American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank 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

• In a year, spend Rs. 3,00,000 or more before the Credit Card renewal date and get the renewal fee waived off
• 5% back as NeuCoins on Non-EMI Spends on Tata Neu and partner Tata Brands
• 1.5% back as NeuCoins on Non-Tata Brand Spends and any Merchant EMI Spends
• 1.5% back as NeuCoins on UPI spends (including spends on partner Tata Brands) - maximum of 500 NeuCoins per calendar month
• Earn additional 5% back as NeuCoins on selected categories on Tata Neu App/Website, post downloading Tata Neu App and registering for Tata NeuPass
• Reward points gained on Grocery transactions will be capped to 2,000 per month
• Zero lost card liability
• Foreign Currency Markup: 2% on all your foreign currency spends
• Domestic Lounge Access – VISA / RuPay Card: 8 Complimentary Domestic Lounge Access per calendar year (2 in a quarter). Rs. 2 (VISA / RuPay) will be charged to the Credit Card for the Lounge Access
• International Lounge Access – VISA Card: By using Priority Pass avail up to 4 Complimentary International Lounge Access per calendar year (1 per Quarter). If exceed the 4 Complimentary (1 per Quarter) visits, you will be charged at US $27 + GST per visit
• International Lounge Access - RuPay: 4 Complimentary International Lounge Access per calendar year (1 per Quarter)

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

• Accidental air death cover worth Rs. 1 Crore
• Emergency overseas hospitalization: Up to Rs. 15 lakhs
• Lost Card Liability Cover : Up to Rs. 9 lakhs
• Use the NeuCoins for purchases on Tata Neu /Website for Brands like: AirAsia India, Bigbasket, Croma Westside, Tata CLiQ, Tata CLiQ Luxury, Hotel Bookings/Purchases on IHCL, TATA 1MG, Qmin, and Titan and Tanishq (only via Tata Neu)

Cons

• No golf benefits
• Tata Neu coins are valid only for 1 year and can be used only in the Tata Neu app or paying thru the Neu app