HSBC India
HSBC India Live+ Card
Live+ Card by HSBC India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.
Fees & welcome
Joining fee
₹999 (add-on cardholder joining fee is NIL).
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Annual / renewal fee
₹999 per year.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fee waiver
Annual fee (including applicable GST) fully reversed if total eligible spend across primary and add-on cards exceeds ₹200,000 during the relevant previous anniversary year.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Welcome benefit
- ₹1,000 cashback on successfully downloading the HSBC India Mobile app and making transactions of at least ₹25,000 within the first 30 days of card issuance (offer for cards applied between 26 July 2026 and 31 December 2026).
- Credited within 60 days after completion of 30 days from card issuance.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Welcome Cashback Offer Terms & Conditions · 2026-08-03 · source
Earn rates
- 10% cashback (up to ₹1,200 a month) on all dining, food delivery, grocery, shopping and utility spends.
- 1.5% unlimited cashback on most other spends.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Lounge & forex
Lounge access
- 3 complimentary airport lounge visits annually: 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits limited to one usage every 6 calendar months.
- And 1 complimentary international lounge visit w.e.f. 1st September 2026.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Forex markup
- 1.99% foreign exchange mark-up on international transactions.
- 1.5% cashback no longer earned on international spends.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fees & charges
Charge
- Finance charge on extended credit: 3.75% per month (45% per annum) from date of transaction.
- Cash advance transaction fee: 2.5% of transaction amount (min ₹500) at branches and ATMs.
- Finance charge 3.75% per month.
- Cash advance limit: up to 20% of credit limit.
- Currency conversion charge (foreign currency transactions): 1.99%.
- Late payment fee: 100% of MPD (min ₹250, max ₹1,200 per month).
- Overlimit fee: 2.5% of overlimit amount or ₹500 (whichever higher) + GST.
- Bounced cheque/dishonoured SI/unsuccessful NACH: ₹500.
- Transaction fee for cash withdrawal against bank account at ATMs overseas: ₹100.
- Cash payment charge (bill payment in cash at HSBC branches/drop-boxes): ₹100.
- Balance transfer: interest 10.99% to 15.99% p.a. across tenures, processing fee 1.5% (min ₹200).
- Rental and related payments (w.e.f. 25 January 2023): 1% processing fee plus applicable taxes.
- All fees charged with applicable taxes.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Interest-free period
- Up to 45 days free credit on purchases.
- Not applicable if any balance of the previous month's bill is outstanding and not applicable for cash advance transactions.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fuel
Fuel surcharge waiver
- 1% fuel surcharge waiver.
- Waiver applicable if transaction amount is between ₹400 and ₹4,000 (inclusive, excluding surcharge amount).
- Separate limited offer: ₹250 cashback on fuel contactless transactions on quarterly spends of ₹10,000 or more (26 July 2026 to 31 December 2026).
- Single fuel contactless transaction between ₹1,000 and ₹5,000.
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Rewards
Milestone benefit
- Myntra Launch Offer: 10% cashback on eligible shopping transactions on Myntra (via website/app) for the period 31 July 2026 to 31 October 2026.
- Capped collectively with other eligible categories at ₹1,200 per billing cycle.
- Credited within 45 days of statement date.
- After the offer period Myntra spends earn 1.5% unlimited cashback.
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Redemption value
- No separate rewards programme.
- Cashback is credited directly.
- Eligible cashback amount is credited to the credit card account within 45 days of the statement date.
- Cashback on reversed/cancelled/nullified transactions is recovered from the cardholder.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Reward cap
- 10% cashback capped at ₹1,200 per month/billing cycle across all accelerated categories.
- 1.5% cashback on other spends is unlimited.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Reward exclusion
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Travel & lifestyle
Dining benefit
The Live+ Reserve: curated chef's menus & complimentary beverages at coveted restaurants, plus lifestyle benefits and discounts at marquee brands (available from 1 August 2026 via The Live+ Reserve portal; per qualifying usage: set menu OR complimentary beverage OR complimentary dessert).
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Protection
Insurance
- Lost Card Liability: cardholder covered for misuse up to 24 hours before reporting and 7 days after reporting the loss to HSBC, for up to ₹100,000.
- Insurance provided by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (available to valid primary cardholders only; PIN-based and counterfeit transactions not covered).
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Eligibility
Eligibility
- Cardholder can apply for up to three additional (add-on) credit cards for spouse, parents, siblings or children above 18 years.
- Additional cards share the credit limit on the primary card.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Official terms
Official terms
https://www.hsbc.co.in/credit-cards/products/live-plus/.
Verified · HSBC Live+ Credit Card – Services Guide (Terms & Conditions / Cardholder Agreement) · 2026-08-03 · source
Official sources
Verified 2026-08-03 · facts from the official issuer page. Issuers may change fees, earn rates, lounge counts and waivers without notice — always confirm before applying.
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