HDFC Millennia Credit Card vs American Express Membership Rewards Credit Card

• You will receive Welcome Benefit of 1000 CashPoints that’s applicable only on payment of membership fee
• Get Renewal membership fee waived off by spending Rs. 1,00,000 and above during the first year
• Earn 5% CashBack on all spends with a maximum CashBack earning of Rs. 2,250 per month
• Earn 5% CashBack on Amazon, Flipkart, Flight & Hotel bookings on shopping via PayZapp, and SmartBuy (minimum transaction size of Rs. 2000)
• 2.5% CashBack on all online spends
• 1% CashBack on all offline spends and Wallet reloads
• 8 Complimentary Domestic Lounge Access per calendar year
• Complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge access annually
• Experience the Good Food Trail Dining program at premium restaurants across top cities.
• 1% Fuel Surcharge waived off on fuel transactions (Minimum transaction of Rs. 400, Maximum CashBack of Rs. 250 per statement cycle) 
• Enjoy up to 50 days of the interest-free period from the date of purchase 
• If your HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card gets lost, report immediately and avail zero liability on any fraudulent transactions made on the Credit Card

Rewards Rate:

Please note: The CashBack will be given in the form of CashPoints

• The redemption against the statement balance: 1 CashPoint = Rs. 1
• Redemption against travel benefits such as Flight & Hotel bookings and Rewards Catalogue at the SmartBuy Rewards Portal: 1 CashPoint = Rs. 0.30
• Redeem CashPoints at the conversion rate of 1 CashPoint = Rs. 0.30

• Annual Membership Renewal Fee Waived if total spends on American Express Credit Card is Rs.1,50,000 and above; else 50% annual membership renewal fee will be waived off if total spends is Rs.90,000 to Rs.1,49,999
• Earn 1,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points for simply using your Card 4 times on transactions of Rs. 1,000 and above every month
• Earn 5,000 Membership Rewards Points upon First Year Card Renewal, on payment of Annual Membership Fee. Points to be credited within 90 days of Card renewal
• Redeem Points from the fabulous 18 and 24 Karat Gold Collection
• Exciting Discounts of up to 20% every time you dine at select restaurants

Pros

• Avail Complimentary MasterCard/Diners Club/Visa Lounge Access Program
• The HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card is enabled for contactless payments, facilitating fast, convenient and secure payments at retail outlets
• Revolving Credit is available at a nominal interest rate

Cons

• No golf/coaching sessions
• The Cash Points are only valid for 1 year from the date of accumulation 
• Interest rates bit higher than the other credit cards- It’s 3.49% per month, accounting to 41.88% per annum

Pros

• Use your American Express Credit Card for your next big purchase & pay in EMI
• Fuel Convenience Fee Waiver
• One of the highest point to INR conversion rates in the market

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions
• No complimentary Airport Lounge access
• High Renewal Fee