Compare ICICI Bank Coral and IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay: eligible rewards, fee waivers, exclusions and lounge conditions. See dated issuer sources and a spending scenario.
Compare only the RuPay versions. An issuer-selected Visa or Mastercard variant cannot be assumed to support UPI. Coral fees must be checked against the applicant offer.
ICICI Bank Coral is a paid card focused on shopping rewards, reward points and airport lounge access, charging ₹500 annually before GST.
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IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay is a no-annual-fee option centred on shopping rewards and reward points.
Apply for IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay →Issuer MITC link checked: ICICI Bank Coral: 2026-10-29, IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay: 2026-10-29 | No Sponsored Ranking. Issuer record checked: ICICI Bank Coral: 2026-10-09, IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay: 2026-10-09. Link checks confirm document availability, not a complete re-audit of every product rule.
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Illustration: equal eligible spending in each of 12 months / statement cycles, no refunds and no prior cap usage. Different merchant baskets may apply to each card; read both assumptions. Rewards are cash-equivalent estimates, not profit or guaranteed savings.
Reward rates, caps or redemption value are not sufficiently structured for an exact rupee estimate. This is not a zero-reward claim.
Reward rates, caps or redemption value are not sufficiently structured for an exact rupee estimate. This is not a zero-reward claim.
Excludes borrowing interest, redemption charges, extra transaction fees, vouchers, welcome gifts, lounge valuations, FX conversion and paid plans. Selecting Travel / Forex does not assume every travel booking is an overseas transaction. Waiver-eligible spend can differ from reward-eligible spend: this simplified scenario assumes all entered spend counts toward the displayed renewal threshold. Confirm the issuer's exact threshold boundary.
Not verified means unknown, not eligible or excluded. The sourced wording below distinguishes reward exclusions from waiver and lounge rules.
| Condition | ICICI Bank Coral | IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee + GST | ₹500 + GST · ₹590.00 incl. GST | ₹10,000 + GST · ₹11,800.00 incl. GST |
| Renewal fee + GST | ₹500 + GST (waived on over ₹1.5 lakh eligible annual spend) · ₹590.00 incl. GST before waiver | No fee · ₹0.00 incl. GST before waiver |
| Annual spend for renewal waiver | Not verified / not applicable; see fee wording. | Not verified / not applicable; see fee wording. |
| Base and accelerated rewards; caps | 2 points per ₹100 on eligible retail purchases 1 point per ₹100 on eligible utility and insurance spends; other exclusions apply. | 2 points per ₹100 on eligible UPI transactions; 1 on other eligible purchases Specified categories earn 0.7 points per ₹100; fuel earns no points. 1 point = ₹0.60 for eligible non-cash redemptions excluding air miles. Distinct fee and reward programme from the Platinum Visa product; not a duplicated network listing. |
| Domestic/international lounges and spend conditions | Domestic lounge access requires ₹75,000 spend in the preceding quarter. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Forex markup (+ applicable GST) | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Annual interest rate | Not verified; consult the linked issuer MITC and your personal offer. | Not verified; consult the linked issuer MITC and your personal offer. |
| UPI Scan & Pay | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | 2 points per ₹100 on eligible UPI transactions; 1 on other eligible purchases |
| Utility bills & telecom | 1 point per ₹100 on eligible utility and insurance spends; other exclusions apply. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Insurance premiums | 1 point per ₹100 on eligible utility and insurance spends; other exclusions apply. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Government / NPS / tax payments | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Fuel & rent | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | Specified categories earn 0.7 points per ₹100; fuel earns no points. |
| Gold / jewellery | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| School / education | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. | Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms. |
| Official issuer MITC / reward documents | Issuer MITC PDF | Issuer MITC PDF |
Compare only the RuPay versions. An issuer-selected Visa or Mastercard variant cannot be assumed to support UPI. Coral fees must be checked against the applicant offer.
ICICI Bank Coral: ₹500 + GST (waived on over ₹1.5 lakh eligible annual spend); renewal threshold not verified / not applicable. IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay: No fee; renewal threshold not verified / not applicable.
ICICI Bank Coral: Domestic lounge access requires ₹75,000 spend in the preceding quarter. IndusInd Bank Platinum RuPay: Not verified in the maintained record. Check the linked issuer terms.
The answer depends on eligible merchants, payment app, caps and reward redemption. Use a modelled scenario only where both cards have verified inputs. Unknown categories are not treated as zero rewards.
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