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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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