Standard Chartered Smart Credit Card vs HDFC Diners Club Black

Joining Fees

₹499

₹10,000

Editor's Rating

3.67

4.6

Key Features

  • Avail an extended interest free credit period for the first 90 days post credit card issuance by paying only the minimum amount due
  • Avail 2% cashback on online spends, up to a maximum of Rs 1000 per month
  • Special Interest rate for EMI plans with Nil processing fee: Convert the transactions into EMIs at special interest rate of 0.99% per month at 0 processing fees
  • Avail 1% cashback on other spends, up to a maximum of Rs 500 per month
  • Get supplementary credit card with the same benefits
  • Contactless Credit Card
  • Get a wide range of instant payment solutions like Samsung Secure Play and BharatQR Bharat Bill Payment Solution (BBPS)
  • Enjoy the facility of Kuch Bhi on EMI option where you can convert big spends above Rs. 2,000 to easy EMI through online banking or SC Mobile. Avail attractive pricing and flexible tenure options
  • Easily redeem reward points against the bank’s new online catalogue with Standard Chartered 360* Rewards
  • Avail loan up to Rs. 5,00,000 on the credit card with flexible tenure from 12 to 60 months
  • Transfer card balance from other bank credit cards up to Rs. 5,00,000 at attractive interest rate
  • Convert entire outstanding, up to Rs. 5,00,000, in EMIs with zero processing fees
  • Complimentary Annual memberships of Club Marriott, Forbes, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months) and MMT BLACK   
  • Complimentary Ola cabs | cult.fit Live | BookMyShow | TataCliQ vouchers on spends of over Rs. 80,000 every month
  • Avail 5 Reward Points for every Rs 150 spent
  • Up to 10X Reward Points via SmartBuy and 2X on weekend dining
  • HDFC Bank x Swiggy Dineout - Good food Trail: Enjoy FLAT 10% EXTRA OFF on dining bills at 35K+ restaurants     
  • Travel benefits: Book flight tickets / hotels across 150+  airlines and choice of hotels (Domestic & International) at https://offers.smartbuy.hdfcbank.com/diners
  • Up to 50 days of interest free credit period on the credit card
  • Credit liability cover: Rs. 9 lakh
  • Foreign Currency Markup:  2% on all your foreign currency spends
  • Revolving Credit is available at a nominal interest rate on the HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card
  • 24/7 Concierge Services
  • Unlimited Airport lounge access to 1000+ Lounges in India and worldwide for primary and add-on card members
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations in India on minimum transaction of Rs. 400 and Max CashBack of Rs. 1000 per statement cycle
  • Milestone Benefit: As the milestone benefit the credit card holders can select any 2 benefits amongst cult.fit Live 1 month membership or BookMyShow or TataCLiQ or Ola cabs vouchers worth Rs. 500 every month on spends of Rs. 80,000
  • Annual Spend based benefit: Complimentary annual memberships of Club Marriott, Forbes, Amazon Prime, Swiggy One (3 months), MMT BLACK can also be availed upon achieving annual spend of Rs 8 Lakhs at the time of card anniversary
  • HDFC Bank Diners Club Black Credit Card comes with an option to convert big spends into EMI after purchase
  • Contactless Payment
  • Complimentary Golf games across the finest courses in the world ( 6 per quarter) 

Editor's Review

Pros

  • Avail 2% cashback on online spends, up to a maximum of Rs 1000 per month, and avail 1% cashback on other spends, up to a maximum of Rs 500 per month
  • Convert the transactions into EMIs at special interest rate of 0.99% per month at 0 processing fees
  • Avail loan up to Rs. 5,00,000 on the credit card with flexible tenure from 12 to 60 months

Cons

  • No Golf benefits
  • No fuel benefits
  • No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

  • Air accident insurance cover worth Rs 2 crore
  • Emergency overseas hospitalization: Rs. 50 Lakh
  • Travel Insurance Cover of up to Rs. 55,000 on baggage delay                                                               
  • Credit Liability Cover of up to Rs. 9 Lakh
  • Diners Exclusive Offers: Fast Track Airport Experience, Dining Delight (exclusive dining offers, from gourmet cuisine to local delicacies), Luxury Spas access, and Small Medium Enterprise (SME), which is tailor-made offers such as workspaces, business insurance and wellness discounts to meet business needs

Cons

  • Joining and renewal fee is on the higher side


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