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Every change to Indian card rewards in 2020

12 changes: 5 worse for you, 7 better.

Newest first. Each change links its story, with the before and after and the source · This year’s changes

1 Jun 2020 OneCard launches India's first mobile-first metal credit card Better for you · Launch · OneCard
1 Jun 2020 HDFC guts SmartBuy 10X: Infinia and Diners Black points slashed Worse for you · Devaluation · HDFC Bank
1 Jun 2020 InterMiles resets the clock, drags elite status into 2021 Better for you · Improvement · InterMiles
25 Apr 2020 Club Vistara freezes status, gives points and vouchers a grace period Better for you · Improvement · Vistara
8 Apr 2020 Marriott extends every 2019 elite status by a full year Better for you · Improvement · Marriott Bonvoy
27 Mar 2020 RBI lets banks freeze credit card EMIs, but the meter keeps running Worse for you · Fee change · Reserve Bank of India
25 Mar 2020 Hilton becomes the first hotel chain to freeze status and points Better for you · Improvement · Hilton Honors
22 Mar 2020 World of Hyatt bolts on peak pricing, dings Grand Hyatt Kochi Worse for you · Devaluation · World of Hyatt
16 Mar 2020 SBI Cards lists on Dalal Street in India's first card-issuer IPO Better for you · Launch · SBI Card
15 Mar 2020 Amex India strips Membership Rewards points off EMI purchases Worse for you · Devaluation · American Express India
4 Mar 2020 Marriott's 2020 category shake-up moves 1,686 hotels up, only 499 down Worse for you · Devaluation · Marriott Bonvoy
27 Jan 2020 Government fires the starting gun on Air India's second sale attempt Better for you · Launch · Government of India / Air India

This year’s and last year’s changes · Every change by bank · The devaluation index