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HSBC India Live+ Card

Live+ Card by HSBC India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.

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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

AmazonFlipkart & Myntra earn 1.5% cashback and are excluded from the 10% category. Cashback is credited solely on MCC categorisation; 0% cashback MCCs include utilities-type business-to-businesseducation & governmentfinancial institutionsinsurancefuel-relatedrente-walletsmoney orders/wire transfersgamblinghospitalsjewellery & antique itemsquasi cash and security broker services

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.