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Eligibility Criteria for ICICI Emeralde Private Metal - Discussion

Had a talk with my BM on getting the Emerald Metal card, he said he didn't got the approval from the product team to initiate the application process as the TRV mentioned to him by the product team is 2CR and above.

I said many people are getting this card without 2CR TRV, he then said to give one such reference and he'll initiate the same for me.

Anyone who has got this card without the official figure? I'll be just needing the name of BM/RM who has done that for you so that my BM can take that as a ref and initiate the process.

DM me please if anyone as such
If u get let me know too. TIA
 
Looks like even ICICI staff dont have clarity. Anyone is quoting whatever they feel like. If ICICI target is deliver only 200-300 EPM cards this year, then its different.
Chill karo. Let the dust settle. ICICI would give clarity in few days.

No one is talking about our favourite topic - how to upgarde to Infinia.
No Infinia success stories coming.

Think of what HDFC would be planning now. How they would make smartbuy better then ishop.
Or maybe SBI might be planning to enter the reward game. Or Axis makes a come back....
I am holding axis burgundy. And I want axis to do something.
 
Looks like even ICICI staff dont have clarity. Anyone is quoting whatever they feel like.
This is 100% true. Even one or two levels higher than BMs don't have an idea of what is happening.
I wrote to headwealthmanagement@icicibank.com to understand the requirements for WM, they just forwarded it to normal customer care.
I am eligible as per their criteria, but they are not even bothered to read an email.
Even their WM/Wealth Select/Premier team are behaving like sarkari office. ICICI should be the largest PSU, not SBI.
 
This is 100% true. Even one or two levels higher than BMs don't have an idea of what is happening.
I wrote to headwealthmanagement@icicibank.com to understand the requirements for WM, they just forwarded it to normal customer care.
I am eligible as per their criteria, but they are not even bothered to read an email.
Even their WM/Wealth Select/Premier team are behaving like sarkari office. ICICI should be the largest PSU, not SBI.
Are there any benefits of ICICI Wealth banking, other than hope?
 
Had a talk with my BM on getting the Emerald Metal card, he said he didn't got the approval from the product team to initiate the application process as the TRV mentioned to him by the product team is 2CR and above.

I said many people are getting this card without 2CR TRV, he then said to give one such reference and he'll initiate the same for me.

Anyone who has got this card without the official figure? I'll be just needing the name of BM/RM who has done that for you so that my BM can take that as a ref and initiate the process.

DM me please if anyone as such
I was told the exact same thing. I am also searching for proof that someone has received this card without meeting the official eligibility criteria. If such a case exists, it would make it easier for others to get the card as well.
 
This is 100% true. Even one or two levels higher than BMs don't have an idea of what is happening.
I wrote to headwealthmanagement@icicibank.com to understand the requirements for WM, they just forwarded it to normal customer care.
I am eligible as per their criteria, but they are not even bothered to read an email.
Even their WM/Wealth Select/Premier team are behaving like sarkari office. ICICI should be the largest PSU, not SBI.
I have sent multiple emails to this email ID, but I have never received a proper response from them.
 
I was told the exact same thing. I am also searching for proof that someone has received this card without meeting the official eligibility criteria. If such a case exists, it would make it easier for others to get the card as well.
I am thinking now to escalate this to PNO and Managing Directors and will threatened them to close all my ICICI relationships if they don't approve it
 
For a data point, I can confirm that if you have monthly salary of 3L (net credit to account), it's pretty straightforward to get EPM.

I started an application online which got declined even before I could complete the application than a guy called me from ICICI after 15 mins about it and said their system has new approval thing which is causing lot of applications to be declined automatically and he can apply for me.

He knew enough about my application for me to be sure that he was from the bank so we started the application. He said he will try without docs and gave me a list of cards upto Coral / Ruby. I asked him for EPM, he went to talk to his manager and said let me try with income docs and then said if I am ok to upload salary docs & bank statement the system is allowing EPM (3LPA credit for atleast 3 months)

I dont have much of relationship with ICICI, but have an account in ICICI (with prob 2-3 L FDs and a ULIP with current unit value about 10L) I had a mortgage with ICICI which was closed atleast 10 years back (paid and closed begore tenure) My salary account is HSBC.

I decided to not go for it finally coz I have just taken Plat charge and between me and my wife also have Plat travel, Infinia, DCB & Olympus so we can buy enough vouchers and tickets for our needs.
 
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Then what was the point of you start the card applciation process?
Great question, unfortunately the answer isn't that great.

I was kind of carried away watching the thread about ICICI market place with great returns and just pulled the trigger. By the time the whole process completed, my brain had became functional again and came back to reality that I don't need another card.
 
I think all those people who have wealth and private banking with 3 lacs + net salary, should push RM to sart the application process.
Once he agrees there would be a call from backend team, and they would fill the application on phone call. Takes 10-15 minutes. And would ask you to upload salary documents on a link.

I also underwent this experience to get LTF Sapphiro. But like @vishalgupta2 got enlightenment to what i would do with the card and decided not to submit documents.
 
Why any customer or BM will give his consent to provide his name as reference to icici management & admit that he bypassed some criteria to get approval for EPM for particular customer. I got mine last year purely on give & take thing.

This week also he has got approval for my sister-in-law for EPM who has salary account with them but in another city. She fulfill salary criteria. But not PPOP criteria which almost every BM mentions. This time also I made BM bypass some criteria to get approval on basis of our individual dealing.
 
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+1 Talked to two different RMs. The criteria is 3LPM credit (that too can be in any bank), both of these were corporate RMs so had better knowledge of the eligiblity.

Have applied via one RM, he asked for payslips and bank A/C number of ICICI thats it.
Lets see if he can get it approved.
 
I was kind of carried away watching the thread about ICICI market place with great returns and just pulled the trigger. By the time the whole process completed, my brain had became functional again and came back to reality that I don't need another card.
In Short - FOMO,
 
For a data point, I can confirm that if you have monthly salary of 3L (net credit to account), it's pretty straightforward to get EPM.

I started an application online which got declined even before I could complete the application than a guy called me from ICICI after 15 mins about it and said their system has new approval thing which is causing lot of applications to be declined automatically and he can apply for me.

He knew enough about my application for me to be sure that he was from the bank so we started the application. He said he will try without docs and gave me a list of cards upto Coral / Ruby. I asked him for EPM, he went to talk to his manager and said let me try with income docs and then said if I am ok to upload salary docs & bank statement the system is allowing EPM (3LPA credit for atleast 3 months)

I dont have much of relationship with ICICI, but have an account in ICICI (with prob 2-3 L FDs and a ULIP with current unit value about 10L) I had a mortgage with ICICI which was closed atleast 10 years back (paid and closed begore tenure) My salary account is HSBC.

I decided to not go for it finally coz I have just taken Plat charge and between me and my wife also have Plat travel, Infinia, DCB & Olympus so we can buy enough vouchers and tickets for our needs.
For which card did you attempt to apply online? Can we apply on our own dor EPM?
 
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