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HDFC Infinia (Metal)

Name: HDFC Infinia (Metal)
Brand: HDFC Bank
Rating: 4.9 (50 reviews)

Top-tier travelers — invitation-only, the apex of HDFC reward redemption.

4.9 / 5

Joining fee

₹12,500

Annual fee

₹12,500

Top reward

33%

Min income

₹4,000,000

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5-year value calculator

How much HDFC Infinia (Metal) actually pays you over time, net of annual fees.

Your monthly spend₹50,000

Includes 40% in this card's boost category, 60% general spend.

Annual rewards₹86,880

Annual fee−₹12,500

Fee waiver triggers at ₹1,000,000 annual spend. You're currently at ₹600,000. Bump monthly spend to ₹83,334 to clear it.

Cumulative net value

+₹371,900

over 5 years

Year 1

₹74,380

+₹74,380/yr

Year 2

₹148,760

+₹74,380/yr

Year 3

₹223,140

+₹74,380/yr

Year 4

₹297,520

+₹74,380/yr

Year 5

₹371,900

+₹74,380/yr

Year 1 (with bonus)

₹74,380

Year 2+ (steady state)

₹74,380/yr

Estimates use the card's published rates and a 40/60 boost-vs-general split. Real returns vary with how tightly your spend matches each card's boost categories.

Reward rates

What you earn back, by category.

Everything else

3.3%

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travel

33%

Capped at ₹75,000 per year

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Welcome bonus

12,500 reward points (offsets joining fee 1:1)

What you get

Unlimited international + domestic lounge access (self + guest)
10x reward points on SmartBuy partners
Free annual Club Marriott + Club Vistara Gold
Concierge 24x7
2% forex markup

Eligibility

These are guidelines, not hard cutoffs. Banks frequently approve below the listed income if your credit is healthy.

Min annual income

₹4,000,000

Min credit score

800+

Self-employed

Eligible

Points value

What 1 HDFC Infinia (Metal) point is actually worth

Best redemption is 16.7× the worst

Same points, wildly different values depending on redemption. Most cardholders default to the boring option and never see the upside. Here's the full ladder for HDFC Infinia (Metal):

Singapore KrisFlyer transfer
Best

₹5.00/point

1:1 transfer to Air Vistara → Singapore. Sweet spot: 70K points = ₹3.5L ticket ZRH-DEL.

Marriott Bonvoy transfer

₹1.00/point

1:1 to Marriott. Cat 5 hotel = 35K points = ~₹28K room cash.

SmartBuy 10x partners (flights, Tata CLiQ)

₹1.00/point

10x rewards on SmartBuy, redeemed for vouchers.

Gift voucher catalog

₹0.50/point

Amazon, Flipkart, Croma vouchers at 50p/point.

Welcome bonus — the under-priced lever

Spend ₹1L within 90 days; get 12,500 reward points (~₹12,500 at SmartBuy or ₹50K+ as airmiles).

Welcome bonus value at best redemption: ₹62,500

Sweet spots & gotchas

✓Sweet spot: 70K points → Singapore KrisFlyer → DEL-CDG business class (~₹2L+ cash equivalent).
✓Use Club Marriott membership for free breakfast — adds ~₹3,000 value/stay.
✓Annual fee ₹12,500 waived at ₹10L spend.

Full HDFC Infinia (Metal) redemption deep-dive Run the points calculator

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Best SaaS to pay with the HDFC Infinia (Metal)

The SaaS subscriptions where HDFC Infinia (Metal) earns the most for you — ranked by net annual savings vs a default 3.5%-forex retail card. If your stack covers all six, the modelled savings stack to ≈ ₹4,63,429/yr.

Top match

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