American Express PAYBACK® Credit Card vs IRCTC HDFC Bank Credit Card

• Earn multiple Points from more than 50 PAYBACK partners and 2 PAYBACK Points from American Express PAYBACK Credit Card for every Rs. 100 spent
• Milestone Benefits: Avail Flipkart vouchers worth Rs. 7,000 on spending Rs. 2.5 Lakh in a Card-membership year. Earn a Flipkart voucher worth Rs 2,000 on spending Rs. 1.25 Lakh in a Card-membership year. Additionally, earn a Flipkart voucher worth Rs. 5,000 on spending Rs. 2.5 Lakh in a Card-membership year
• Earn 2 PAYBACK Points for every Rs. 100 spent except for spend on Fuel, Insurance, Utilities, Cash Transactions and EMI conversion at Point of Sale. Boost the PAYBACK Points while shopping at over 50 PAYBACK partner brands
• The NEW American Express PAYBACK Credit Card provides a range of other exciting offers and privileges too. Other exciting offers are available on Fuel, Dining, Limited liability for card loss, Contactless Payment

• Avail 5 Reward Points for every Rs. 100 spent on the IRCTC ticketing website and Rail Connect App
• Get 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 100 spent on all other spends
• Avail an additional 5% cashback on train ticket bookings via HDFC Bank SmartBuy
• 8 complimentary access to selected IRCTC Executive Lounges every year (2 per quarter)
• Get a 1% transaction charges waiver on transactions done on the IRCTC ticketing website and Rail Connect App
• Spend Rs. 1,50,000 or more in one year before Credit Card renewal and get the renewal fee waived off
• Up to 50 days of interest-free period from the date of purchase
• Revolving Credit available at a nominal interest rate
• 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations in India on transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 5,000
• Milestone Benefits: Get a gift voucher valued at Rs. 500 when you make quarterly spends of Rs. 30,000 or more (every 90 days from the date of issue)
• IRCTC Executive Lounge Benefits: Get 8 complimentary access to selected IRCTC Executive Lounges every year (2 per quarter)
• It is now possible to link IRCTC HDFC Bank Credit Card to select UPI apps: PayZapp/ GPay/ PhonePe/ Mobikwik/ PayTM/ BHIM/ Slice
• A maximum of 500 reward points can be earned on UPI spends in a calendar month using the IRCTC HDFC Bank Credit Card
• Convert big spends into EMI after purchase
• The IRCTC HDFC Bank Credit Card is equipped with contactless payment technology for added convenience and speed

Pros

• Get rewarded on all your spends
• Reasonable Joining Fees

Cons

• No Fuel Surcharge Wavier
• No complimentary Airport Lounge Access

Pros

• Complimentary access to Executive Lounges of IRTC
• 5 Reward Points for every Rs. 100 spent on the IRCTC ticketing website and Rail Connect App
• Get 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 100 spent on all other spends

Cons

• No golf benefits are provided
• No airport lounge access
• No movie and dining benefits