For first-time cardholders who want a simple, low-maintenance card with understandable fees, rewards, and limitations.
Fees, rewards, exclusions, redemption rules, and benefits from the SimplifyCards dataset
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Equitas Small Finance Bank
10 Reward Points / ₹100 spent (on 2 chosen categories)
HDFC Bank
40 Reward Points / ₹200 spent on hotels via SmartBuy (10X)
SBI Card
Up to 10% Value Back as NeuCoins
HSBC Bank
12 Reward Points / ₹150 spent via Travel with Points
HDFC Bank
Up to 10% back as NeuCoins
SBI Card
10 Reward Points / ₹100 on eligible phonepe spends, auto-credited with no points to manage
HSBC Bank
10% Cashback on food, dining, grocery, shopping, and utility spends, auto-credited with no points to manage
YES Bank
1.5% cashback on eligible UPI spends via kiwi, auto-credited with no points to manage
SBI Card
5% cashback on online spends, auto-credited with no points to manage
HDFC Bank
10% Cashback on swiggy app transactions (food delivery, instamart, dineout, genie), auto-credited with no points to manage
Practical answers about the shortlist, verification, and how rankings work
SimplifyCards ranks cards using the existing recommendation engine, which weighs fees, rewards, caps, lounge rules, forex markup, milestones, redemption value, exclusions, and card popularity from the verified card dataset.
The card data is manually reviewed in the database, but issuer terms can change. Always verify final fees, eligibility, rewards, and exclusions with the issuer before applying.
No. Rankings are generated from card data and scoring logic. Affiliate links, when present, are shown as Apply buttons.
The detail page includes fuller reward tables, exclusions, eligibility, redemption options, latest updates, and caveats that may not fit into a ranked guide summary.
Yes. Use the Ask SimplifyCards button on this page to continue into the AI ask flow with this search intent.
Disclosure: Apply buttons may use affiliate links. Check official site links open issuer or partner pages, and rankings are generated from card data and scoring logic.
Last updated: July 2026