SBI Cards has announced a significant change effective from July 15, 2024.
Reward points will no longer accrue on government-related transactions for certain credit cards, identified under Merchant Category Codes (MCC) 9399 and 9311.
List of Affected SBI Cards
The following SBI credit cards will no longer earn reward points on government-related transactions:
| Air India SBI Platinum Card | Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME | Fabindia SBI Card SELECT | Nature’s Basket SBI Card ELITE |
| Air India SBI Signature Card | Delhi Metro SBI Card | IRCTC SBI Card | OLA Money SBI Card |
| Central SBI Select+ Card | Etihad Guest SBI Card | IRCTC SBI Card Premier | Paytm SBI Card |
| Chennai Metro SBI Card | Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card | Mumbai Metro SBI Card | Paytm SBI Card SELECT |
| Club Vistara SBI Card | Fabindia SBI Card | Nature’s Basket SBI Card | Reliance SBI Card |
| Reliance SBI Card PRIME | Yatra SBI Card |
It will come into effect from July 15.
Changes in Other Bank Card Policies
ICICI Bank:
Starting July 1, 2024, ICICI Bank will increase the card replacement fee from Rs 100 to Rs 200 for all cards.
Exceptions include:
- Rs 3500 for Emeralde Private Metal Credit Card.
- Rs 199 for ICICI Bank Expressions Credit Card.
PNB Rupay Platinum Debit Card:
From July 1, 2024, lounge access benefits will be revised to:
One domestic airport/railway lounge access per quarter. Two international airport lounge accesses per annum.
Axis Bank:
Axis Bank has announced that the migration of Citi-branded cards to Axis Bank cards will be completed by July 15, 2024.
Customers will continue to use their Citi-branded cards until they receive their new Axis Bank cards post-migration.
