Standard Chartered Ultimate Card vs SBI Elite Credit Card
Joining Fees
₹5,000
₹4,999
Editor's Rating
4.6
4
Key Features
- Get up to Rs. 10,000 cashback on MakeMyTrip
- Earn 5 reward points on every Rs. 150 spent and get maximum benefit with 1 reward point equal to Re 1
- 5% cashback on duty-free spends
- Up to 25% discount at the top 750 restaurants in India
- Access 20 premier golf courses in India and 150 worldwide
- Convert big credit card transactions (starting from Rs. 5,000) into easy EMI with "Kuch Bhi" facility at attractive rates pricing and flexible tenure options
- On achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 lakhs and 8 lakhs, earn 15,000 bonus Reward Points
- Spend Based Reversal of Annual Fee on spends of Rs. 10 Lakhs
- Complimentary membership to the Priority Pass Program worth $99
- Six complimentary Airport Lounge visits per calendar year, outside India ( max. 2 visits per quarter)
- Enjoy obtaining Club Vistara Silver membership as complimentary
Editor's Review
Pros
- 2% foreign currency markup* fee on overseas spends
- Access to over 1000 airport lounges across the world, with a complimentary Priority Pass membership
- Enjoy a wide range of instant payment solutions like BharatQR, Bharat bill payment solution (BBPS) and Samsung Pay
Cons
- High Annual Fee of Rs. 5,000
- No fee waiver
- No category-specific elevated rates (e.g. Higher cashback rate for grocery spending)
Pros
- Get 5X Reward Points on Dining, Departmental stores and Grocery Spends
- Earn nearly 50,000 Bonus Reward Points worth Rs. 12,500 per year
- On achieving annual spends of Rs. 3 lakhs and 4 lakhs, earn 10,000 bonus Reward Points
Cons
- High joining/renewal fees
- Although the Credit Card offers savings on rental cars on Hertz & Avis, which is good, but in India, there’s no much scope for it
