Card changes
In the banks' own words, from their own documents. Updated daily.
5 changes from 2 banks
SBI Card notice for its cardholders - the bank's paper does not list which cards
Change to transaction fees
“With effect from 1st Dec 2026, a fee of 1% of the transaction amount will be applicable on every transportation transaction exceeding Rs. 30,000 using your SBI Credit Card. Transportation transactions shall be identified under Merchant Category Code (MCC) 4111, 4784, 4131.”
Source: MITC English
SBI Card notice for its cardholders - the bank's paper does not list which cards
Change to fuel charges
“With effect from 1st Dec 2026, If the total amount of all fuel transactions made in a billing cycle exceeds Rs.50,000, 1% fee will be charged on the total fuel spends. All calculations will be made based on the effective date of the transaction. Fuel transactions shall be identified under the Merchant Category Code (MCC) 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983.”
Source: MITC English
The BizGrow Rs.500 petrol/Amazon voucher offer on 6 transactions within 90 days of card set up applies only to cards set up up to 31st December 2026 (the SmartBuy campaign expires on 31-12-2026).
“Expires On: 31-12-2026 [...] Applicable only for cards set up from 1st July'26 to 31st December'26.”
Source: offers.smartbuy.hdfc.bank.in
The Rs 250 Flipkart E-gift Card welcome offer, advertised on the product page as the gift card on fee realisation, has an offer end date of 31 December 2026 in the welcome benefits terms.
“Offer 1: Eligible Customers would get a Rs 250 Flipkart E-gift Card Offer Start Date: 26 th August 2025 Offer End Date: 31 st December 2026”
The Rs 500 Myntra E-gift Card welcome offer for customers applying through the Myntra app has an offer end date of 31 December 2026 in the welcome benefits terms.
“Offer 2: Eligible Customers would get a Rs 500 Myntra E-gift Card Offer Start Date: 26 th August 2025 Offer End Date: 31 st December 2026”
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