ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card

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ICICI Bank’s Rubyx Credit Card is mid-tier credit card from ICICI Bank. This card offers popular lifestyle benefits such as discounts on movie tickets, airport lounge access and golf games. However, it requires its customers to spend a minimum amount to get  free lounge access and golf games. The reward rate it offers on spend made using this card, is also very low. Considering the low reward rates and minimum spend condition on lifestyle benefits, the card does not justify its fee.

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

  • Brand vouchers worth Rs.5,000+
    • Tata CliQ voucher worth Rs.2,000
    • EaseMyTrip vouchers worth Rs.2,000 – Two vouchers worth Rs.1,000 each
    • Uber vouchers worth Rs.500 – Two vouchers worth Rs.250 each
    • Croma voucher worth Rs.1,000

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)
  • International Spend: 4 Reward Points on Every Rs.100 Spend on International Merchants (=1% valueback). However, a Forex mark-up Fee of 4.13% applicable. So, there is still a net charge of 3.13% on international transactions.
  • Reduced Reward Rate: 1 Reward Points of every Rs.100 Spend on Utilities, Insurances and Government related spend (=0.25% Valueback)
  • Milestone Bonus: 3,000 Reward Points on spending Rs. 3 lakhs and 1,500 Reward Points for every subsequent spends of Rs. 1 lakh in an anniversary year. A maximum of 15,000 additional Reward Points can be earned in a year as a Milestone benefit.

Lifestyle Benefits

  • Movie and Event Tickets: 25% discount up to Rs 150 on purchase of minimum 2 movie tickets per transaction on BookMyShow and Inox.
  • Airport Lounge Access: 8 Domestic Airport Lounge Access for Primary card holder (2 per quarter). Customers who are holding both Amex and Master Card variants of Rubyx Cards, will get 1 Lounge Access per card 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)
  • Golf: Complimentary round/lesson of golf on every Rs.50,000 spent on the card in the previous calendar month, up to a maximum of 2 rounds/ lessons of golf every month, at popular Golf Courses in India and Abroad

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.

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

24 x 7 Concierge Service

24×7 concierge service takes care of needs like finding the right gift and making restaurant reservations, travel and hotel reservations, delivering movie tickets at your doorstep etc.

The extensive services include:

1. Restaurant referral and reservation

2. Flower and gift assistance

3. Flight referral and reservation

4. Hotel referral and reservation

5. Car rental and Limousine service

6. Booking and delivery of movie tickets*

7. Medical concierge privileges **

8. Emergency auto assistance across India#

*This service is currently available in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.

**In case of any unforeseen situation, should you need to be moved to a place where appropriate medical care is available, the i-Assist team can arrange for air and/or surface transportation and communication to move you to the required hospital. i-Assist can also put you in touch with physicians, hospitals, clinics, dentists and dental clinics on request. You can also ask to set up appointments with local doctors.

#A host of emergency auto assistance services are available for you in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad,

Bengaluru and Chennai, including towing, repair and alternative travel assistance.

To contact the i-Assist team, call numbers <1800 26 70731> (Toll-free for MTNL/ BSNL) or <022 6787 2016> (Standard call charges applicable).

Note: Please note that the Concierge only arrange the above facility. But all facilities are chargeable to the customer at prevailing market rates.

Insurances

Following complimentary insurances are provided to primary card holder. To get the insurance claim, the card must have been used at-least once in premium 60 days.

  • Card Liability Cover (Lost Card Liability, Counterfeit/Skimming/Phishing and Online Fraud Protection): Rs.50,000
  • Personal Accident due to Air (Death only): Rs. 1,00,00,000
  • Baggage Insurance:  Rs.25,000
  • Loss of Checked in Baggage: Rs.84,000
  • Delay of Checked in Baggage: Rs.21,000
  • Loss of Passport and travel related documents: Rs.35,000
  • Missing of Connecting International Flight During Transit: Rs.21,000
  • Plane Hijacking: Rs.1,00,000
  • Delay in Flight: Rs.17,500
  • Credit Shield: 50,000

Joining & Renewal Benefits

Joining Benefits

  • Brand vouchers worth Rs.5,000+
    • Tata CliQ voucher worth Rs.2,000
    • EaseMyTrip vouchers worth Rs.2,000 – Two vouchers worth Rs.1,000 each
    • Uber vouchers worth Rs.500 – Two vouchers worth Rs.250 each
    • Croma voucher worth Rs.1,000

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)
  • International Spend: 4 Reward Points on Every Rs.100 Spend on International Merchants (=1% valueback). However, a Forex mark-up Fee of 4.13% applicable. So, there is still a net charge of 3.13% on international transactions.
  • Reduced Reward Rate: 1 Reward Points of every Rs.100 Spend on Utilities, Insurances and Government related spend (=0.25% Valueback)
  • Milestone Bonus: 3,000 Reward Points on spending Rs. 3 lakhs and 1,500 Reward Points for every subsequent spends of Rs. 1 lakh in an anniversary year. A maximum of 15,000 additional Reward Points can be earned in a year as a Milestone benefit.

