American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Kotak Privy League Signature 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

• Rewards program (Paid Card): For every Rs. 100 spent, earn 5X reward points for special categories and 2X on other retail spends: Shopper’s Plan- Get 5X Reward Points on select categories like apparels, grocery, consumer durable, multi-brand online and, departmental stores. Traveller’s Plan- Get 5X Reward Points on select categories like airlines, hotels, duty-free, international spends and travel agencies
• Rewards program (Free Card): For every Rs. 100 spent, earn 5X reward points for special categories and 2X on other retail spends: Shopper’s Plan- Get 5X Reward Points on select categories like apparels, jewellery, consumer durable, restaurants, departmental stores. Traveller’s Plan- Get 5X Reward Points on select categories like airlines, hotels, restaurants, international spends and travel agencies 
• Once the individual accumulates reward points, it can redeem them from a range of redemption options like air tickets, 10 000 merchandise, mobile recharge and more through easyrewardz by converting Privy League Credit Card points into easy points
• Convert any purchase above Rs.2500 to easy EMIs 

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 complimentary Priority Pass visits, 16 PVR tickets and much more
• Low forex markup fees of 2% for all your international spends
• Get up to 30,000 bonus reward points on annual retail spends of Rs. 8 Lakhs

Cons

• No Golf Privileges