Devaluation SBI Cards: No more points on govt. transactions

[MrJJ]

Email received:

Dear Cardholder,

We thank you for your continued patronage and hope that you are having a pleasant and rewarding experience using your credit card.

At SBI Card, we are truly committed towards building relationship based on trust and transparency. With this endeavor, we are sending across this communication to inform you about important update regarding your card.

Please note:

Accrual of Reward Points on Govt Related transactions with your credit card will be discontinued, with effect from 1 June 2024.

Government related transactions shall be identified under Merchant Category Codes (MCC) 9399 and 9311, on best effort basis. The MCCs are defined by the network partners and are subject to change basis their discretion and such changes shall be implemented basis communication from the networks without any requirement for intimation/information to the customers.

In case of further query, please call our Helpline at 1860 180 1290 or 39 02 02 02 (prefix local STD code).

Warm Regards,
SBI Card

 

[bugmenot]

I think it is applicable on all sbi cards not just simplyclick.

 

[Zacobite]

I think it is applicable on all sbi cards not just simplyclick.

yes.. most.. . cards.. some are not incl.

 

[techt]

May 1st passed, without any devaluation on sbi cashback card 💳.

 

[bhaveshS]

Is emi also excluded in sbi simplyclick

 

[TheGuy]

Is emi also excluded in sbi simplyclick

yes . .

 

[Anil_Singh]

May 1st passed, without any devaluation on sbi cashback card 💳.

Manchide kada 😁

 

[timva]

SBI has updated the t&c of their rewards program as below:
The list of affected cards:

 

[timva]

I had done 50k transaction on NPS with my SBI Prime which gave normal reward points and then I mailed directly to Customer Service head to ask for my Pizza Hut voucher 🤣
They might've noticed that it was the only transaction I'd done in months...... Ab aage main kuch nahi bolunga😬

 

[CCFan12]

Sbi Vistara excluded?

 

[dexter_greycells]

The otherwise useless IRCTC cards have been excluded from devaluation!

 

[CVR]

Vistara and Air India cards excluded?

 

[BhaiyaJi]

 

[BhaiyaJi]

 

[CVR]

yes.. all.. cards

Vistara and air india cards?

 

[Zacobite]

From another TF Thread

 

[Zacobite]

Vistara and air india cards?

no mention of these

 

[Abhishek012]

I had done 50k transaction on NPS with my SBI Prime which gave normal reward points and then I mailed directly to Customer Service head to ask for my Pizza Hut voucher 🤣
They might've noticed that it was the only transaction I'd done in months...... Ab aage main kuch nahi bolunga😬

Please ekbar SBI Cashback credit card k sath bhi aisa kuch karo.

 

[cleverpappu]

Cashback card not in the list?

 

[timva]

Please ekbar SBI Cashback credit card k sath bhi aisa kuch karo.