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American Express is cutting the Platinum Travel Card again from 10 September 2026. The ₹1.9L milestone goes to zero, the ₹7L milestone loses 22,500 MR points for a ₹20,000 Taj voucher, and lounge access needs ₹1L quarterly spend from 1 October.
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A credit card for NRIs in India starts with an NRO or NRE account – there is no way around it. Here are the three issuers with a working NRI path, the deposit maths behind your credit limit, and why Amex India will not issue to you.
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SBI Card and Google Pay launched the Google Pay Flex SBI Card on 29 July 2026. ₹499 + GST fee waived at ₹1 lakh spend, Stars worth up to 1.6% back. We ran the maths on the ₹18,000 rewards claim.