#1₹7,350/yr
PhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK
10% · UPI & RuPay
Best net value on this list — about ₹7,350/yr in your pocket after fees on typical spends.
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UPI & RuPay·SBI Card
Budget PhonePe SBI card — 3% on app spends and 2% online. Jul 2026 monthly caps reduced on accelerated tiers.
Age 21–60 · From ₹25,000/mo income · Unsecured
Key Benefits
All 13 benefits →PhonePe app spends
3%
250 insurance + 750 other pts/mo (Jul 2026)
Online spends
2%
750 pts/mo (Jul 2026)
Other spends
1%
Scan & Pay on any UPI app at base rate
Redemption
₹1/point
Statement credit or gift vouchers
Signup bonus: ₹500 (year 1)
Zero sales calls. Ever.
Caps & exclusions verified · 2026-06-12
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Issuer updates and CardHungry deep-dives that affect this card.
Rewards, lounge rules, fee perks, and extras — sourced from public issuer information.
Source: PhonePe SBI PURPLE T&Cs (revised Jul 2026)
Earn on UPI credit payments via RuPay-linked cards
RuPay variant — 3% on eligible PhonePe app spends; 1% on Scan & Pay via other UPI apps. Jul 2026 monthly caps apply.
UPI credit uses RuPay-linked cards on apps like GPay, PhonePe, and Paytm. Rates and exclusions follow issuer MITC — verify before relying on UPI for rewards.
Source: PhonePe SBI PURPLE T&Cs (revised Jul 2026)
PhonePe app spends
ChangedWas 1,000 combined See what changed
3%
Cap: 250 insurance + 750 other pts/mo (Jul 2026)
Example: ₹10,000/mo spend → ≈ ₹300/mo
Online spends
ChangedDown from 1,000 pts/mo See what changed
2%
Cap: 750 pts/mo (Jul 2026)
Example: ₹10,000/mo spend → ≈ ₹200/mo
Other spends
Scan & Pay on any UPI app at base rate
1%
Example: ₹10,000/mo spend → ≈ ₹100/mo
Redemption
Statement credit or gift vouchers
₹1/point
Milestone
At ₹3L annual retail spend
₹3,000 Yatra voucher
Fee waiver at
₹1,00,000 annual spend
Based on moderate spend for this market
Est. net annual
₹3,441
per year
Annual fee
Free
per year
Effective return
0.9%
of spend
Rewards minus annual fee on your spend profile
Annual fee ₹499 · Forex 3.5% on international transactions — tap for full fees
Joining fee
Charged in first year
₹499
Annual / renewal fee
Waived on ₹1,00,000 annual spend
₹499
Forex markup
3.5% on international transactions
Finance charges
≈3.5–3.75% per month (42–45% p.a.) if you revolve balance — pay in full to avoid
Late payment fee
₹400–₹1,300 depending on statement balance — always pay on time
Reward redemption fee
Usually ₹0 for cashback cards; points cards may have ₹99+ redemption fee
Example: moderate user · Steady year
Signup bonus is excluded here — switch to Year 1 on the hero or open the calculator for first-year value.
Formulas and assumptions: How we calculate NAV
21–60 years · ₹25,000/mo — tap for full criteria
Important: These are indicative eligibility bands from issuer websites. Actual approval depends on the bank's internal score, existing relationship, and current portfolio policy. CardHungry shows bands, not guarantees.
At moderate spend (₹31,000/mo), gross rewards are about ₹3,861/year. After the ₹499 annual fee, net value is approximately ₹3,441/year. Use the calculator above to model your own spends.
₹25,000/month for salaried applicants (indicative — bank decides).
Fuel, Wallet top-ups, Rent, EMI transactions, Cash advance, Tolls & bridges, Jewellery, School & college fees, Gift cards, Bill pay outside PhonePe app, UPI scans outside PhonePe app (no accelerated earn).
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PhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK
10% · UPI & RuPay
Best net value on this list — about ₹7,350/yr in your pocket after fees on typical spends.
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Approval estimate based on public eligibility criteria. Indicative only. Not a guarantee of approval.
