AU Small Finance Bank Zenith Credit Card vs ICICI Bank American Express Business Essential Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹7,999

₹1,000

Editor's Rating

3.3

3.9

Key Features

* Gain 20 Reward Points per Rs.100 retail spends done on Dining at standalone restaurants
* Earn 10 Reward Points per Rs.100 retail spends done on International transactions, Grocery and Departmental stores
* Avail 5 Reward Points per Rs.100 retail spends done across all other merchant categories
* Quarterly Milestone Benefits: Get Rs. 1,000 vouchers on minimum Rs. 2 lakh retail spends that’s done per calendar quarter. Choose vouchers from a bouquet of top brands
* Yearly Milestone Benefits: Avail complimentary Epicure Membership of doing minimum Rs. 8 lakh retail spends in a card anniversary year
* Enjoy lower International foreign mark-up fees of 1.99% on International transactions
* Birthday Benefit: Get 2,500 Bonus Reward Points on completing one retail transaction on birthday
* Get complimentary domestic and international lounge access at 1,000+ airport lounges
* Avail 2 complimentary lounge access per calendar quarter, using the Priority Pass at all participating lounges
* Get 4 complimentary domestic lounge access per calendar quarter using the VISA Card
* Railway Lounges: Get 2 complimentary lounge access per calendar quarter, using VISA Card at railway stations in selected cities

  • Key benefits: Joining bonus of 1,500 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards with additional annual bonus of 1,500 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards.
  • Reward Points: Enjoy limitless reward-earning opportunities powered by PAYBACK, which is India’s largest and Europe’s most popular loyalty programme with every transaction as described below:

- 6 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent online

- 4 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on dining & Airline transactions

- 4 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on Hotel & Car Rental

- 2 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards on every Rs 100 spent on other spends (except fuel, utility and insurance)

  • Reward points redemption: When you  desire to redeem your PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards, you are provided with a worthy selection of rewards to choose from as described below:

Merchandise:

- Stylish accessories from Guess, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. Classic time pieces from Omega. Raymond Weil and Tag Heuer

- Latest gadgets from Apple, Blackberry, Canon, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Perfumes such as  Dunhill, 5th Avenue, Bvlgari and Carolina Herrara. These finest brands await for your indulgence

- Gift vouchers: You can redeem points for gift vouchers from Debenhams, Nautica, Jack and Jones, Taj Hotels Palaces & Resorts

- Air miles: Convert PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards into air miles on Jet Airways Miles and more

  • Culinary Treats: Drench your taste buds with various delicious treats at some of the leading restaurants in India and get avail great discounts. Save a minimum of 15% on dining bill at all participating restaurants. To view the complete list of restaurants, visit www.culinarytreats.com. You can also download the ICICI Bank Culinary Treats mobile app from (app store) or (google play) 
  • American Express® SELECTS provides a broad range of special offers around the globe in travel, dining, shopping and entertainment. To view the current list of their offers, visit www.amexnetwork.com/selects
  • Avail exclusive savings on ICICI Bank Business Essential Card
  • Savings on fuel purchases: No fuel surcharge will be levied on fuel transactions up to Rs. 5,000 at HPCL petrol pumps (having ICICI Bank Point of Sale terminal) when you use your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card
  • Complimentary access to Railway Lounges and select lounges at airports in India with your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card

Editor's Review

Pros
* Get Air Accident Cover of up to Rs. 2 Crore, Card Liability Cover, get protected against Card Counterfeit/Skimming/Online frauds, and Credit Shield of up to Rs. 5 Lakhs
* Convert transactions worth Rs. 2,000 or more into easy EMI options on selected tenure chosen by you
* Avail Add on card that is free for lifetime

Cons
* No golf privileges
* No Airmiles

Pros

  • ICICI Business Essential has been specifically designed to deliver higher rewards catering to your business requirement
  • Complimentary access to Railway Lounges and select lounges at airports in India with your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card
  • No fuel surcharge will be levied on fuel transactions up to Rs. 5,000 at HPCL petrol pumps (having ICICI Bank Point of Sale terminal) when you use your ICICI Bank American Express® Business Essential Credit Card

Cons

  • No Golf/coaching sessions

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