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PSB SBI Card ELITE
Visa
PSB SBI Card ELITE
PSB's top-tier SBI co-brand rounds out its ELITE/PRIME/SimplySAVE lineup with strong lounge access, a Club Vistara Silver membership and a low 1.99% forex markup — but a steep ₹4,999 fee with no disclosed spend-based waiver.
Annual fee
₹4,999
Joining fee
₹4,999
Reward type
points
Base reward rate
0.5%
Card network
Visa
Card tier
Super-premium
Who this card fits
Best suited to applicants with a credit score of roughly 750+ whose spend is concentrated in dining, groceries, travel. It's worth the annual fee mainly if your points value clears it.
Rewards & benefits
- Movie & dining: Free movie tickets worth ₹6,000 every year via BookMyShow offers
- Rewards rate: 0.5% base rate
- Travel: Complimentary Club Vistara Silver Tier and Trident Privilege Red membership, per SBI Card ELITE's standard benefit
- Domestic lounge access: 8 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per year (2 per quarter), per SBI Card ELITE's standard benefit
- International lounge access: Priority Pass membership (worth $99) with 6 complimentary international lounge visits per year
- Insurance benefits: Not disclosed for this co-branded variant
Benefits by category
- 🍽️ Dining & food delivery
2.5% reward rate
- 🛒 Groceries
2.5% reward rate
- ✈️ Travel
Complimentary domestic and international airport lounge access via Priority Pass
- ⛽ Fuel
1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between ₹500 and ₹4,000
- 🌍 Forex / international spend
1.99% forex markup on international transactions
Eligibility
- Minimum credit score: 750
- Minimum monthly income: ₹75,000
- Employment: salaried, self-employed
- Age: 21–65
Fees & charges
- Rewards redemption fee: ₹99 + GST redemption fee applies per SBI Card's standard reward-point redemption terms
- Foreign currency markup: 1.99%
- Interest rate: 42% p.a.
- Cash advance charges: 2.5% of the withdrawal amount, subject to a minimum of ₹500 per transaction
Benefits
- Free movie tickets worth ₹6,000 every year, plus complimentary Club Vistara Silver Tier membership
- Up to ₹12,500 in milestone bonuses across annual spend tiers
- Complimentary domestic and international airport lounge access via Priority Pass
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver on transactions between ₹500 and ₹4,000
Pros
- + Low 1.99% forex markup at the top tier
- + Club Vistara Silver Tier membership included
- + ₹6,000/year in free movie tickets
Cons
- − No published spend-based fee waiver
- − High 42% p.a. cash advance/revolving APR
- − High ₹7.5L+ income requirement
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