SBI Card Prime vs Paytm SBI Credit Card SELECT

Joining Fees

₹2,999

₹1,499

Editor's Rating

4.1

3.1

Key Features

  • Get 10 Reward Points per Rs. 100 spent on Dining, Groceries, Departmental stores and Movies
  • Earn 2 Reward Points per Rs. 100 on all other retail spends
  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on transaction amount ranging from Rs. 500 - Rs. 4000 across all petrol pumps
  • Get Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter
  • Waiver of Renewal Fee on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs
  • Avail E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs
  • Get complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership   
  • Get exclusive 1,000 Welcome Points on registration
  • Get 1,500 Bonus Points on your first stay and additional Rs. 1,000 hotel credit on extended night stay
  • Avail 10% instant saving on bookings through hotel website
  • Avail 10 points for every Rs.100 spent during the stay at participating hotels
  • Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership
  • Get 1 Upgrade Voucher
  • Avail 9 Club Vistara Points for every Rs. 100 spent on Vistara flights
  • 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to International Priority Pass Lounges, outside India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • 8 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic Lounges in India (max. 2 visits per quarter)
  • Get 20 Reward Points per Rs. 100  spent on your birthday

Mastercard/Visa/American Express Privileges

  • Mastercard

a. Avail 4 rounds of complimentary green fees access and up to 50% off on golf games along with 1 complimentary lesson per month at selected golf courses in India

b. Get up to 15% discount on best available room rates and up to 15% discount on F&B at Lalit Hotels

 

  • Visa

a. Savings of up to 10% on Hertz car rental and up to 35% on Avis Car Rentals

b. Exclusive benefits across 900 luxury hotels worldwide

 

  • American Express

a. American Express Dining Platform - Discover delectable dining offers and up to 25% discount in your city

b. Complimentary Tablet plus membership - access to VIP upgrades and privileges at hotels in India and around the world

  • Get complimentary Air Accident Liability Cover of Rs. 50 lakhs
  • Get complimentary credit card Fraud Liability Cover of Rs. 1 lakh
  • With Flexipay, convert your transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact for Rs. 2,500 or more using your SBI Card PRIME, and log onto sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
  • Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to SBI Card PRIME, to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
  • Welcome Benefits of Paytm SBI Credit Card SELECT includes availing benefits up to Rs. 75,000 with a complimentary Paytm First Membership. You'll also get Rs. 750 as Cashback in Paytm Wallet. The Paytm First Membership will be given only upon the card activation by making a transaction with the card
  • Get 5% Cashback on Paytm Mall, Movies and Travel
  • Avail 2% Cashback on all other purchases on Paytm App
  • On any other spends done offline and online stores, get 1% Cashback
  • Percentage cashback will be earned in the form of Reward Points on minimum transaction size of Rs. 100 each that are automatically redeemed as Paytm Gift Voucher balance
  • Stay protected with an extra layer of protection against cyber fraud with Cyber Fraud Insurance cover of Rs. 2,00,000
  • Milestone Benefit: Obtain complimentary Paytm First Membership Voucher at renewal on achieving annual retail spends of Rs.1,00,000. The cardholder can get eligible for Milestone Gift Voucher of Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 4,000 after achieving annual milestone retail spends of Rs. 4,00,000 and Rs. 6,00,000 for the eligible year, respectively
  • All eligible Paytm SBI Cardholders will be able to choose any one of the following electronic Gift Voucher (EGV) Options worth Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 4,000 Milestone Gift: Hush Puppies/Bata and Pantaloons
  • Avail complimentary Priority Pass worth US $99 for the first two years of cardholder membership. 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
  • Avail 4 complimentary domestic lounge visits (Restricted to 1 per quarter)

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

  • Get 1% Fuel Surcharge waiver for transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 4000. Maximum surcharge waiver of Rs. 250 per statement cycle, per credit card account
  • Surcharges for Railway Tickets - Railway Counters: Rs. 30 + 2.5% of the transaction amount
  • Surcharges for Railway Tickets(irctc.co.in ): 1% of the transaction amount plus all applicable taxes

Cons

  • No complimentary Golf course access or classes


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