Urvish Donga
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Urvish Donga
@UrvishDonga
Cardiff Business School
















HDFC just killed the most loved credit card of India — INFINIA. From 16 Jan 2026: • Gyftr via SmartBuy rewards cut from 5X → 3X • Returns drop 16.5% → 9.9% • Amazon Pay vouchers down to 5.77% Infinia’s biggest value driver is gone. Premium fee, no longer premium rewards.

Why I dropped the idea of getting HSBC Premier Credit Card ❓ I visited the HSBC branch to open a Premier account based on stock-units based TRV, and here’s what I experienced 👇📉 👉 Transferring units from Zerodha (CDSL) to HSBC (NSDL) is a lengthy, manual and uncertain process. The bank executive even said they won’t take responsibility if anything goes wrong while transferring ₹40 lakh worth of shares as Zerodha is with CDSL DP while HSBC Demat Account is with NSDL😬📑. 👉 Until the units get transferred, I would need to park ₹40 lakh in their savings account earning just 1.5% interest 💸😓 That’s a huge opportunity cost, considering this money usually earns double-digit returns for me 📈🔥 👉 As mentioned earlier, once the shares move to HSBC Demat, they’re practically stuck. HSBC doesn’t offer a trading account linked to their demat, so you can hold shares but cannot sell ❌📊 The only option is to move them back to Zerodha — a process that may take 8–10 days or more ⏳🌀 😇😇😇 At that point, I realised it’s way too much hassle, risk and uncertainty — all for 20,000 Accor points 🎁✨ available as a joining bonus if apply HSBC Premier Card before 31st Dec 2025. So, I dropped the plan to get the HSBC Premier Credit Card 🚫💳 Press Like button and Share or Repost if you found it informative 😊. Follow “SpendWisely” for updates, info and tips about credit cards and online shopping. ————————————— SpendWisely Blog: Get full details and in-depth review of every popular credit card on SpendWisely Blog. Here is the link 👉 spendwisely.in






















