American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs BPCL SBI Card

• 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

• Reward Points will be credited after 20 days of the payment of joining fee and the same can be redeemed instantly against fuel purchase at BPCL outlets, BPCL Vouchers or at Shop n Smile rewards catalogue
• 4.25% Value-back ~ 13X Reward Points on fuel purchases at BPCL petrol pumps. Maximum 1300 Reward Points per billing cycle
• 3.25% + 1% Fuel surcharge waiver on every transaction up to Rs. 4,000
• Avail 5X Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at Groceries, Departmental stores, Movies and Dining. Get up to 5000 Reward Points per month
• Get 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 100 spent on non-fuel retail purchases
• Flexible Instant Redemption Program at select 1200 BPCL petrol pumps
• 4.25 % Valueback (13X* Reward Points equivalent to 3.25% + 1% Fuel surcharge waiver on every transaction of up to Rs. 4,000), at any BPCL petrol pump across India. Maximum surcharge waiver of Rs. 100 in a month, which is equivalent to an Annual Savings of Rs. 1200. Surcharge Waiver applicable only on transactions up to Rs. 4,000/- for a max of Rs. 100 per month. Annual Savings of 70 liters of fuel
• Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to your BPCL SBI Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay, convert your transactions in easy monthly installments. Make any purchase for Rs. 2,500 or more using your BPCL SBI Card , and log in with your username and password to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Renewal Fee reversible if annual spends for last year ≥ Rs. 50,000

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

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access 
• High-interest rates

Pros

• 4.25% Value-back ~ 13X Reward Points on fuel purchases at BPCL petrol pumps. Maximum 1300 Reward Points per billing cycle
• 3.25% + 1% Fuel surcharge waiver on every transaction up to Rs. 4,000
• Avail 5X Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at Groceries, Departmental stores, Movies and Dining. Get up to 5000 Reward Points per month

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No complimentary airport lounge access