Lifestyle Benefits

  • Movie and Event Tickets: 25% discount up to Rs 150 on purchase of minimum 2 movie tickets per transaction on BookMyShow and Inox.
  • Airport Lounge Access: 8 Domestic Airport Lounge Access for Primary card holder (2 per quarter). Customers who are holding both Amex and Master Card variants of Rubyx Cards, will get 1 Lounge Access per card 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)
  • Golf: Complimentary round/lesson of golf on every Rs.50,000 spent on the card in the previous calendar month, up to a maximum of 2 rounds/ lessons of golf every month, at popular Golf Courses in India and Abroad

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.

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

24 x 7 Concierge Service

24×7 concierge service takes care of needs like finding the right gift and making restaurant reservations, travel and hotel reservations, delivering movie tickets at your doorstep etc.

The extensive services include:

1. Restaurant referral and reservation

2. Flower and gift assistance

3. Flight referral and reservation

4. Hotel referral and reservation

5. Car rental and Limousine service

6. Booking and delivery of movie tickets*

7. Medical concierge privileges **

8. Emergency auto assistance across India#

*This service is currently available in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai.

**In case of any unforeseen situation, should you need to be moved to a place where appropriate medical care is available, the i-Assist team can arrange for air and/or surface transportation and communication to move you to the required hospital. i-Assist can also put you in touch with physicians, hospitals, clinics, dentists and dental clinics on request. You can also ask to set up appointments with local doctors.

#A host of emergency auto assistance services are available for you in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad,

Bengaluru and Chennai, including towing, repair and alternative travel assistance.

To contact the i-Assist team, call numbers <1800 26 70731> (Toll-free for MTNL/ BSNL) or <022 6787 2016> (Standard call charges applicable).

Note: Please note that the Concierge only arrange the above facility. But all facilities are chargeable to the customer at prevailing market rates.

Insurances

Following complimentary insurances are provided to primary card holder. To get the insurance claim, the card must have been used at-least once in premium 60 days.

  • Card Liability Cover (Lost Card Liability, Counterfeit/Skimming/Phishing and Online Fraud Protection): Rs.50,000
  • Personal Accident due to Air (Death only): Rs. 1,00,00,000
  • Baggage Insurance:  Rs.25,000
  • Loss of Checked in Baggage: Rs.84,000
  • Delay of Checked in Baggage: Rs.21,000
  • Loss of Passport and travel related documents: Rs.35,000
  • Missing of Connecting International Flight During Transit: Rs.21,000
  • Plane Hijacking: Rs.1,00,000
  • Delay in Flight: Rs.17,500
  • Credit Shield: 50,000

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)
₹ 3540
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 2360
Annual Spend Target
for Renewal Fee Waiver (INR)
₹ 300000

Pros

Aspects that make this credit card amazing.

  • Decent discount on movie tickets (25% upto Rs.250)
  • 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, utility bill payment and Amazon shopping.

Cons

Aspects this credit card lacks.

  • Extremely low reward rate considering the high fee
  • A Reward Redemption Fee of Rs.117 (including GST) is applied when you redeem reward points. Its extremely regressive practice specially on such high fee credit card.
  • No benefit against renewal fees
  • Free Airport lounge access requires a minimum spend in premium quarter.
  • Golf benefit requires minimum spend in previous month.

Spend Categories with No Cashback / Rewards

No reward points on following spend categories

  • Fuel

Limited reward points on following spend categories

  • 1 Reward Points on Every Rs.100 Spend on Fuel and Utilities which is o.25% reward rate

Add-on Cards

Upto 3 Add-on complimentary cards are provided

Eligibility Criteria

  • Age: 21 years or more
  • Income:
    • Salaries Customer: Rs.50,000 net in-hand monthly salary
    • Self-Employed: Rs.5.5 Lacs per annum (as per Income Tax Return)

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ICICI Bank’s Rubyx Credit Card is a low-end premium credit card with lifestyle benefits. However, the popular lifestyle benefits such as airport lounge access and golf games require a minimum spend using the credit card which makes them less useful. It offers descent discount on movie tickets but a very low reward rate of regular spend.

Overall, very low reward rate and conditional lifestyle benefits do not justify its fee.

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(3.8/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 2950
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 2950
Base Reward Rate
1.33%
Accelerated Reward Rate
13.33%
(3.8/5)
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Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 2950
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 2950
Base Reward Rate
1.33%
Accelerated Reward Rate
13.33%
Full Details
(4.2/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Base Reward Rate
2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
5%
(4.2/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Base Reward Rate
2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
5%
Full Details
(3.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
3.42%
(3.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 3540
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
3.42%
Full Details
(2.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 7670
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 4130
Base Reward Rate
0.5%
Accelerated Reward Rate
6%
(2.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 7670
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 4130
Base Reward Rate
0.5%
Accelerated Reward Rate
6%
Full Details
(2.8/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 14160
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 14160
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
12%
(2.8/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 14160
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 14160
Base Reward Rate
1%
Accelerated Reward Rate
12%
Full Details
(4.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 5899
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 5899
Base Reward Rate
2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
24%
(4.6/5)
Cashback
Reward Points
Airmiles
Airport Lounge
Additional Details...
Joining fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 5899
Renewal fee
(INR including GST)
₹ 5899
Base Reward Rate
2%
Accelerated Reward Rate
24%
Full Details

Domestic Airport Lounge Access

Not Available

International Airport Lounge Access

Not Available

Airport Spa Access

Not Available

Airport Meet & Greet Service

Not Available

Railway Lounge

Not Available

Movie Tickets

Not Available

Dining Benefit

Not Available

Golf

Not Available

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