Issuer-checked shortlist

Cards without the spreadsheet.

Six cards scored with issuer terms. More familiar cards are listed below without invented ROI.

SBI Card · Online shopping

CASHBACK SBI Card ↗

5% online, 1% in store

HDFC Bank · Amazon + food

HDFC Millennia ↗

5% at ten named merchants

ICICI Bank · Amazon

Amazon Pay ICICI ↗

5% Amazon Prime / 3% otherwise

HSBC India · Food + groceries

HSBC Live+ ↗

10% on daily essentials

HDFC Bank · Swiggy

Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card ↗

10% inside Swiggy app

HDFC Bank · Tata ecosystem

Tata Neu Infinity HDFC ↗

5% at Tata brands, 1.5% elsewhere

Catalog only

A discovery list of cards seen across BankBazaar, Paisabazaar or SaveSage; inclusion is not an endorsement or proof a variant is still being issued. Their current issuer fees, exclusions and cash-equivalent points have not all been checked, so they are deliberately not ranked or scored.

Not scored

RBL Bank BankBazaar SaveMax

Not scored

YES Bank FinBooster

Not scored

Federal Bank Visa Signet

Not scored

HSBC Visa Platinum

Not scored

SBI SimplySAVE

Not scored

Axis ACE

Not scored

IndusInd Platinum Aura Edge

Not scored

IDFC FIRST Millennia

Not scored

HDFC Infinia

Not scored

HDFC Regalia Gold

Not scored

HDFC Diners Club Black Metal

Not scored

Axis Atlas

Not scored

Axis Horizon

Not scored

Axis Reserve

Not scored

Axis Select

Not scored

SBI PRIME

Not scored

Flipkart Axis Bank

Not scored

Airtel Axis Bank

Not scored

Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank

Not scored

SBI SimplyCLICK

Not scored

ICICI Coral

Not scored

ICICI Rubyx

Not scored

ICICI Sapphiro

Not scored

AU Zenith+

Not scored

RBL World Safari

Discovery: https://www.bankbazaar.com/credit-card/top-10-credit-cards-in-india.html · https://www.paisabazaar.com/credit-card/25-best-credit-cards-india/ · https://savesage.club/credit-card-categories