ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card

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ICICI Bank’s Coral Credit Card is an entry level credit card from ICICI Bank. This card offers popular lifestyle benefits such as discounts on movie tickets, railway lounge access and airport lounge access. While railway lounge access is completely free without any minimum spend condition, the free airport lounge access  requires its customers to spend a minimum amount. The reward rate it offers on spend made using this card, is low. This card is eligible for getting instant discount on shopping whenever there is an ICICI instant discount offer. Such offers by ICICI Bank are very frequent. Let’s understand the benefits of this credit card in detail.  

Features and Benefits

Features and benefits available in this credit card

Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Utility Bills
Insurance
NPS
Education
Government Payment
Fuel
Rent
Giftcards
Jewellery
Wallet Load
Rewards on EMI
Welcome Bonus
Travel
Dining
Shopping
Interest

Joining & Renewal Benefits

Joining Benefits: No Joining Benefits

Renewal Benefits: No Renewal Benefits

Cashback and Rewards

  • Regular Reward Rate: 2 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=0.5% valueback)
  • Accelerated Reward Rate: On spend on iShop portal of ICICI Bank
    • Hotel Booking: 24 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=6% valueback)
    • Flight and Bus Tickets : 12 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=3% valueback)
    • Brand Vouchers (including popular brands like Amazon, Flipkart Myntra, Swiggy, Zomato etc.): 12 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=3% valueback)
  • Reduced Reward Rate: 1 Reward Points of every Rs.100 Spend on Utilities, Insurances and Government related spend (=0.25% Valueback)
  • Milestone Bonus: 2,000 Reward Points on spending Rs. 2 lakhs and 1,000 Reward Points for every subsequent spends of Rs. 1 lakh in an anniversary year. A maximum of 10,000 additional Reward Points can be earned in a year as a Milestone benefit.

Lifestyle Benefits

  • Movie and Event Tickets: 25% discount up to Rs 100 on purchase of minimum 2 movie tickets per transaction on BookMyShow and Inox.
  • Airport Lounge Access: 4 Domestic Airport Lounge Access for Primary card holder (1 per quarter). Free Airport lounge access only available on spending minimum Rs.75,000 in previous calendar quarter.
  • Railway Lounge Access: 4 Railway Lounge per year (1 per quarter)

Fuel Surcharge Waiver

  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on all fuel transactions of Rs.4,000 or less.
  • Maximum surcharge waiver upto Rs.1,000 per statement cycle.
  • Fuel surcharge waiver is only available at HPCL fuel station and only if transaction is done on ICICI bank’s card swipe machines.

Forex Mark-up Charges

  • Mark-up of 4.13% including GST on interntional transactions. A refund initiated by the customer on similar Foreign Currency transactions will also attract a 4.13% Mark-up fee (including GST).

  • 1% dynamic currency conversion fee is applied on all the transactions conducted in Indian currency at international locations or transactions carried out in Indian currency with merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation

Joining & Renewal Benefits

Joining Benefits: No Joining Benefits

Renewal Benefits: No Renewal Benefits

Cashback and Rewards

  • Regular Reward Rate: 2 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=0.5% valueback)
  • Accelerated Reward Rate: On spend on iShop portal of ICICI Bank
    • Hotel Booking: 24 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=6% valueback)
    • Flight and Bus Tickets : 12 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=3% valueback)
    • Brand Vouchers (including popular brands like Amazon, Flipkart Myntra, Swiggy, Zomato etc.): 12 Reward Points on every Spend of Rs.100 (=3% valueback)
  • Reduced Reward Rate: 1 Reward Points of every Rs.100 Spend on Utilities, Insurances and Government related spend (=0.25% Valueback)
  • Milestone Bonus: 2,000 Reward Points on spending Rs. 2 lakhs and 1,000 Reward Points for every subsequent spends of Rs. 1 lakh in an anniversary year. A maximum of 10,000 additional Reward Points can be earned in a year as a Milestone benefit.

Lifestyle Benefits

  • Movie and Event Tickets: 25% discount up to Rs 100 on purchase of minimum 2 movie tickets per transaction on BookMyShow and Inox.
  • Airport Lounge Access: 4 Domestic Airport Lounge Access for Primary card holder (1 per quarter). Free Airport lounge access only available on spending minimum Rs.75,000 in previous calendar quarter.
  • Railway Lounge Access: 4 Railway Lounge per year (1 per quarter)

Fuel Surcharge Waiver

  • 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver on all fuel transactions of Rs.4,000 or less.
  • Maximum surcharge waiver upto Rs.1,000 per statement cycle.
  • Fuel surcharge waiver is only available at HPCL fuel station and only if transaction is done on ICICI bank’s card swipe machines.

Forex Mark-up Charges

  • Mark-up of 4.13% including GST on interntional transactions. A refund initiated by the customer on similar Foreign Currency transactions will also attract a 4.13% Mark-up fee (including GST).

  • 1% dynamic currency conversion fee is applied on all the transactions conducted in Indian currency at international locations or transactions carried out in Indian currency with merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation

Reward Redemption

Reward points can be redeemed to get Products from ICICI Rewards Catalogue at 1 Reward Point = Rs.0.25

  • Reward Redemption Fee: For every reward redemption, there is a fee of Rs.117 including GST.

