American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Airtel Axis Credit Card

American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card

Airtel Axis Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹495

₹500

Editor's Rating

3.4

4.6

Key Features

Get rewarded for your spends with 10X and 5X Membership Rewards® Points respectively at select merchant partners
Cashback of Rs. 500 on eligible spends of Rs. 10,000 in the first 90 days of Cardmembership
Renewal Fee waiver on spends of Rs.40,000 and above in the previous year of Card-membership

As a Welcome Benefit, get an Amazon eVoucher worth Rs 500 on the first transaction using the Airtel Axis credit card within 30 days of card issuance
Earn 25% Cashback on Airtel Mobile, Broadband, DTH and WiFi bill Payments via Airtel Thanks app
Earn 10% Cashback on Utility Bill Payments such as electricity, gas etc. via Airtel Thanks app
Earn 10% Cashback on Swiggy, Zomato and BigBasket
Get 1% Cashback on all other spends
4 Complimentary lounge visits within India (4 Lounge access in a year) on minimum spends of Rs. 50,000 in previous 3 months
1% fuel surcharge waiver on fuel purchases at all fuel stations across India. This is valid on transactions between Rs. 400 to Rs. 4000
Enjoy up to 15% off at partnered restaurants via EazyDiner
Convert transactions of Rs. 2500 or more into easy EMI
Get annual fee waived off on annual spends greater than Rs. 2,00,000

Editor's Review

Pros

Convert spends into easy monthly instalments with the American Express EMI
Avail 5X Membership Rewards by transacting on Amazon, Swiggy, BookMyShow, PVR, Myntra, Jabong, Grofers, Big Bazaar and many more and get 5X rewards for every Rs.50 spent
Avail 1 Membership Rewards Point for every Rs. 50 spent except on the spends for Fuel, Insurance, Utilities, Cash Transactions and EMI conversion at Point of Sale

Cons

Pros

Earn 25% Cashback on Airtel Mobile, Broadband, DTH and WiFi bill Payments via Airtel Thanks app
Earn 10% Cashback on Utility Bill Payments via Airtel Thanks app
Earn 10% Cashback on Swiggy, Zomato and BigBasket

Cons