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Thanks for the feedback. I realized you can also use your NRE savings account debit card in India. I maintain a limited amount in that and can easily fund it from my US bank. Is Mastercard more widely accepted compared to Visa.

No difference in India; no one will check for it. AmEx has limited acceptability.

I saw this thing when my Regalia Visa got rejected at Mumbai T2 Loyalty lounge :Frustrati.

A few months back it was accepted but now they seem to have turned down on Visa cards and are asking for MasterCard specifically.

Cheers,
Amey

Any recommendation on Diners Club Black based on their current offers?

Wife has an Amex Platinum Travel that we use mostly to get the Taj vouchers but thinking to get another card for me. We don't visit lounges, the card is used to avail rewards and cashback :)

Which credit card gives more benefits for fuel expense usage?

I see a SBI BPCL card and Citi bank IOC card. Any other better options?

SCB Super Value Titanium.

You get additional cashback for Fuel/Utilities apart from surcharge reversal. Can be used in any bunk and not tied to any brand.

Same here. A signature Credit card and a Premium Debit card, both Visa, that I have used a few times in the past got declined this time.

Didn't strike me to watch if those managing to get past were MasterCard holders.

Thanks DRIV3R for this information! Yes, the advantage that I see is this can be used in any bunk. But there is a limit of Rs.200 per month.

Been using this card for close to two years now. The thing is, the min. transaction amount for the cashback on telephone is 750/- and my bill is generally 500ish so that hasn't been useful. But yes, I use it for fuel.

Also, yearly transactions have to be at least 60k; else there's a 7.5k yearly membership feel.

The yearly fee is Rs. 750 and not 7.5K. Plus if you have good Net Relationship Value with SCB, you can get this card as Life Time Free (I have it LTF).

I also have the SCB Super Value Titanium Card and can vouch for it. Pretty handy card but use it only for Fuel and Bill Payments for Cashback. On other purchases, the Reward Points is pretty low on this. As stated earlier, the Annual Fee is 750, which is also waived on spending 60k in a year.

I have been using this Card for 10 months till now and have accumulated close to 4000 Rs. Cashback. i get 200 Cashback per month for filling Fuel at Shell Pump and 200 Cashback for loading Mobikwik Wallet, for paying Bills and other stuff. They also have some or the other Promotions running frequently.

Got the Amex Platinum Travel Card today with zero joining fee for the first year offer. I am a once in a year flyer/holidayer so maybe I can make use of the benefits/vouchers at that time.

Anyone holding this card? How useful do you find it to be?

I use ICICI Coral Visa Platinum card with NFC. I am not too much into credit cards but the only reason i took this one was that it provides Buy 1 Get 1 free on movie tickets twice a month through bookmyshow.

Congrats, rake up the 400,000 spending asap and enjoy your mini vacation. One tip - if the vendor doesn't accept Amex, add money to your Paytm account using Amex and pay via Paytm.

This offer is quota based. You'll have to book at midnight to get this offer. I've never been able to avail it even if I tried at 8am in the morning. The process is quite opaque too. I didn't like it.

I managed to upgrade to Diners black last month. The 10X rewards is just amazing if you are able to buy through hdfc smart buy. The 10X reward is applicable till 31 March which, many say may be extended as it has happened in the past.

Also, you get unlimited lounge access across the world (participating airport lounges). Their reach is not as good as Priority Pass but not bad either.

Few days ago they had an issue with their booking website so their concierge service promptly called me for any assistance I may need to book tickets which was nice.

The reward rate is pretty good and as per the catalog, it is at par with the HDFC Infinia card.