Fee and Charges

Think of these as small investments to keep your credit card running smoothly.

Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Annual Spend Target
for Renewal Fee Waiver (INR)
₹ 150000

Pros

Aspects that make this credit card amazing.

  • Decent discount on movie tickets
  • Complimentary railway lounge access without any spend condition
  • Eligible for instant discount offers of ICICI Bank which are very frequent
  • iShop Portal can fetch you 3% valueback on some very useful vouchers like Amazon Pay. Amazon Pay vouchers can be used to make payment on hundreds of third party sites, for utility bill payment and for shopping on Amazon.

Cons

Aspects this credit card lacks.

  • Low reward rate considering is a paid credit card
  • A Reward Redemption Fee of Rs.117 (including GST) is applied when you redeem reward points. It’s extremely regressive practice.
  • No benefit against joining and renewal fees
  • Free Airport lounge access requires a minimum spend in premium quarter.

Spend Categories with No Cashback / Rewards

No reward points on following spend categories

  • Fuel
  • e-Wallet Loading
  • Rent Payment

Other Exclusions

  • Spend done on EMI transactions is not considered for calculating total spend for Renewal Fee Waiver.
  • Transaction of Rent Payment, Government Payment, Education Payment, Credit Balance Refund, Joining Fee, Annual Fee, Late Payment Fee, Interest Charges, EMI’s Principal amount, Dynamic Currency Conversion fee, Reward redemption handling fee, Reversal transaction, cancelled transaction, Equated Monthly Instalment (EMI) transaction, and other transactions of similar nature on Credit Card are not included in total spends calculation for Airport Lounge Access

Limited reward points on following spend categories

  • 1 Reward Points on Every Rs.100 Spend on Insurance, Utilities and Government transactions which is o.25% reward rate
  • Reward Points on Utility Spend is only provided on spend of Rs.40,000 per month on utilities. Any spend on utilities above this in a month, does not accrue any reward points.
  • Reward Points on insurance payments is only provided on spend of Rs.40,000 per month on insurances. Any spend on insurances above this in a month, does not accrue any reward points.
  • Reward Points on Grocery and Departmental Stores Spend is only provided on spend of Rs.20,000 per month on Grocery and Departmental Stores. Any spend on Grocery and Departmental Stores above this in a month, does not accrue any reward points.

Charges on Specific Spend Categories

  • International Transaction in INR: 1.18% dynamic currency conversion fee will be applied on all the transactions conducted in Indian currency at international locations or transactions carried out in Indian currency with merchants located in India but registered in a foreign nation

  • Fuel Transactions above Rs.10,000 per transaction: A charge of 1.18% including GST
  • Utility Bills Transactions above Rs.50,000 per transaction: A charge of 1.18% including GST
  • Education Payment on Third Party Apps: 1.18% of Transaction Amount including GST
  • Rent Payment: 1.18% of Transaction Amount including GST
  • Railway Tickets: 2.12% of transaction value for Internet transactions and 2.95% for other bookings or Rs.11.8 whichever is higher (all values including GST).

Add-on Cards

Upto 3 Add-on cards are provided at an annual fee of Rs.235 (including GST) per Add-on card

Eligibility Criteria

  • Age: 21 years or more
  • Income:
    • Salaries Customer: Rs.25,000 net in-hand monthly salary
    • Self-Employed: Rs.3 Lacs per annum (as per Income Tax Return)
    • The above criteria is basis users’ experience and is not officially mentioned by the card issuer.

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ICICI Bank’s Coral Credit Card is an entry level paid credit card with lifestyle benefits. Benefits like discount on movie tickets, free railway lounge access and ICICI Bank’s instant discount offers are useful benefits of this credit card. However, very low reward rate, reward redemption fee and joining/renewal fee do not make this card an ideal choice for regular expenses. This card provides airport lounge access but requires relatively high minimum spend of Rs.75,000 in previous quarter. This makes this benefit unattractive.

Overall, there are much better options available in the market as compared to ICICI Bank’s Coral Credit Card considering it’s a paid credit card. However, many ICICI Bank’s existing credit card customers and bank account holder easily get this credit card as Lifetime Free. As a lifetime free credit card, this card can be kept.

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Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ Rs.590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
12%
Accelerated Reward Rate
12%
(3.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ Rs.590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
12%
Accelerated Reward Rate
12%
Full Details
(3.8/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
7%
(3.8/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
7%
Full Details
(4/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
0.5%
Accelerated Reward Rate
5%
(4/5)
Categories:
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
0.5%
Accelerated Reward Rate
5%
Full Details
(4/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 1770
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 1770
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
7.5%
(4/5)
Categories:
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 1770
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 1770
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
7.5%
Full Details
(3.2/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
0.2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
4%
(3.2/5)
Categories:
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 590
Base Reward Rate
0.2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
4%
Full Details
(3.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Base Reward Rate
0.25%
Accelerated Reward Rate
3.25%
(3.6/5)
Categories:
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 589
Base Reward Rate
0.25%
Accelerated Reward Rate
3.25%
Full Details

Domestic Airport Lounge Access

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International Airport Lounge Access

Not Available

Airport Spa Access

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Airport Meet & Greet Service

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Railway Lounge

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Movie Tickets

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Dining Benefit

Not Available

Golf

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ICICI Coral Credit Card

ICICI Bank Coral Credit Card

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