HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card vs Kotak Biz Credit Card

• Nil joining and annual fees
• As welcome offer, when applying for the credit card online and verifying yourself, obtain an Amazon e-gift voucher worth Rs. 250. Spend at least Rs. 5,000 in the first 30 days and win Amazon vouchers worth Rs. 500 (Introductory offers are valid from 1 Jan 2024 till 30 June 2024)
• Convert the points into air miles with Club Vistara, Air India's Flying Returns, Etihad Airways, British Airways and Singapore Airlines
• Up to Rs. 3,000 annual savings on fuel surcharge with credit card waiver
• Avail 2 Reward points for every Rs. 150 spends
• Avail 5X the reward points on any purchase made after spending Rs. 4,00,000 subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year
• Zero liability for lost cards- Get insurance coverage for any misuse of the card from 24 hours before reporting it lost, up to Rs. 300,000
• Transfer outstanding balances from other bank credit cards to HSBC credit card and repay in easy monthly installments at a lower interest rate
• Get exclusive access to discounts with selected partners
• If the credit card gets lost, simply cancel it and the bank will issue an emergency card anywhere in the world – it'll only take 3 days
• Cardholder can also be able to take out cash advances, get global access to its accounts, and manage its money on-the-go with 24/7 online access to its account

• Avail 4 reward points for every Rs. 100 on categories like Travel and Tour Operators & Domestic Airlines, Direct Marketing/Advertising services, Supermarket, Lodging – Hotels, Motels, Resorts
• Avail 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 on all other spends 
• 1 complimentary airport lounge access per calendar quarter to Visa affiliated lounges across Indian airports. Enjoy benefits such as gourmet meal, comfortable seating, widescreen TVs, newspaper and magazines, free Wi-Fi
• Get 1% on transaction fuel surcharge will be waived for transactions made between Rs. 500 - Rs. 3000
• One can also save railway surcharge of 1.8% for transactions on www.irtc.co.in and 2.5% for transactions on Indian Railways Booking Counters. Maximum railway surcharge waiver allowed in a calendar year is Rs. 500
• Travel Insurance programme includes the following:

A. Card Liability Cover (Lost Card Liability, Counterfeit/Skimming/Phishing and Online Fraud Protection)- Sum Insured is Rs. 50,000

B. Purchase Protection - Sum Insured is Rs. 25,000

C. Loss of Checked in Baggage / Delay of Checked in Baggage / Valuable Documents Cover / Missing of Connecting International Flight During Transit - Sum Insured is Rs. 10,000

• Safety features of the card includes being embedded with EMV Chip and setting a 6-digit PIN authentication for higher security of your transactions
• Interest free period: Up to 48 days

Pros

• Convert the points into air miles with Club Vistara, Air India's Flying Returns, Etihad Airways, British Airways and Singapore Airlines
• Up to Rs. 3,000 annual savings on fuel surcharge with credit card waiver
• Avail 5X the reward points on any purchase made after spending Rs. 4,00,000 subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year

Cons

• No Airport Lounge access
• No Golf benefits

Pros

• Avail 4 reward points for every Rs. 100 on categories like Travel and Tour Operators & Domestic Airlines, Direct Marketing/Advertising services, Supermarket, Lodging – Hotels, Motels, Resorts
• Avail 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 on all other spends 
• 1 complimentary airport lounge access per calendar quarter to Visa affiliated lounges across Indian airports

Cons

• No dinning or movie benefits
• No Golf Benefits
• No cashback benefits