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Standard Chartered India Smart Credit Card
Standard Chartered India

Standard Chartered India Smart Credit Card

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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 card

What it gives back

1% cashback on your other spends, up to a maximum of ₹500 per month

Read from 3 Standard Chartered India documents, last checked 19 Oct 2026.

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How it compares

Compared with the cards we have read

3.5% forex markup: of the 291 other open cards whose forex markup we have read, 103 state a lower one and 188 state the same.

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

3 documents from Standard Chartered India, checked 19 Oct 2026.

  • Fees and charges page, 1 May 2024Proof
  • Card pageProof
  • Card terms and conditionsProof

₹499 a year

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