spent on travel
• Get 1 Travel Credits for every Rs. 200 on all other spends
• You can convert the Travel Credits into Air Miles / Hotel Points, Travel Bookings or choose from a wide array of Catalogue Products
• Get 5,000 Bonus Travel Credits on reaching annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakh
• Get additional Domestic Lounge visit with every spend of Rs. 1 Lakh. Additional lounge visits, based on spend milestones, are capped at 8 visits in a membership year
• Avail a complimentary Priority Pass Membership worth $99 and get to access to 1000+ International Airport Lounges worldwide. Priority Pass Program is complimentary for the first 2 years
•  4 complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge visits every year (max. 2 visits per quarter)
• Low Foreign Currency Mark-up Charge of 3.00% on International usage
• 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver across all petrol pumps. (GST extra as applicable)
• SBI Card MILES in over 24 million outlets across the globe, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
• With Flexipay, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Just transact for Rs. 2,500 or more and contact the bank within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Pay  electricity, telephone, mobile and other utility bills using the Easy Bill Pay facility
• Get enhanced security against counterfeiting and skimming with the chip and pin enabled on the credit card
• Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to SBI Miles Card, to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMI

Pros

• Convert the points into air miles with Club Vistara, Air India's Flying Returns, Etihad Airways, British Airways and Singapore Airlines
• Up to Rs. 3,000 annual savings on fuel surcharge with credit card waiver
• Avail 5X the reward points on any purchase made after spending Rs. 4,00,000 subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year

Cons

• No Airport Lounge access
• No Golf benefits

Pros

• Availing 5,000 Bonus Travel Credits on reaching annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakh
• Complimentary Priority Pass Membership worth $99 and get to access to 1000+ International Airport Lounges worldwide
•  4 complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge visits every year (max. 2 visits per quarter)

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No cashback benefits
• No movie or dining benefits