ICICI Bank American Express Business Essential Credit Card vs InterMiles ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹1,000

₹1,250

Editor's Rating

3.9

4.3

Key Features

  • 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
  • Every year, upon renewing the Jet Airways ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card, get 1,250 bonus InterMiles
  • Avail 5% discount on Economy Class tickets booked on Etihad Airways
  • Redemption Miles Back on international flights: 20%
  • BookMyShow and Inox Offer: Avail 25% discount capped up to Rs. 100 on purchase of minimum two tickets per transaction. This benefit can be availed twice in a month (once each on American Express and on Visa variant) on BookMyShow and Inox individually
  • Exclusive dining offers through ICICI Bank Culinary Treats Programme
  • 1% fuel surcharge will not be applicable on fuel transactions of up to Rs. 4,000 at HPCL pumps when the Card is swiped on ICICI Merchant Services swipe machines
  • Accumulate a maximum of 40,000 InterMiles against your spends in each anniversary year. When this cap is reached, an InterMiles Uncapping Fee of Rs. 7,500 will be levied to the Credit Card account
  • American Express Connect provides a wide range of special offers in various categories like Travel, Lodging, Dining, Retail and Online Shopping
  • American Express ezeClick is a faster, smarter and secure online payment solution. It replaces the requirement of inserting the Credit Card details every time you shop online with just a single User ID 
  • American Express® Privileges: Get 2 complimentary domestic airport lounge access per quarter (1 each on American Express and/or Visa variant) on your InterMiles ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card by spending Rs. 5,000 in a calendar quarter on each of your cards to avail of this facility in the next calendar quarter
  • VISA Lounge Access: Get 2 complimentary domestic airport lounge access per quarter (1 each on American Express and/or Visa variant) on your InterMiles ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card by spending Rs. 5,000 in a calendar quarter on each of your cards to avail of this facility in the next calendar quarter

Editor's Review

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

  • 1% fuel surcharge will be applicable on fuel transactions
  • Complimentary airport lounge access
  • Enjoy your favourite movies with offers on BookMyShow and Inox

Cons

  • High interest rates
  • No Golf Privileges

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