HSBC India
HSBC India Visa Platinum Card
Visa Platinum Card by HSBC India. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.
Fees & welcome
Joining fee
Nil (₹0) for Visa Platinum primary and add-on card.
Verified · MITC – Most Important Terms & Conditions (Platinum Card) · 2026-08-04 · source
Annual / renewal fee
- Nil (₹0) - standard annual fee for Platinum, first year and second year onwards.
- Add-on card Nil.
Verified · Platinum Credit Card Service Guide (Terms & Conditions / Governing Document) · 2026-08-04 · source
Fee waiver
Not applicable - joining and annual fees are Nil for Visa Platinum, so no spend-based waiver is required.
Verified · Visa Platinum Card product page · 2026-08-04 · source
Welcome benefit
- Earn 2,000 reward points on downloading the HSBC India Mobile app, activating the Visa Platinum credit card, and spending a minimum of ₹5,000 within the first 30 days of card issuance.
- Points credited within 60 days following completion of 30 days from issuance.
- Offer for new primary cardholders applying between 15 September 2025 and 31 December 2026.
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Earn rates
- 2 reward points for every ₹150 spent on the credit card.
- Plus 5X reward points on any purchase made after spending ₹4,00,000, subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year (5X posted within 60 days post month end).
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Fees & charges
Charge
- Finance charges on extended credit: 3.75% per month (45% per annum) from date of transaction.
- Finance charges on cash advance and money transfer/forex purchase/money orders/traveller cheques/debt repayments: 3.75% per month (45% per annum).
- Cash advance transaction fee: 2.5% of transaction amount (min ₹500) at branches/ATMs.
- ₹100 at ATMs overseas against bank account.
- Nil at non-HSBC ATMs in India.
- Charge for cheque bounce/dishonoured SI/unsuccessful NACH payment: ₹500.
- Overlimit fee: 2.5% of overlimit amount or ₹500 (whichever is higher) + applicable GST.
- Late payment fee: 100% of Minimum Payment Due, subject to minimum ₹250 and maximum ₹1,200 per month (charged if minimum amount not credited within 3 days of Payment Due Date).
- Currency conversion charge (foreign currency): 3.5%.
- Balance enquiry at other bank ATMs: Nil.
- Cash payment charge (bill payment in cash at HSBC branches and dropboxes): ₹100.
- Rental and related payments (w.e.f. 25 January 2023): 1% processing fee plus applicable taxes.
- Balance transfer: rate of interest 10.99% p.a. to 15.99% p.a. across tenures, processing fee 1.5% subject to minimum ₹200.
- All fees charged along with applicable taxes.
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Interest-free period
- Up to 48 days free credit period on purchases (effective 01 July 2021), applicable provided the credit card outstanding as shown on the monthly statement is settled in full by the due date.
- Not applicable for cash advance transactions and suspended if any balance of the previous month's bill is outstanding.
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Fuel
Fuel surcharge waiver
- Fuel surcharge waiver of 1% on fuel purchases between ₹400 and ₹4,000 (inclusive) per transaction at any petrol pump in India, capped at ₹250 per calendar month per primary credit card.
- Transactions of ₹399 and below are charged ₹10 surcharge.
- Transactions of ₹4,001 and above charged 1% surcharge (not waived).
- Not eligible for first 90 days of card issuance.
- Separately, earn ₹250 cashback on fuel contactless transactions on achieving spends of ₹10,000 or more in a calendar quarter (single txn ₹1,000-₹5,000; effective 1 September 2025).
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Rewards
Milestone benefit
- 5X reward points on any purchase made after spending ₹4,00,000, subject to a maximum cap of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year. 5X points posted within 60 days post the month end of the transaction.
- (Per older Service Guide; the reward exclusion MCC list applies).
Verified · Platinum Credit Card Service Guide (Terms & Conditions / Governing Document) · 2026-08-04 · source
Redemption value
- Reward points redeemable via HSBC India Mobile Banking App against gift cards, Apple products, hotel points, airline miles and merchandise.
- Gift Cards redeemed instantly.
- Merchandise within 20 working days.
- ₹50 handling charge debited for goods and services delivery.
- Reward points valid for 3 years on a Rolling Expiry system.
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Reward cap
5X accelerated reward points capped at a maximum of 15,000 accelerated reward points in an anniversary year (earned on purchases after ₹4,00,000 spend).
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Reward exclusion
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Transfer partners
Transfer partner
Airlines (3)
Hainan Airlines
Fortune Wings Club
Japan Airlines
JAL Mileage Bank
Air India
Maharaja Club
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Travel & lifestyle
Dining benefit
- Complimentary 3-month Swiggy One Membership for Visa Platinum Credit Card customers who activate their credit card within the first 30 days of issuance.
- Voucher/code sent to registered email within 60 days of becoming eligible.
- Offer period 15 September 2025 to 31 July 2026.
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Protection
Insurance
- Lost Credit Card Liability: cardholder not liable for any transaction after reporting loss/theft/misuse to HSBC.
- Covered for misuse up to 24 hours before reporting and 7 days after reporting, for up to ₹300,000.
- Insurance provided directly by ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited.
- Available to valid primary cardholders only.
- Pre-delivery frauds, all PIN-based transactions and counterfeit cards not covered.
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Statement credit
- Fuel contactless offer: Earn ₹250 cashback on fuel purchases made via contactless transactions upon achieving spends of ₹10,000 or more in a calendar quarter (single fuel contactless transaction min ₹1,000, max ₹5,000; domestic only).
- Effective 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2026.
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Eligibility
Eligibility
- Offer applicable to new HSBC Visa Platinum Credit Cardholders (excluding Corporate Cardholders) who apply between 15 September 2025 and 31 December 2026.
- Card issuance at Bank's sole discretion subject to internal approval norms.
- Offer available to primary cardholders only.
- Only cardholders with updated KYC eligible.
- Add-on cardholders not eligible for introductory offer.
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Official terms
Official terms
https://www.hsbc.co.in/credit-cards/products/visa-platinum/.
Verified · Visa Platinum Card product page · 2026-08-04 · source
Official sources
Verified 2026-08-04 · 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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