HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Card vs Reliance SBI 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

• Milestone Benefits include getting a waiver of renewal fees on annual spends on Reliance Retail outlet of Rs. 1 Lakh in the previous year. Get Rs. 500 worth Reliance Retail Voucher on Annual Spends of Rs. 25,000 at participating Reliance Retail Stores, Rs. 750 worth Reliance Retail Voucher on Annual Spends of Rs. 50,000 at participating Reliance Retail Stores, and Rs. 1,000 worth Reliance Retail Voucher on Annual Spends of Rs. 80,000 at participating Reliance Retail Stores
• Get 5 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on the participating Reliance Retail Stores (except on UPI payments) and (subject to the Reliance Retail Stores MIDs received from partner and mapped in SBIC system)
• Get 5 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on Dinning and Movies
• Get 1 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on other retail purchases (except fuel, property rental, wallet upload) 
• Avail 1% surcharge at all petrol pumps for transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 4,000
• Other Benefits: Transactions offers at participating Reliance Retail Stores. Redeem the Rewards Points against Reliance Retail Vouchers
• Reliance SBI Card SBI Card in over 24 million outlets across the globe, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
• Withdraw cash from over 1 million Visa or MasterCard ATMs across the globe
• Transfer outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to Reliance SBI Card, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Make any purchase for Rs. 2,500 or more and log in with your username and password to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay

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

• 5 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on Dinning and Movies
• Get 1 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on other retail purchases
• Milestone Benefits

Cons

• Mostly Reliance SBI Card is mainly beneficial for those who make regular purchases from Reliance stores
• No golf or cashback benefits
• No airport lounge access