5% cash back at HPCL with Debit Card

Debit Cards are gaining lot of popularity post economic crisis. We have been just a while ago informed by ICICI Bank about a special offer beginning tomorrow.

Now, if you use your ICICI Bank Debit Card for just 5 non-fuel purchases in a month at any outlets, you get an assured 5% Cash Back on all fuel transactions you make for that month on ICICI Bank EDC machines at HPCL outlets.

If you have already used your Debit Card for fuel transactions this month, you can still avail of the 5% Cash Back on these transactions. All you need to do is use the card for 5 non-fuel purchases before the end of this month.

So, use your ICICI Bank Debit Card from June 1 to August 31, 2009 and save on your fuel costs.

• 5% cashback = 2.5% fuel surcharge reversal + 2.5% cash back
• Maximum Cash Back per customer - Rs 50 per customer and Maximum Fuel Surcharge per customer - Rs 50 per customer

Singapore Airlines Visa Platinum Credit Card

ICICI Bank has partnered with Singapore Airlines to launch the "ICICI Bank Singapore Airlines Visa Platinum Credit Card"

The features of the card, having an annual fee of Rs 6000, includes complementary membership to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Club and silver tier Hilton Honors Program, 5,000 KrisFlyer miles earned when used for the first time and up to 18 miles earned for every Rs 200 spent on the card, besides several other benefits.

The partnership is aimed at tapping the existing premiere customer base of both. Singapore Airlines has 80,000 Kris Flyer members in India and ICICI Bank has a credit card base of 7.5 million.

British Airways - AMEX Card

ICICI Bank in association with American Express [AMEX] have started issuing a co-branded British Airways card for frequent fliers and corporate executives.

Their are two variants of the card - Classic Card and Premium Card.

The ICICI Amex British Airways Classic card is eligible for persons filing an ITR of Rs 480,000 and above. You earn 2 BA miles for every Rs 100 spent through this card. You can earn upto 5 BA miles for booking BA flights with this card or shopping merchandise at BA. The card comes with a Rs 3,500 annual fee and a minimum credit line of Rs 100,000

While the ICICI Amex british Airways Premium Card is available for persons filing ITR of Rs 720,000 and above.You earn 4 BA miles for every Rs 100 spent on your everyday purchases. You can earn upto 9 BA miles for booking BA flights with this card or shopping merchandise at BA. The card comes with a Rs 7,000 annual fee and a Minimum Credit Line of Rs 150,000.

Other benefits applicable are 8,000 BA miles when you use the card for the first time. Earn 25,000 BA miles when you book and fly on a BA return ticket from India to England within the first 3 months of card membership. This is enough miles for you to secure a complimentary one-way ticket to London from India :-)

This card is most suitable for travelling executives / businessmen.

Titanium + Gold + Silver - Privilege Accounts

ICICI Bank in an exercise to woo customers has launched three new accounts as a promotion. Details as follows,

Titanium Privilege Account:

• Access to Barnch Wealth Manager
• Access to Phone Banking Relationship Manager
• Free International Titanium Debit Card with higher withdrawal limits
• Plus all the features of Gold Privilege Account
  

Gold Privilege Account:

• Priority Processing at Branches
• Free anywhere banking services
• Free International Gold Credit Card
• Plus all the features of Silver Privilege Account

Silver Privilege Account:

• Free access to any bank's ATM
• Free Multi-city / payable-at-par cheques
• Waiver and DD/ PO Charges

I guess I received this offer because my AQB in the bank is over Rs 150,000. You touch base with your nearest branch on what your needs of Debit card are and then can decide. Hopefully, ICICI improves on its customer care atleast now.

Ezeego1 - Credit + Debit Cash Back Offer

ICICI Bank has announced an Exclusive Cash Back Offer promo for its Credit card and Debit Card holders with Ezeego1 - Online Tickets and Travel Reservation portal. Similar offer was made last year and here are the details and comments from some users. Details of the offer as received by us are as follows,

• All bookings to be made on ezeego1.com only
  
• Book a KingFisher or GoIndigo Flight [Within India] + for international travel valid on all international flights, Bus, Car or Hotel
• Pay using ICICI Debit or Credit Card
• Depending on the sum of the authorization code of the transaction, you will be eligible for Cash Back Ranging from 10% to 100% [Don't expect 100%]. Here is the Cash Back Table
  

Fineprint and Catches in the Offer:
Maximum cash back offer is restricted to Rs 10,000 for each of the respective categories Flights, Bus, Hotels. Card Holder booking the ticket has to be one of the traveller.

Offer is valid until Jan-10-2009 [Please confirm with ezeego1 before booking]