
Standard Chartered India Smart Credit Card
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Open to new applications · Earns points
First-year fee
₹499 + GST
INR 499 + GST waived as a Special Offer (Not applicable for existing SCB credit card holders)Annual fee
₹499 + GST
INR 499 + GST, The renewal fee will be reversed for clients with spends greater than or equal to INR 120,000 in the preceding year on Smart credit cardWhat it gives back
1% cashback on your other spends, up to a maximum of ₹500 per month
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Fees
Renewal feeJoining fee
₹499 + GSTINR 499 + GST, The renewal fee will be reversed for clients with spends greater than or equal to INR 120,000 in the preceding year on Smart credit card
Fee waiver rule
The renewal fee will be reversed for clients with spends greater than or equal to ₹120,000 in the preceding year
Add-on card fee
₹0Lifetime free Supplementary credit cards
Welcome offer
Welcome benefit
Extended interest free credit period for the first 90 days post credit card issuance by paying only the minimum amount due
Rewards
Reward rate
1% cashback on your other spends, up to a maximum of ₹500 per month
Online earning
2% cashback on your Online spends, up to a maximum of ₹1000 per month
Reward exclusions
Fuel transactions are not eligible for cashback.
Also included
Surcharge on railway tickets
₹25 or 2.5% of transaction (whichever is higher) on Railway transactions; the rate of surcharge may vary depending on acquiring bank.
Add-on card eligibility
Minimum age for add-on cardholder is 18 years
Balance transfer terms
Transfer card balance upto ₹5,00,000 from other bank credit card at attractive interest rate
Purchase to EMI conversion
Convert all your big spends above ₹2,000 to easy EMI with Kuch Bhi on EMI through online banking or SC Mobile.
Charges
Forex markup
3.5% on foreign currency transactions.
Dynamic currency conversion markup
1%1% charge from Visa/ MasterCard on transactions at merchant establishments that are registered overseas, even if the merchant is in India; included as a part of the transaction amount in your statement
Cash advance fee
3% of cash withdrawal amount subject to a minimum of ₹300
Interest on unpaid balance
Monthly interest rate of 3.75% pm is annualized to arrive at an APR of 45.00%.
Interest-free period
18-48 days to 25-55 days depending on your Payment Due Date
Late payment fee
₹0 to ₹1,200 by statement balance (₹1,200 above ₹10,000)
Payment return or dishonour fee
₹500 will get debited towards cheque bounce charges.
Statement or duplicate statement fee
₹99 per month for paper statement in case the customer opts for both, a paper statement and an electronic statement.
Cash payment / cash deposit fee
₹299 /- will be charged for making payment of credit card bills by depositing cash at any Standard Chartered Bank branch.
EMI conversion fee
NIL processing fee, with a special interest rate of 0.99% p.m. on 3-month EMI conversion.
Reward redemption fee
₹99 will be charged towards handling and courier charges for redemption of reward points.
Rent transaction fee
1% processing fee on transaction amount + applicable taxes
GST note
Goods and Services Tax (GST) at prevailing rates is applicable on all taxable supplies
Minimum amount due
Higher of (a) 5% of statement outstanding or (b) sum total of all installments billed, interest, fees, other charges, amount that is over limit and 1% of the principal or (c) ₹250.
Eligibility
Income requirement
Applicant should have a stable monthly income.
Minimum age
Between 21 and 65 years.
Documents required
Address Proof (Any One of the following documents with current residence address): Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving License, Election/Voter’s ID Card, Job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government, The letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name, address.
In the terms, not the brochure
Whether carrying a balance ends the interest-free period
Interest free credit period will be lost if a cardholder makes partial payment or does not clear the total amount due within the payment due date; interest may be levied from the date of transaction
How we know
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