American Express® Gold Card vs Max SBI Card PRIME
Joining Fees
₹1,000
₹2,999
Editor's Rating
3.8
2.5
Key Features
- Welcome Gift of 4,000 Bonus Membership Rewards® Points
- Get benefits on travel bookings with American Express Travel Online
- Avail access to valuable travel benefits under The Hotel Collection: Get a room upgrade (where available) and a US$100 hotel credit while staying two consecutive nights at over 400 hotels worldwide including Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental and Hyatt Hotels
- Avail 2 Supplementary Gold Credit Cards at no additional cost
- While joining Max SBI Card PRIME, obtain 12,000 bonus reward points equivalent to Rs. 3,000 on payment of annual fees.
- Withdraw cash anytime from over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide.
- With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in EMIs. Just transact for Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay.
- The Easy Money facility get a cheque or draft against your cash limit and get it delivered to home.
Editor's Review
Pros
- Earn 1,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for simply using your Card 6 times on transactions of Rs. 1,000 and above every month
- Redeem points for the fabulous 18 Carat and 24 Carat Gold Collection
- Enjoy greater flexibility in spending with "no pre-set" limit
Cons
- The travel rewards can only be redeemed through amextravel.com
- Variable APR/Interest Rates
Pros
- On annual spends of Rs 40,000 across all Landmark Stores, earn 6000 bonus Reward Points.
- 8 complimentary Domestic Airport lounge visits per year (subject to a max of 2 per quarter)
- Complimentary priority pass membership worth USD 99 & 4 complimentary visits per year (limited to 2 visits per quarter).
Cons
- No golf/coaching sessions
