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DBS Spark20 Credit Card — DBS Bank India credit card

DBS Spark20 Credit Card

DBS Spark20 offers accelerated cash points on dining, grocery and utility spends alongside domestic lounge access, aimed at everyday spenders.

Annual fee

₹1,499

Joining fee

₹1,499

Reward type

cashback

Base reward rate

0.2%

Card network

Visa

Card tier

Mid

Who this card fits

Best suited to applicants who clear the standard eligibility bar whose spend is concentrated in dining, groceries. Its annual fee waives if you can comfortably clear the spend threshold.

Rewards & benefits

  • Movie & dining: Buy-1-get-1 movie ticket on BookMyShow, once per month
  • Rewards rate: 0.2% base rate
  • Domestic lounge access: 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter

Benefits by category

  • 🍽️ Dining & food delivery

    4% reward rate (capped ₹1,400/monthly)

  • 🛒 Groceries

    4% reward rate (capped ₹1,400/monthly)

  • ✈️ Travel

    2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter

  • 🛍️ Shopping

    2% reward rate (capped ₹1,400/monthly)

  • 🧾 Utilities

    4% reward rate (capped ₹1,400/monthly)

  • ⛽ Fuel

    1% fuel surcharge waiver on ₹400–₹4,000 transactions, capped at ₹250/cycle

  • 🌍 Forex / international spend

    3.5% forex markup on international transactions

Eligibility

  • Employment: salaried, self-employed

Fees & charges

  • Spend-based waiver: Waived on annual spend of ₹2,50,000
  • Foreign currency markup: 3.5%
  • Interest rate: 48% p.a.
  • Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver on ₹400–₹4,000 transactions, capped at ₹250/cycle

Benefits

  • 7,500 Cash Points on first transaction within 30 days
  • Accelerated Cash Points past ₹20,000 monthly spend, capped at ₹1,400/month
  • 5,000 bonus Cash Points on ₹1,00,000 spend in a calendar quarter
  • 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver on ₹400–₹4,000 transactions, capped at ₹250/cycle
  • Buy-1-get-1 movie ticket on BookMyShow, once per month

Pros

  • + Strong accelerated rewards (up to 20X) on dining, grocery and utility spends
  • + Domestic lounge access plus BookMyShow and fuel perks
  • + Achievable annual fee waiver at ₹2.5L yearly spend

Cons

  • − Low base reward rate outside accelerated categories
  • − Monthly spend thresholds needed to unlock best rates
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