SBI Card Prime vs Paytm SBI Credit Card

Joining Fees

₹2,999

₹499

Editor's Rating

4.1

3.1

Key Features

  • Get 20 Reward Points on standing instructions of Utility Bills payments, and get 10 Reward Points per Rs.100 spent on Dining, Groceries, Departmental stores and Movies, and earn 2 Reward Points per Rs. 100 on all other retail spends
  • Get Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter
  • E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs
  • Enjoy complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership    
  • Enjoy 10% instant saving on bookings through the hotel website, and earn 10 points for every Rs.100 spent (excluding taxes) during your stay at participating hotels
  • Enjoy Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership, and earn 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs. 100 spent on Vistara flights
  • Exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels worldwide
  • Savings of 10% off on Hertz car rental and up to 35% off on Avis Car Rentals
  • Welcome Benefits of Paytm SBI Credit Card includes availing benefits up to Rs. 75,000 with a complimentary Paytm First Membership. The Paytm First Membership will be given only upon the card activation by making a transaction with the card
  • Get 3% Cashback on Paytm Mall, Movies and Travel
  • Avail 2% Cashback on all other purchases on Paytm App
  • Other spends across offline and online stores, get 1% Cashback
  • Obtain complimentary Paytm First Membership Voucher at renewal on achieving annual retail spends of Rs.1,00,000
  • Avail 1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between Rs. 500 to Rs. 3000. The maximum surcharge waiver per statement cycle is Rs. 100, per credit card
  • The Paytm SBI Cardholders will be entitled to obtain insurance cover of Rs. 1,00,000 for financial loss due to fraudulent usage of a credit card. Do note that this is a unique feature availed for a card in its fee range
  • Priority Pass Lounge Charges: Airport Lounge visits within India through the Priority Pass Program will be charged with a usage fee of $27 per visit + applicable taxes. Moreover, after exhausting the complimentary visits, every Airport Lounge visits outside India through the Priority Pass Program will be charged a usage fee of $27 per visit + applicable taxes
  • Surcharges for Railway Tickets - Railway Counters: Rs. 30 + 2.5% of the transaction amount
  • Surcharges for Railway Tickets(irctc.co.in ): 1% of transaction amount plus all applicable taxes

Editor's Review

Pros

  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs.500-Rs.4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • 4 complimentary International Airport Lounge visits, 8 complimentary Domestic VISA/Mastercard Lounges (max. 2 visits per quarter)

Cons

  • General spending rewards rate: 0.50%
  • Joining Fee bit high

Pros

  • Complimentary Paytm First Membership
  • Spends based Cashback Benefit Structure:

a. 3% Cashback on Travel, Movies and Mall purchases through Paytm app

b. 2% Cashback on other purchases through Paytm app

c. 1% Cashback everywhere else

  • Complimentary Cyber Fraud Insurance cover of INR 1,00,000

Cons

  • No complimentary airport lounge access
  • No rewards facility 
  • No complimentary Golf course access or classes


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