American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs IDFC FIRST Classic Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹495

₹0

Editor's Rating

3.4

3.3

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
  • The FIRST Classic Credit Card is now powered for UPI
  • Limited Period Offer: 100% cashback up to Rs. 200, i.e. Rs. 50 each on first 4 UPI transactions
  • Up to 3X reward points on all UPI spends
  • 10X Reward Points on incremental spends above Rs. 20,000 per month and spends done on birthdays
  • 3X Reward Points on online and offline purchases for spends up to Rs. 20,000 per month
  • Unlimited Reward points that don’t expire
  • Use the Reward points to instantly pay for online or in-store purchases
  • 1X Reward Points on Insurance premium payments and Utility bill payments
  • 1X = 1 Reward point per Rs. 150 spent
  • Get 25% discount on movie tickets up to Rs. 100 on Paytm mobile app. This is valid once per month
  • 4 complimentary Railway lounge visits per quarter
  • Complimentary Roadside Assistance worth Rs. 1,399
  • Fuel surcharge waiver of 1% at fuel stations in India, up to Rs. 200/month. This is applicable only on transactions done between Rs. 200 & Rs. 5000
  • Enjoy 300+ Merchant offers all year long
  • Get 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 & 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 the other bank credit cards with IDFC Bank's balance transfer privilege

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

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

Pros

  • 10X Rewards on all spends done on your Birthday
  • Reward points will never expire
  • Free Road Side Assistance(RSA) worth Rs. 1,399

Cons

  • No milestone benefits
  • Airport Lounge access limited, depends on the bank’s current offers
  • Lifestyle benefits including Complimentary round of Golf is limited, depends on the bank’s current offers


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