American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Standard Chartered Manhattan 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

• Get Rs. 2,000 BookMyShow vouchers on your first transaction in first  90 days with your Manhattan Platinum credit card
• Get 5% cashback and 3x reward points when you spend
• Enjoy a host of discounts and offers across dining, shopping, travel and many more with the Standard Chartered Good Life programme
• Redeem reward points against Standard Chartered's new online catalogue with Standard Chartered 360 degrees rewards program

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

• Enjoy a wide range of instant payment solutions like BharatQR, Bharat bill payment solution (BBPS) and Samsung Pay
• Transfer card balance up to Rs. 5 Lakh at an attractive interest rate
• Convert entire outstanding (up to Rs. 5 lakh) into EMIs at zero processing fee

Cons

• No Fuel Surcharge Wavier