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SBI Card SimplySave Advantage
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SBI Card SimplySave Advantage
An entry-level everyday-spend card that pairs a modest fee with accelerated rewards on dining, groceries and departmental stores. It functions as a lighter-fee sibling to SBI's standard SimplySave card for first-time cardholders.
Annual fee
₹499
Joining fee
₹499
Reward type
points
Base reward rate
0.5%
Card network
Visa
Card tier
Entry
Who this card fits
Best suited to applicants with a credit score of roughly 650+ whose spend is concentrated in dining, groceries. Its annual fee waives if you can comfortably clear the spend threshold.
Rewards & benefits
- Rewards rate: 0.5% base rate
Benefits by category
- 🍽️ Dining & food delivery
2.5% reward rate · 10 reward points per Rs. 150 on dining, movies, grocery and departmental store spends.
- 🛒 Groceries
2.5% reward rate
- 🧾 Utilities
2.5% reward rate
- ⛽ Fuel
1% fuel surcharge waiver at fuel stations.
- 🌍 Forex / international spend
3.5% forex markup on international transactions
Eligibility
- Minimum credit score: 650
- Minimum monthly income: ₹15,000
- Employment: salaried, self-employed
- Age: 21–65
Fees & charges
- Spend-based waiver: Waived on annual spend of ₹1,00,000
- Rewards redemption fee: ₹99 + applicable taxes per redemption request when reward points are redeemed for statement credit, gift vouchers or physical products, charged once per batch regardless of how many items are redeemed in it.
- Foreign currency markup: 3.5%
- Interest rate: 42% p.a.
- Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver at fuel stations.
- Cash advance charges: 2.5% of the withdrawn amount or ₹300 (whichever is higher) at domestic ATMs, and 3% or ₹300 (whichever is higher) internationally; cash advances earn no reward points and carry no interest-free grace period.
Benefits
- Welcome reward points on the first transaction.
- 10 reward points per Rs. 150 on dining, movies, grocery and departmental store spends.
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver at fuel stations.
Pros
- + Low fee with an achievable waiver threshold
- + Accelerated rewards on common everyday categories
- + Fuel surcharge waiver
Cons
- − Modest base reward rate
- − No travel or lounge perks