American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Kotak League Platinum 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

• 8X reward points on every Rs. 150 spent
• Fuel Surcharge Applicable 
• Joining Gift: Avail a Movie voucher worth Rs. 500 on joining
• League Priority Attend

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 free PVR tickets or 10,000 Reward Points on spends of Rs.1,25,000 every 6 months
• Earn up to 8X Reward Points on every Rs.150 spent across all categories
• Railway Surcharge Waiver

Cons

• No complimentary Golf lessons/green
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access