ICICI

ICICI Bank Sapphiro Mastercard Credit Card

Premium card · 16/year domestic lounge · 3.5% forex markup.

  • Strong lounge access 16 lounge visits per year
Annual fee ₹3,500 per year
Forex markup 3.5% high
Lounge access 16 visits / year
Rewards / ₹100 2 pts base

At a glance

Snapshot · usage · fit

Fast facts

Annual fee
₹3,500
Joining fee
₹6,500
Forex markup
3.5%
Lounge access
16/year domestic lounge
Reward rate
2 pts / ₹100

What you'd do with it

  • Works best for travelers who need around 16 domestic lounge visits a year.
  • Less suited to international transactions because forex markup is 3.5%.

Best for

  • Strong lounge access

Not the best for

  • High forex markup (3.5%)

Still worth it?

Evidence-backed snapshot

Good fit if

  • Lounge access is on file.

Watch out for

  • Forex markup is 3.5%, so frequent international spends may be costly.
  • One or more decision fields have source disagreement; verify before applying.

Verify before applying

  • Welcome benefit timing and claim process.
  • Lounge spend criteria, guest rules, and visit caps.
  • Annual fee waiver terms and eligible spend exclusions.
  • Issuer fees, GST, finance charges, and late-payment terms.
  • Reward exclusions, caps, redemption value, and voucher timelines.
Fees confidence: Medium Forex confidence: High Rewards confidence: Unknown Lounge confidence: Medium Waiver confidence: Unknown

Card facts refreshed 4 June 2026.

Estimated usage

Example usage at this monthly spend

  • At this monthly spend, you'd earn: ~1,000 pts/month (base earn)
  • Fee waiver conditions unclear — verify
  • Forex cost ~₹1,750 per ₹50k international spend

Illustrative only, using current base rates and snapshot data.

Benefits & charges

Side-by-side facts
Benefits

Lounge Access

Domestic visits
16/year
International visits
2/year

Rewards

Points per ₹100
2 pts
Fees & charges

Fees

Annual fee
₹3,500
Joining fee
₹6,500

International Use

Forex markup
3.5%
Product tier
Premium

Annual fee break-even math

When does this card pay for itself

Annual fee is ₹3,500 and a clean break-even threshold is not clearly specified in the current snapshot.

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The fine print

Caps · exclusions · sources · last refresh
  • Card facts refreshed on 5 June 2026.
  • Annual fee on file: ₹3,500.
  • Forex markup currently listed at 3.5%.
  • 16/year domestic lounge is on file in the latest refinery snapshot.