ICICI Bank American Express Business Essential Credit Card vs HDFC Business Regalia Credit Card

• Surcharge waiver of up to 1.0% on fuel payments at HPCL petrol pumps
• Earn 6 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards for every Rs. 100 spent on online, 4 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards for every Rs. 100 spent on Airline, Hotels, Dining, Car Rentals, and 2 PAYBACK Points from ICICI Bank Rewards for every INR 100 otherwise (except fuel, utility and insurance)
• Minimum 15% discount on dining bills with the ICICI Bank Culinary Treats programme
• Access to exclusive wide range of special offers from around the globe in travel, dining, shopping, and entertainment under American Express® SELECTS Programme

• Welcome Benefit: Complimentary Annual Zomato Gold Membership when you spend Rs. 75,000 and above in the first three months. Do note the offer is not applicable for cards sourced after 20th January, 2021
• Get 15,000 Bonus Reward Points on annual spends of Rs. 8,00,000, and get 10,000 Bonus Reward Points on annual spends of Rs. 5,00,000 
• Spend Rs. 60,000 & above in the first 90 days to get the first-year membership fee waived off, and spend Rs. 3,00,000 in 12 Months to get Renewal Fee waived for next renewal year
• 4 Reward Points for every Rs.150 spent on all spends
• 5% Cashback on Telecom, Electricity, Government/Tax, Railway, Hotels & Dining and Taxi. Note: Maximum cashback of Rs. 500 per statement on minimum monthly spends of Rs. 20,000
• The Current Account Holders will avail double cashback on all Business essentials such as Telecom, Utility, Govt and Tax payments only up to Rs. 1000 per statement
• Avail POS Rental Reversal on monthly spendings of Rs 30,000 on the credit card and monthly volume of Rs 25,000 on POS machine capped at Rs. 1000 per month 
• 12 Complimentary Airport Lounge Access per calendar year within India (both at domestic and international terminals) 
• Apply for Priority Pass for yourself and add on members upon completing minimum 4 retail transactions on the HDFC Bank Regalia Credit Card
• Using the Priority Pass, you along with an add on member can together avail up to 6 Complimentary Lounge Access per calendar year outside India
• Get Air Accidental death cover up to Rs 1 Cr and Emergency Overseas Hospitalization protection worth up to Rs. 15 Lakhs
• Flight Delay cover of up to Rs 25,000 and missing of Connecting International Flight cover of up to Rs 25,000 available to the primary cardholder
• With EasyEMI for SMEs facility, you don’t need to block your capital 
• Purchase interiors, furniture, electronics, ACs and more in bulk with No Cost EMI offer on brands like Damro, Dash Square, Durian Industries, EVOK, Furniturewalla, Godrej Interior, Royal Oak, Stanley, The Maark Trendz, Kelvinator, Blue Star, Reliance Digital

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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Pros

• On all foreign currency spends, avail the lowest foreign currency markup of 2% 
• Redeem Reward Points instantly against Airline ticket booking and Hotel booking
• Enjoy the exclusive 24/7 Concierge Service

Cons

• Although complimentary Membership to the Priority Pass Program is offered, all Lounge visits within India using priority pass will be charged at US $27 + GST
• Lounge Visits outside India exceeding the complimentary visits will be charged at US $27 + GST.
• The annual fee of 2500 is moderately high