Compare American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs HDFC Bank Freedom Credit 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

Earn 1 reward point on every spend of Rs. 150 and above
Redeem points for cashback
Get a gift voucher worth Rs. 1000 on annual spends of Rs. 90,000 and higher
Get a welcome and renewal benefit of 500 reward points on fee realization
Earn 25X reward points on your birthday spends
10X reward points on PayZapp & SmartBuy spends
Earn 5X reward points for spends on dining/ movies/ groceries/ railways/ taxis
If annual spends are below Rs. 50,000, renew the card for a nominal fee of Rs. 500
Fuel fee waiver of 1%, capped at Rs. 250 per statement cycle (Applicable on minimum transaction of Rs.400 and maximum of Rs.5,000 ) GST will be applicable
Enjoy safe and secure transactions with chip-enabled cards
Zero liability on the lost card if reported immediately
HDFC Bank Freedom Credit Card has been enabled for contactless payments, hence, enjoy doing fast, convenient and secure payments at retail outlets.
Spend Rs. 50,000 in a year and get a waiver of next year’s annual membership
Obtain up to 3 add on credit cards for free

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

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