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SBI Card PRIME Advantage

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The Bottom Line

SBI Card PRIME Advantage
High Reward for Utility Bills

20 Reward points / ₹100 for Utility bills, 10 points on Dining, Grocery & Movies and 2 Rewards for all other retail spends.

Monthly Spend ₹5K ₹10K ₹20K ₹50K ₹100K
Net Reward Yield (-2.0%)^ (-0.1%)^ 0.7% 2.3% 1.7%
Est. Monthly Reward (₹) (100) (10) 135 1,155 1,715
All-India Rewards Rank* 274 239 134 14 44
Within Bank Rank* 43 39 28 7 17
* Based on est. net reward yield for nearly 400 credit cards in India, for each monthly spending level. Read about how we calculate the net reward yield here.

^The negative figure means at this level of monthly spends, the rewards earned in a year will be worth less than the annual fee.

The SBI Card PRIME Advantage gives 5% effective rewards on utility bills,  2.5% on dining, movies & grocery and 0.5% on all other retail spends.

Overall, you can earn a net reward yield of 0.7-2.3% on spends above ₹20,000 with this card, making this an average card.

The CASHBACK SBI Card is the best credit card for most SBI Card customers. We estimate it offers an average net reward yield of 1.9-2.3% on all your spend.

Our list of the best credit cards in India, at every spending level and from every bank, is here. You can find a detailed discussion of our methodology here.


The Rewards

Card SBI Card PRIME Advantage
Card Type Reward
Reward Features 10 Rewards / ₹100 on:
– Dining
– Grocery
– Movies

20 Rewards / ₹100 on Utility bills

2 Rewards / ₹100 on all other retail spends

Milestone Rewards – Pizza Hut e-Voucher worth Rs. 1,000 on achieving spends of Rs. 50,000 in a calendar quarter

– E-Gift Voucher worth Rs. 7,000 from Yatra.com/Pantaloons on achieving annual spends of Rs. 5 Lacs

Other Rewards – Complimentary Club Vistara Silver membership

– Enjoy complimentary Trident Privilege Red Tier Membership

– 2 Complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge Visits / Qtr

– 1 Complimentary International Airport Lounge Visits / Qtr

Rewards Redemption Fee ₹99
Reward Caps 3000 Reward points p.m. on Utility Bills
Preferred Redemption Method Use points to pay off statement balance @ ₹0.25/point

Fees & Charges

Card SBI Card PRIME Advantage
Joining Fee ₹2,999 + Taxes
Annual Fee ₹2,999 + Taxes
Min. Annual Credit Card Spend
for Fee Waiver
₹3 Lacs
Income Criteria Salaried N/A
Self-employed N/A
Supplementary Card Fee Free
Interest Rate 42.00%
Foreign Currency Markup 3.50%
Cash Advance Charge 2.50% with a minimum of ₹500
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