This policy change follows a similar adjustment made in June 2024 for a different set of credit cards.
The affected transactions will be identified under Merchant Category Codes (MCC) 9399 and 9311, which typically include various government-related services.
SBI Card has clarified that this move is based on a “best effort basis”.
List of affected SBI Credit Cards (Effective July 15, 2024):
- Air India SBI Platinum Card
- Air India SBI Signature Card
- Central SBI Select+ Card
- Chennai Metro SBI Card
- Club Vistara SBI Card
- Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME
- Delhi Metro SBI Card
- Etihad Guest SBI Card
- Etihad Guest SBI Premier Card
- Fabindia SBI Card
- Fabindia SBI Card SELECT
- IRCTC SBI Card
- IRCTC SBI Card Premier
- Mumbai Metro SBI Card
- Nature’s Basket SBI Card
- Nature’s Basket SBI Card ELITE
- OLA Money SBI Card
- Paytm SBI Card
- Paytm SBI Card SELECT
- Reliance SBI Card
- Reliance SBI Card PRIME
- Yatra SBI Card
This development extends the policy change that was previously applied in June 2024, impacting a broader range of SBI credit cards.
List of affected SBI Credit Cards (Effective June 2024):
- AURUM
- SBI Card ELITE
- SBI Card ELITE Advantage
- SBI Card Pulse
- SimplyCLICK SBI Card
- SimplyCLICK Advantage SBI Card
- SBI Card PRIME
- SBI Card PRIME Advantage
- SBI Card Platinum
- SBI Card PRIME Pro
- SBI Card Platinum Advantage
- Gold SBI Card
- Gold Classic SBI Card
- Gold Defense SBI Card
- Gold & More Employee SBI Card
- Gold & More Advantage SBI Card
- Gold & More SBI Card
- SimplySAVE SBI Card
- SimplySAVE Employee SBI Card
- SimplySAVE Advantage SBI Card
- Gold & More Titanium SBI Card
- SimplySAVE Pro SBI Card
- Krishak Unnati SBI Card
- SimplySAVE Merchant SBI Card
- SimplySAVE UPI SBI Card
- SIB SBI Platinum Card
- SIB SBI SimplySAVE Card
- KVB SBI Platinum Card
- KVB SBI Gold & More Card
- KVB SBI Signature Card
- Karnataka Bank SBI Platinum Card
- Karnataka Bank SBI SimplySAVE Card
- Karnataka Bank SBI Card PRIME
- Allahabad Bank SBI Card ELITE
- Allahabad Bank SBI Card PRIME
- Allahabad Bank SBI SimplySAVE Card
- City Union Bank SBI Card PRIME
- City Union Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card
- Central Bank SBI Card ELITE
- Central Bank SBI Card PRIME
- Central Bank SimplySAVE SBI card
- UCO Bank SBI Card PRIME
- UCO Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card
- UCO Bank SBI Card ELITE
- PSB SBI Card ELITE
- PSB SBI Card PRIME
- PSB SBI SimplySAVE
Customers holding any of these cards should be aware of these changes and plan their transactions accordingly to maximise their reward point benefits.
First Published: Jun 14, 2024 2:48 PM IST