American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card vs AU Bank LIT Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹1,000

₹0

Editor's Rating

4.1

2.75

Key Features

  • Annual Membership Renewal Fee Waived if total spends on American Express Credit Card is Rs.1,50,000 and above; else 50% annual membership renewal fee will be waived off if total spends is Rs.90,000 to Rs.1,49,999
  • Earn 1,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for simply using your Card 4 times on transactions of Rs. 1,000 and above every month
  • Earn 5,000 Membership Rewards Points upon First Year Card Renewal, on payment of Annual Membership Fee. Points to be credited within 90 days of Card renewal
  • Redeem Points from the fabulous 18 and 24 Karat Gold Collection
  • Exciting Discounts of up to 20% every time you dine at select restaurants
  • Gain 10X or 5X reward points on all online domestic and international retail transactions
  • Gain 10X or 5X reward points on all POS and contactless offline domestic and international transactions
  • Avail 1 Reward Point per Rs. 100 spent on utility spends (Up to 100 reward points per transaction)
  • Avail 1 Reward Point per Rs. 100 on other spends including insurance
  • Cardholders will earn a maximum of 25,000 reward points in a statement cycle, excluding utility spends
  • Avail 1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel transactions between Rs. 400 to Rs. 5,000
  • Milestone Cashback: Cardholders can earn up to 5% and 2% cashback on retail spending as per the following details:
    a. Gain 5% cashback 3 times over a 90-day period for retail spends in addition to 1 Reward Point per Rs. 100 spent
    b. Minimum retail spends of Rs. 7,500 and a maximum cashback of Rs. 500 over a period of 30 days
    c. Gain 2% cashback 3 times over a 90-day period, for retail spends in addition to 1 Reward Point per Rs. 100 spent
    d. Minimum retail spends of Rs. 10,000 & a maximum cashback of Rs. 1,000 over a period of 30 days
  • Additional 5% cashback for grocery and apparel spends in addition to 1 Reward Point per Rs. 100 spent
  • Maximum cashback of Rs. 1,000 per category over a period of 30 days
  • Avail up to 4 complimentary domestic lounge visits per 90 days
  • Avail 3 months membership of ZEE5 
  • Avail 3 months membership of Amazon Prime
  • Avail 3 months membership of Cult pass Live subscription for home live workouts
  • Zero lost-card liability 
  • Credit Shield can be availed up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs

Editor's Review

Pros

  • Use your American Express Credit Card for your next big purchase & pay in EMI
  • Fuel Convenience Fee Waiver
  • One of the highest point to INR conversion rates in the market

Cons

  • No Golf/coaching sessions
  • No complimentary Airport Lounge access
  • High Renewal Fee

Pros

* Cardholders get the ability to customize features
* Avail 5% cashback on day-to-day categories
* Complimentary Amazon Prime, ZEE5 and Cult Fit memberships
* Accelerated rewards on online and offline spends

Cons

* No reward points on fuel and EMI spends
* The card has complicated feature-wise pricing structure


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