American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card vs IDFC FIRST Millennia Credit 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

• Get 10X Reward Points on incremental spends above Rs. 20,000 per month and spends done on the cardholder’s birthday
• Get 3X  Reward Points on applicable online and offline purchases for spends up to Rs. 20,000 per month
• Use the Reward points to instantly pay for online or in-store purchases
• Get 1X Reward Points on Insurance premium payments and Utility bill payments
• Get 25% discount on movie tickets up to Rs. 100 on Paytm mobile app. This is valid once per month
• Get 4 complimentary Railway lounge visits per quarter
• Avail complimentary Roadside Assistance worth Rs. 1,399
• Fuel surcharge waiver of 1% at all fuel stations in India, up to Rs. 200/month. This is applicable only on transactions between Rs. 200 & Rs. 5000
• Enjoy 300+ Merchant offers all year long
• Up to 20% discount at 1500+ restaurants 
• Up to 15% discount at 3000+ Health & Wellness outlets
• Avail Personal Accident Cover of Rs. 2,00,000 and Lost Card Liability Cover of Rs. 25,000
• Convert all transactions above Rs. 2,500 into easy and convenient EMIs from the mobile app
• Instant EMI conversion for all online transactions above Rs. 2,500 on the bank’s OTP page
• Enjoy convenient transfer of balances from other bank credit cards with IDFC First Bank’s balance transfer privilege

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

• Lifetime free credit card
• Complimentary Railway lounge access
• NIL Overlimit fees, NIL Addon charges

Cons

• No milestone benefits
• No Airport Lounge Access