The CardBuzz blog
Card-by-card write-ups from our team, features, fees, lounge access and who each card actually suits. For the numbers after every cap and exclusion, head to the card pages.
6408 posts · Page 369 of 534 · View the full archive
GuidesMakemytrip ICICI Bank Signature Credit Card vs BPCL SBI Card Octane: Which Credit Card Wins in 2026?
Makemytrip ICICI Bank Signature Credit Card against BPCL SBI Card Octane: fees, reward rates, lounge access and which one suits which spender. Updated 2026
How-To GuidesThe lifestyle verdict: cards for the good life
Dining out, movies, fashion, food delivery, weekend getaways — lifestyle spending is the largest slice of most urban credit-card bills, and the category where the right card pays you back every single week. After reviewi
How-To GuidesPaying wedding vendors: cards, UPI, and cash
The average Indian wedding now costs ₹39.5 lakh, and 38% of couples make most of their payments digitally — a historic shift for a category that ran on cash envelopes a decade ago. But "digital" covers three very differe
ComparisonsWedding loan vs credit cards: the honest math
Fifteen percent of Indian couples borrow for their wedding, and the average wedding loan is ₹15.5 lakh. The rest put at least part of the bill on credit cards. Both are debt — but they are very different kinds of debt, w
Deals & OffersFestive gifting with cards: Diwali 2026 rewards guide
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, November 8, with Dhanteras on Friday, November 6 — the five-day festival runs November 6–10. For cardholders, the festive season is the highest-ROI spending window of the year: e-commerce sal
How-To GuidesWedding EMI: financing the big day without the stress
WedMeGood's 2025–2026 report found that 15% of couples take loans for their wedding, with the average wedding loan at ₹15.5 lakh. But long before the loan paperwork, most families face a simpler question: the venue wants
Buying GuidesLifestyle cards: dining, movies, and experiences in 2026
Lifestyle spending — restaurants, movies, fashion, food delivery, weekend experiences — is where most urban cardholders actually feel their card working. Unlike once-a-year travel redemptions, dining discounts and movie
How-To GuidesHoneymoon on points: the credit card strategy
WedMeGood's latest report pegs travel-related wedding expenses — pre-wedding trips, guest logistics, and honeymoons — at an average of ₹3.41 lakh. For most couples, the honeymoon is the largest single travel purchase the
How-To GuidesBuying jewellery with cards: rewards, EMI, and safety
Jewellery is often the single largest line item in an Indian wedding budget — and the trickiest to pay for smartly. Gold carries its own tax structure, its own pricing games, and a minefield of credit-card exclusion list
Buying GuidesThe 8 best cards for wedding expenses in October 2026
Wedding season in India means concentrated, high-value spending — venues, jewellery, outfits, travel, gifting — often ₹5–15 lakh flowing through cards in a few months. That concentration is a rewards goldmine if your car
How-To GuidesPaying for weddings with credit cards: the 2026 playbook
WedMeGood's 2025–2026 industry report puts the average Indian wedding budget at ₹39.5 lakh, up 8% year-on-year, with destination weddings averaging ₹58 lakh and Jaipur topping the charts at ₹73 lakh. Travel-related expen
How-To GuidesThe education verdict: cards that pay for learning
Nine guides into this series, one question remains: if you're paying for education in 2026 — school fees, a degree, coaching, insurance premiums on the side — which cards should actually be in your wallet? This is the ve