Independent card analysis

Tata Neu Infinity SBI Card

SBI Card · RuPay · Mid card

SBI’s counterpart to the HDFC Tata Neu Infinity has a meaningfully lower forex markup. Compare the two if you already bank with SBI.

Best suited to

SBI customers who shop in the Tata ecosystem and want a RuPay card for UPI plus airport lounge access.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 21 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹1,499 + GST
Joining fee
₹1,499 + GST
Base reward rate
1.5%
Forex markup
2.0%

Reward rates by spending category

Named merchant rates apply only to eligible purchases with that merchant. The category table uses conservative rates for other spending.

Named merchant rates

BigBasket
5%
CategoryRecorded rate
Groceries & essentials
1.5%
Online shopping
1.5%
Dining & delivery
1.5%
Bills & utilities
1.5%
Travel & hotels
1.5%
Beauty & wellness
1.5%
Healthcare & pharmacy
1.5%
Entertainment & movies
1.5%
Subscriptions & streaming
1.5%
Offline store shopping
1.5%
International spending
1.5%
Insurance premiums
1.5%
Education & family
1.5%
Other miscellaneous
1.5%
Gold & jewellery
1.5%
Fuel & commute
0%
House rent
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹3,00,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Approx. ₹50,000/month

Airport lounge access

8 domestic airport lounge visits per year • 4 international airport lounge visits per year

2 domestic airport lounge visits per quarter · Issuer card

Guest access: Not specified

Requires ₹75,000 per Calendar quarter for the following calendar quarter

Primary card only; maximum eight visits per calendar year.

1 international airport lounge visit per quarter · Priority Pass

Guest access: Chargeable

Maximum four complimentary visits per calendar year; extra and guest visits are chargeable.

Spend condition: Domestic visits require ₹75,000 eligible spend in the preceding calendar quarter

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

Expand a category to see recorded benefits, fees and eligibility, with conditions and links to the sources. Categories without recorded details are grouped below; missing information does not mean a benefit is unavailable.

Rewards and cashback · 5 items
  • Eligible Tata partner NeuCoins

    Usage-based value

    5% NeuCoins applies to eligible non-EMI Tata Neu and Tata-brand card transactions; NeuPass is a separate programme and is not counted as card reward.

    Conditions: 5% NeuCoins applies to eligible non-EMI Tata Neu and Tata-brand card transactions; NeuPass is a separate programme and is not counted as card reward.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Eligible merchant UPI NeuCoins

    Usage-based value

    1.5% NeuCoins applies to eligible merchant UPI transactions on the RuPay variant.

    Conditions: 1.5% NeuCoins applies to eligible merchant UPI transactions on the RuPay variant.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Other eligible card NeuCoins

    Usage-based value

    1.5% NeuCoins applies to other eligible card purchases.

    Conditions: 1.5% NeuCoins applies to other eligible card purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 5% NeuCoins on eligible non-EMI Tata Neu and Tata-brand purchases

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 1.5% NeuCoins on other eligible card purchases and qualifying merchant UPI

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹1,499

    ₹1,499 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹1,499

    ₹1,499 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 1 item
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹1,499

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹3,00,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹3,00,000 eligible annual spending

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • 1,499 welcome NeuCoins

    Recorded value ₹1,499

    Welcome NeuCoins after payment of the applicable joining fee.

    Conditions: Pay the applicable joining fee · Subject to SBI Card fulfilment terms

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Airport lounge access · 2 items
  • Domestic lounge access

    Usage-based value

    2 visits per quarter through Issuer card. Guest access: not specified. Primary card only; maximum eight visits per calendar year.

    Conditions: Spend ₹75,000 per calendar quarter

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • International lounge access

    Usage-based value

    1 visit per quarter through Priority Pass. Guest access: chargeable. Maximum four complimentary visits per calendar year; extra and guest visits are chargeable.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fuel benefits · 1 item
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver under the current SBI Card product terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    1.99% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. The reviewed public sources do not establish one universal numeric income threshold.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Other categories (10)

These categories have no detailed entries. We distinguish confirmed absences from information that still needs review.

What stands out

  • ✓ 5% NeuCoins on eligible non-EMI Tata Neu and Tata-brand purchases
  • ✓ 1.5% NeuCoins on other eligible card purchases and qualifying merchant UPI
  • ✓ Eight domestic lounge visits subject to prior-quarter spend, plus four international visits annually
  • ✓ 1,499 welcome NeuCoins and a ₹3 lakh renewal-fee waiver threshold

What to watch

NeuCoins are only fully valuable inside the Tata ecosystem (BigBasket, Croma, 1mg, Taj, Air India): redemption elsewhere is weaker.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Rent · Wallet load · Government payments

How GainFair evaluates this card

The personal card advisor applies your monthly spending to category rates, limits rewards at the applicable caps, adds eligible movie, milestone and lounge value, and subtracts annual fees plus foreign-currency markup and GST. It can recommend keeping your current cards when a new card does not create enough incremental value.

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Issuer sources

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Sources checked 21 Sept 2026