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ICICI Bank iShop Accelerated Reward Points Portal Launched - Upto 36% Reward Rate 🔥

As promised by ICICI Bank at the time of launching the Emeralde Private Metal Card and Times Black Card, they have introduced their Accelerated Rewards Portal, iShop by ICICI Bank. Through this portal, ICICI Bank cardholders can earn accelerated rewards when purchasing gift vouchers, booking flights, and reserving hotels.

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The portal is similar to HDFC Bank’s SmartBuy for HDFC customers. However, ICICI Bank also offers accelerated rewards to its debit card and net banking customers, even if they don't have an ICICI credit card. The portal appears to be in beta testing, as ICICI Bank has added a "Beta" tag to the iShop logo. So, expect changes in rules and capping.

Let's dive into the details of this portal!

Reward Earning on iShop Portal

Credit Cards & Debit Cards:
  • 6X Reward Points on Flight Bookings & Shopping Vouchers
  • 12X Reward Points on Hotels
  • 4% Cashback for co-branded ICICI cards
Net Banking Customers:
  • 3% iCash on Flight Bookings
  • 6% iCash on Hotels
  • NA% iCash on Shopping Vouchers
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Redemption on iShop Portal

You can redeem your credit card reward points on the iShop portal.

The value of credit and debit card reward points depends on the card you hold. For example, with the ICICI Bank Emeralde Private Metal Credit Card, 1 reward point = ₹1.

Redemption Options:

  • Flight Booking: You can pay 100% of the order value using reward points.
  • Hotel Booking: You can pay 90% of the order value using reward points, and the remaining 10% must be paid using the same credit card.
  • Shopping Vouchers: You can pay 50% of the order value using reward points, with the rest paid via card.

For Net Banking Customers:

  • Instead of reward points, Net Banking Customers receive iCash from iShop (1 iCash = ₹1).
  • For flights, hotels, and gift vouchers, you can use a maximum of 80% iCash, and the remaining 20% must be paid via net banking.
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Reward Redemption Fees: You will be charged Rs. 99 + GST per successful redemption except for Emerald Private Metal Credit Card and Times Black Card.

How to Access the iShop Portal

Login URL:
https://icicibank.com/ishoplogin
Log in using your mobile number and access the portal to purchase gift vouchers, book flights or hotels, and earn accelerated reward points. You can also use the portal to redeem your card's reward points.

Capping on Accelerated Reward Points

The cap on accelerated reward points through iShop depends on the ICICI credit or debit card you hold.

Credit Cards:

  • ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Credit Card: 18,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Times Black Credit Card: 15,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Emeralde PVC Credit Card: 12,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Diamant World Credit Card: 12,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Other Credit Cards (Coral, CSK, HPCL, ManU, Parakram, Rubyx, Sapphiro): 9,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Co-Branded Credit Cards (Amazon, Adani, Emirates, MMT, etc.): ₹1,100 Cashback

Debit Cards:

  • ICICI Sapphiro & Expressions Sapphiro Debit Card: 9,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Rubyx & Expressions Coral Debit Card: 9,000 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Private, Wealth, Coral & Expressions Debit Card: 7,250 Bonus Points
  • ICICI Other Debit Cards: 7,250 Bonus Points

Reward Rate:

The reward rate varies based on your card variant.

Card NameCard Base Reward RateReward Rate On Flight BookingReward Rate On Hotel BookingReward Rate On Bus BookingReward Rate On Gift Vouchers
ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Credit Card3%18%36%18%18%
ICICI Times Black Credit Card2%12%24%12%12%
ICICI Emeralde PVC Credit Card1%6%12%6%6%
ICICI Diamant World Credit Card0.75%4.5%9%4.5%4.5%
ICICI Other Credit Cards0.50%3%6%3%3%
ICICI Co-Branded Credit CardsVarious4%4%4%4%

Spends Required to Earn the Maximum Possible Bonus Points:

Credit Card NameOverall Bonus Point Capping On iShopSpends Required For 6X CategoriesSpends Required For 12X Categories
ICICI Emeralde Private Metal Card18,000Rs. 1,20,000Rs. 54,600
ICICI Times Black Card15,000Rs. 1,50,000Rs. 68,200
ICICI Emeralde Plastic Card12,000Rs. 60,000Rs. 27,300
ICICI Diamant World Card12,000Rs. 80,000Rs. 36,400
ICICI Bank Other Credit Cards9,000Rs. 90,000Rs. 41,000
ICICI Bank Co-Branded Credit CardsRs. 1,100Rs. 27,500 (4% Cashback)Rs. 18,400 (6% Cashback)

iShop Bonus Points Time-frame:

1. Is the bonus points capping applicable per statement cycle or per calendar month?

Answer: The bonus points capping is applicable per calendar month.

2. When will the bonus reward points be credited after completing transactions on iShop?
Answer: Typically, your ICICI Reward Points/Cashbacks are credited to your ICICI Bank Credit Card/Debit Card within 90 days of the transaction or from 45 days of the completion of travel/stay, whichever falls later.

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This is an amazing launch from ICICI Bank. ICICI Bank has often been tagged as a low-rewarding credit card issuer, but with this portal launch, customers can now earn significant bonus reward points using their ICICI Bank credit cards. This is a great way to revamp the bank's credit card portfolio.

One key expectation from ICICI Bank is that they should enter the airmiles game as soon as possible. According to some sources, they are already working on it. They are also aiming to launch a hotel co-branded credit card soon.


Original thread started by @Infamous. Credit for editing the old post: @BVC, @Talkwithfino, @Gkcards and @Pavvan.
 
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And in addition to this, when will the joining benefits mail come? Post payment of first bill?
Talking about the Taj, Eazydiner, Golf, etc. benefits that are available.
The Taj voucher was issued after 60 days of joining.

Though havent used Golf benefit till now. But Golf benefits can be availed from starting. Its more about booking slots at the golf clubs.
 
@theXfactor , @Dobbiee Guys does either of you have EPM and given you 2 mentioned that you have received all accelerated RP, what is the upper cap on EPM. Is is 18k or 21k? I have heard mixed things from customer care and people.
Both of us have EPM bhai.

Not checked upper cap with ICICI. Waiting for official documents to be visible. Also not having that high spend in next 2-3 months to breach the limit.

Reward points are visible in reward section after 2 statement generations.
 

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Thanks @Dobbiee . Mere is month 16k jitne points aaye hai accelerated apart from base points but the maths is not adding up hence asked. In march i did a travel booking so should have received full monthly cap hence asked.

Yes, accelerated points are not visible to me either.

For reward points earning caps look at calendar month.
For reward point issuance, try look at billing cycle. Probably complicated maths of icici would work.

And yes there was a hic-up to issue reward points in first statement cycle, till march, which seems smooth now.
 
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probably band e kar diya ho sakta hai. I am concerned about those who may have bought vouchers and had not redeemed it. Last I checked, they had stopped sending vouchers in email and voucher codes were visible within the portal itself. Toh portal gya toh voucher codes bhi gaye.
 
probably band e kar diya ho sakta hai. I am concerned about those who may have bought vouchers and had not redeemed it. Last I checked, they had stopped sending vouchers in email and voucher codes were visible within the portal itself. Toh portal gya toh voucher codes bhi gaye.
Some points have got added in 'earned during the month' last night.
No way ICICI can back out. They would not take risk of such major dent to the bank's image.
No customer would trust them again.

Probably Beta ka kaam khatam. Papa might be on way.
Or it could be a major upgrade to the iShop.

@TechnoFino could throw some light on this.
 
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