American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card vs Bank Of Maharashtra - SBI Card

• 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

• Bank Of Maharashtra - SBI Card’s Welcome Offer: Avail Rs. 100 cashback on the  first ATM cash withdrawal, if done within 30 days of receiving the card
• Annual membership fee reversal from the second year 
• Get 1 Reward Point on every Rs. 100 as you spend using the Bank of Maharashtra - SBI Card. Use the Reward Points to pay the outstanding balance on the credit card or redeem against a wide array of gifts
• Bank of Maharashtra - SBI Card is accepted in over 24 million outlets across the globe, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
• Withdrawals of cash can be done anytime from over 1 million Visa ATMs worldwide
• Book railway tickets online and they’ll get delivered at your doorstep

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

• Spend Rs. 2,000 or more in first 60 days and get 2,000 bonus Reward points
• Up to 2.5% value back, as you get 10X Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent at all Departmental and Grocery stores
• On all other spends earn 1 Reward point per Rs. 100 spent. (4 Reward points = Rs. 1)

Cons

• No Complimentary Airport Lounge access 
• No Golf Privileges