Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card - Benefits, Charges and Eligibility

Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card Overview

ICICI Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card comes packed with comforts and conveniences. Your ICICI Bank Platinum Identity Chip debit card will entitle you to a number of 'special discounts and conveniences and rewards' like never before.

Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card Features

  • Domestic daily purchase limit of Rs. 2,00,000 and international transaction limit of Rs. 1,50,000
  • Daily cash withdrawal limit of Rs. 1,00,000 whether you withdraw locally or internationally
  • Use your ICICI Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card on the internet for buying travel or movie tickets, paying your bills and much more
  • Receive instant SMS alerts on transaction made on your ICICI Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card
  • Allows you to track your spends on a regular basis. The details of the purchases made on your card, along with the date, merchant's name and amount are mentioned in your bank statement

Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card Eligibility

All customers holding an account with ICICI bank are eligible for this card. Existing eligible customers can also upgrade the accounts to apply for this card.

Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card Fees & Charges

  • Enrolment Fee: Nil
  • Annual Fee: Rs. 150 + GST
  • PoS/Ecom Transactions: Nil
  • Replacement/Reissuance Charges for Debit Cards: Rs. 200 + GST
  • Cancellation Fee: Nil
  • Mark Up Charges for each POSP transaction at Railway Bookings: Transaction charge of 1.8% of the transaction amount

Icici Bank Platinum Identity Chip Debit Card Benefits

  • Zero Surcharge on Fuel Purchases: Fuel surcharge would not be applicable for the transactions done on ICICI Bank swipe machines at selected government fuel petrol outlets (HPCL/ IOCL/ BPCL)
  • Earn 6 Points on every Rs. 200 spent at merchant establishment in India & 10 Points at merchant establishment outside India
  • Free Air Accident Insurance: Rs. 20 lakhs
  • Free Personal Accident Insurance: Rs. 10 lakhs
  • Free Purchase Protection: Rs. 2.5 lakhs
  • It comes with the added security of Zero Liability, a unique feature which protects your debit card against unauthorised purchases on loss, theft or misplacement

What is EMV-Chip Based Debit Card?

EMV stands for Europay MasterCard and Visa, who developed this technology. EMV-chip based debit cards are the debit cards which have embedded microprocessor chip that stores and protects cardholders' information/ data. It uses enhanced security features to protect the important date of the card holders and discourages card's unauthorized usage.

EMV-chip based debit card generates fresh user data every time the user transacts. Therefore, it is impossible for hackers/ fraudsters to steal the information or copy the original data from any card. Further, EMV technology uses your debit card as well as PIN to complete any transaction.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks in the country to replace magnetic-strip debit/ credit cards with EMV-chip based cards by 31 December 2018 as magnetic cards are quite vulnerable to skimming. Banks have already replaced the existing magnetic strip debit/ credit cards with latest EMV chip cards. Banks will provide it free of cost.