IRCTC SBI Card on RuPay Platform vs ICICI Bank Coral Contactless Card

• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points
• Avail 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 125 spent on non-fuel retail purchases, including railway ticket purchases on irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in. Enjoy the wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Get accommodation at over 5,000 hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India on transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 3,000
• IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) provided great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from RuPay
• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• Withdraw cash from over 2 plus million global ATMs in 190 countries/territories, including over 43,000 SBI ATMs in India
• Transfer outstanding balance of other bank’s credit card to IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Use IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to book railway tickets online and get them delivered to you

• Avail free movie tickets, discounts on dining and more by simply tapping your ICICI Bank Coral Contactless Credit Card
• Buy 1 ticket and get the other ticket free any day of the week, on www.bookmyshow.com
• Get up to 2 free tickets per month valued at up to Rs. 250 per ticket
• Minimum 15% savings on dining bills at over 2500+ restaurants across India through the Culinary Treats Programme
• ICICI Bank Coral Contactless Credit Card is designed with a unique in-built MasterCard contactless payment technology. You just have to tap the card to make quick and secure payments at retail outlets
• ICICI Bank Credit Card entitles the cardholders to earn PAYBACK Points on transactions
• PAYBACK, India’s largest Reward Programme, offers exciting rewards as described below:

1. Earn 2 PAYBACK Points on every Rs. 100 spent on your card (except fuel). Get 1 PAYBACK Point on every Rs.100 spent on utilities and insurance categories
2. Under the new ICICI Bank Milestone Rewards program, get 2000 PAYBACK Points on spending Rs. 2,00,000 on your card and 1000 PAYBACK Points each time you cross Rs. 1,00,000 spend thereafter in an anniversary year; maximum of 10000 PAYBACK Points per year

The reward points you earn get accumulated with PAYBACK every month and can be redeemed for cash or gifts of your choice.  

• One complimentary airport lounge visit and one complimentary railway lounge visit per quarter. Please note that with effect from September 25, 2017 cardholders will be eligible for one complimentary domestic airport lounge visit and one complimentary railway lounge visit per quarter and lounge access will be applicable only for primary cardholders. List of lounges might be changed by Mastercard at its sole discretion and without any notice to ICICI Bank or its cardmembers. Unrestricted chargeable access for yourself and your accompanying guests
• Waiver of 1% on fuel surcharge on every refuels - The offer is valid on a maximum spend of Rs. 4000 per transaction at all HPCL pumps. Avail this offer by swiping the card on ICICI Merchant Services swipe machines only
• Annual Fee from second year onwards will be waived off if you spend more than Rs. 1,50, 000 in the previous year 

Pros

• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a quarter to participating lounges in India
• Bonus Reward Points to be credited to the IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) account within 45 days of eligible transaction
• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

• Built-in MasterCard contactless technology to make quick and secure payments at retail outlets
• Complimentary movie tickets every month under the Buy One Get One free offer through www.bookmyshow.com
• Minimum 15% savings on dining bills at over 2500+ restaurants across India through the Culinary Treats Programme

Cons

• No Golf/coaching sessions

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