Every change to Indian card rewards in 2021
15 changes: 6 worse for you, 7 better.
- Vistara and Lufthansa launch reciprocal frequent-flyer deal Changed · Partner change · Vistara
- Marriott Bonvoy extends 2021 elite status a further 12 months Better for you · Improvement · Marriott
- HDFC Infinia goes metal-only, fee waiver spend hurdle jumps 25% Worse for you · Fee change · HDFC Bank
- Hilton Honors rolls 2021 status and nights straight into 2022 Better for you · Improvement · Hilton
- Federal Bank deals its first own cards — Celesta on top Better for you · Launch · Federal Bank
- Amex delinks Taj Epicure dining plan from InnerCircle status Worse for you · Fee change · American Express
- RBI lifts HDFC Bank's credit-card issuance ban Better for you · Improvement · HDFC Bank
- BA devalues Avios on Cathay Pacific and JAL short-haul awards Worse for you · Devaluation · British Airways
- RBI bars Mastercard from issuing any new cards in India Worse for you · Devaluation · Mastercard
- AU becomes the first small finance bank to deal credit cards Better for you · Launch · AU Small Finance Bank
- RBI bars Amex and Diners Club from onboarding new customers Worse for you · Devaluation · American Express
- Citi announces exit from Indian consumer banking Changed · Partner change · Citibank
- Union Bank launches UNI-CARBON, an HPCL co-branded RuPay credit card Better for you · Launch · Union Bank of India
- SBI Card Launches Invite-Only Aurum Metal Card Better for you · Launch · SBI Card
- Club Vistara toughens elite tiers to points-AND-flights rule Worse for you · Devaluation · Vistara
This year’s and last year’s changes · Every change by bank · The devaluation index