American Express SmartEarn™ Credit Card vs Yes Bank First Reserv Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹495

₹1,999

Editor's Rating

3.4

3.9

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
  • Earn 8000 bonus Reward Points if renewal fee is charged (This is applicable second year onwards)
  • Get up to 1.75% markup on foreign currency
  • For 6 months for mobile and electronic purchased online, get insurance cover of up to Rs. 50,000 against accidental damage
  • Enjoy 4 green fee waiver per year- Get 1 Golf lesson per year at select golf courses in India
  • Credit Shield cover of 15 Lakh
  • Lost Card liability 15 Lakh to 30 Lakh
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver between Rs 400 and Rs 5000
  • Access to airport lounges internationally for Mastercard and Visa cards: Get 6 complimentary International Airport lounge visits per calendar year
  • 3 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per quarter
  • Get 5 times the benefits of YES Rewardz Points on Travel, Dining, Fashion and Healthcare categories
  • Get 3 times the regular benefits of YES Rewardz Points for online dining or online grocery and apparel or other retail spends
  • Avail 24 YES Rewardz Points on every Rs. 200 for online shopping
  • Avail 12 YES Rewardz Points on every Rs. 200 for offline shopping
  • Avail 6 YES Rewardz Points on every Rs. 200 on select categories
  • Air Miles: Get 10 YES Rewardz Points= 1 InterMile / 1 Club Vistara Point
  • Instant EMI: Pay in parts for transactions as low as Rs. 1500
  • Post Purchase EMI: Convert payments into EMI with on-call service at attractive interest rates
  • Quick Loan: Avail a loan amount within the card limit to fullfil immediate fund requirements
  • Contactless Transactions

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

  • For 6 months for mobile and electronic purchased online, get insurance cover of up to Rs. 50,000 against accidental damage
  • Enjoy 4 green fee waiver per year- Get 1 Golf lesson per year at select golf courses in India
  • Get up to 1.75% markup on foreign currency

Cons

  • No railway lounge access
  • No cashback offers
  • Post exhaustion of the complimentary lounge access quota, applicable charges plus taxes will apply on airport lounge access for cardmember(s) and for each guest visit


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