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Standard Chartered India DigiSmart Credit Card

DigiSmart Credit Card by Standard Chartered India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.

Source-traced to issuer Verified 2026-08-02

Fees & welcome

Joining fee

  • ₹49 monthly fee (the card is billed a monthly fee, not a separate joining fee).
  • Charged every month starting with the first statement.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Annual / renewal fee

  • ₹49 per month (levied as a monthly fee; Year 1 and Year 2 onwards monthly fee ₹49).
  • DigiSmart card is complimentary for qualified premium segment customers.

Verified · Standard Chartered India – Credit Cards General Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Fee waiver

  • Monthly fee of ₹49 is waived (reversed within 90 days of fee levy) if spends exceed ₹5,000 in the next calendar month of fee levy.
  • Applies to primary and supplementary card.
  • Annual fee waiver subject to ₹5,000 spends in next calendar month of fee levy.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card product page · 2026-08-02 · source

Earn rates

  • No reward points are awarded on spends.
  • Benefits are merchant discounts/cashback: Ola - 15% cashback on cab rides (paid via DigiSmart card).
  • Zomato - 10% instant discount up to ₹150 per transaction, 5 transactions per calendar month, no minimum spend.
  • Blinkit - 10% instant discount up to ₹1,000 per calendar month, 5 transactions/month.
  • Yatra - 20% instant discount on domestic flights (max ₹750), 10% on international flights (min txn ₹20,000, max ₹10,000), 25% on domestic hotels (max ₹4,000), 1 transaction per quarter each, code DIGISMART.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Fees & charges

Charge

  • Monthly fee: ₹49.
  • APR 45% (3.75% per month) for all SC credit cards.
  • Cash transactions 3.75% pm (45% APR).
  • Late payment charges (w.e.f. 1 May 2024): ₹0 up to ₹100 outstanding.
  • ₹100 for ₹101-500.
  • ₹500 for ₹501-5,000.
  • ₹700 for ₹5,001-10,000.
  • ₹1,200 above ₹10,000.
  • Plus ₹100 late fee if minimum amount due not received for 2+ consecutive months.
  • Cheque bounce charges: ₹500.
  • Over limit charges: ₹500 per instance or 2.5% of overlimit amount (minimum ₹500).
  • Card replacement fee: NIL.
  • Rewards handling charges: ₹99.
  • Cash advance fee: 3% of withdrawal amount, minimum ₹300.
  • Overseas transactions: 3.5% transaction fee (transactions at merchants registered overseas even if located in India attract 1% from Visa/MasterCard).
  • Rental payments (w.e.f. 2 April 2023): 1% processing fee on transaction amount + applicable taxes (MCC 6513).
  • Fuel surcharge: ₹10 or 1% of transaction whichever is higher (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983).
  • Cheque/cash pick up fee: ₹100 for overdue card accounts.
  • Cash repayment fee: ₹299 for cash payment of card bills at any SC branch.
  • Paper statement fee: ₹99 per month if opting for both paper and electronic statement.
  • Branch service handling charges: ₹199.
  • Phone banking self service IVR calls: FREE.
  • GST applicable over and above charges.

Verified · Standard Chartered India – Credit Cards General Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Interest-free period

  • Interest-free credit period can range from 18-48 days to 25-55 days depending on your payment due date (payment due date is between 18 and 25 days after the statement date).
  • The interest-free period does not apply for cash advances and revolving balances.

Verified · Standard Chartered India – Credit Cards General Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Fuel

Fuel surcharge waiver

  • Fuel surcharge: INR 10 or 1% of transaction (whichever is higher) on fuel transactions (MCC 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983).
  • Rate may vary depending on acquiring bank of the merchant.

Verified · Standard Chartered India – Credit Cards General Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Rewards

Milestone benefit

  • Inox: Buy 1 and Get 1 on movie tickets purchased on the INOX platform for shows on Saturdays and Sundays (weekend).
  • Available only twice in a calendar month.
  • 2 transactions per card every calendar month subject to maximum discount of ₹200 per transaction.
  • No minimum spend required.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Redemption value

  • Cashback will be processed within 60 days from the end of the month in which the transaction was done.
  • All cashbacks are capped at customer level (primary and supplementary jointly).
  • To avail discounts, cardholder must enter E-Coupon 'DIGISMART' on the merchant App/Website.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Reward cap

  • Ola: max cashback ₹600 per calendar month.
  • Zomato: instant discount not exceeding ₹150 per transaction, 5 transactions per calendar month.
  • Blinkit: 10% discount subject to max ₹1,000 per calendar month, 5 transactions per calendar month.
  • Inox: max discount ₹200 per transaction, 2 transactions per calendar month.
  • Yatra domestic flight max ₹750, international flight max ₹10,000, domestic hotel max ₹4,000 (each 1 transaction per quarter).
  • All cashbacks capped at customer level (primary and supplementary jointly).
  • Discounts capped at card level.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Reward exclusion

cab ridesexcluding bikesauto and share ride types; not available on loading or recharging the Ola Wallet; NRE account holders not eligible for the cashback. The bank shall not award reward points on spends made on the card

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Protection

Insurance

  • Complimentary insurance is provided by Standard Chartered Bank only on the Standard Chartered Priority Visa Infinite credit card and Ultimate credit card (and Beyond credit card) - not stated for DigiSmart.
  • Cash-back/merchant credit amount is reflected as a credit in the card statement and adjusted against card outstanding.

Verified · Standard Chartered India – Credit Cards General Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Eligibility

Eligibility

  • Supplementary/add-on cards may be issued (number varies across card variants at the Bank's sole discretion).
  • Benefits on the card are personal to the cardholder and non-transferable.
  • Existing SCB credit card owners can also apply for the DigiSmart card.

Verified · DigiSmart Credit Card – Product Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-02 · source

Official sources

Verified 2026-08-02 · facts from the official issuer page. Issuers may change fees, earn rates, lounge counts and waivers without notice — always confirm before applying.