Research coverage — 13/16 categories
DBS Bank
DBS Spark5 Credit Card
Best forUtilities & Groceries
Earns5 Cash Points/₹100 on utilities
1st Year / Joining Fee
₹499 + taxes
Renewal Fee
Not recorded
Fee waiver
₹1,50,000
annual spend
Network
Not recorded
DBS Bank
DBS Spark5 Credit Card
Why this card may suit you
Based on the card's verified terms.
- Best suited to spending on utilities and groceries, where it earns 5 Cash Points/₹100
- Annual fee is waived at ₹1,50,000 yearly spend
How you earn
Reward rates at a glance — exactly as recorded for this card.
Utilities5 Cash Points/₹100
Groceries5 Cash Points/₹100
Dining5 Cash Points/₹100
Food Delivery5 Cash Points/₹100
Shopping5 Cash Points/₹100
All 16 reward categories · 13 of 16 categories verified
| Category | Rate | Cap | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | No reward | — | —Details
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| Education | No reward | — | —Details
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| Insurance | — | — | Research pendingDetails
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| Utilities | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | DBS Spark5 Credit Card earns accelerated Cash Points on UtilitiesDetails
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| Fuel | No reward | — | —Details
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| Groceries | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | Verified reward earn schedule on GroceriesDetails
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| Dining | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | Verified reward earn schedule on DiningDetails
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| Food Delivery | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | Verified reward earn schedule on Food DeliveryDetails
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| Shopping | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | Verified reward earn schedule on ShoppingDetails
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| Travel | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | Verified reward earn schedule on TravelDetails
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| Government | No reward | — | —Details
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| Wallet | No reward | — | —Details
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| Railways | — | — | Research pendingDetails
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| FASTag | — | — | Research pendingDetails
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| Jewellery | No reward | — | —Details
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| Telecom | 5 Cash Points/₹100 | 3,000 CP per month | DBS Spark5 Credit Card earns accelerated Cash Points on Telecom above monthly spend thresholdDetails
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“—” means not established. “Research pending” is not zero: it means DhanChakshu has not finished verifying that category, so it is not counted.
Cost & caps
What it costs to hold, and where rewards stop.
1st Year / Joining Fee
₹499 + taxes
Renewal Fee
Not recorded
Fee waiver
₹1,50,000
annual spend
Reward caps
- Multiple — 3,000 CP / month (shared cap — Multiple)
Spending thresholds
- Spend ₹50,000 per quarter → 2,500 bonus Cash Points on ₹50,000 quarterly spend (worth ₹500 at ₹0.20/CP)
Key benefits
Rewards
5 Cash Points/₹100 on utilities
Lounge access
1 domestic lounge/qtr
Fuel surcharge waiver
fuel waiver 1% up to ₹100/mo
Milestone benefit
2,500 bonus Cash Points on ₹50,000 quarterly spend (worth ₹500 at ₹0.20/CP)
Fee waiver
Annual fee waived on ₹1,50,000 annual spend
Important to know
Limits and exclusions that change what you earn.
- Multiple rewards are capped at 3,000 CP / month (shared cap — Multiple)
- No reward on: Rent, Education, Fuel, Government +2 more
- Spend ₹50,000 per quarter → 2,500 bonus Cash Points on ₹50,000 quarterly spend (worth ₹500 at ₹0.20/CP)
- Research pending: Insurance, Railways, FASTag — not counted
Who should consider this card
✓ Good fit if
- Your spending is concentrated in utilities, groceries, dining
- You can reach the ₹1,50,000 annual spend that waives the fee
△ Less useful if
- Much of your spending is in rent, education, fuel, which earn nothing
- You cannot reach the fee-waiver spend and would pay the annual fee
Full details
Everything else, expanded on demand.
Caps & exclusions · 1 caps · 6 no-reward categories
Caps
- Multiple — 3,000 CP / month (shared cap — Multiple)
Categories with no reward or not eligible
- Rent — No reward.
- Education — No reward.
- Fuel — No reward.
- Government — No reward.
- Wallet — No reward.
- Jewellery — No reward.
Milestones · 1 recorded
- Spend ₹50,000 per quarter → benefit worth ₹500 — 2,500 bonus Cash Points on ₹50,000 quarterly spend (worth ₹500 at ₹0.20/CP).
Eligibility
Subject to DBS Bank's underwriting and eligibility criteria. See the issuer's terms for current requirements.
Specifications
- Payment network: Not recorded
- Airport lounge: 1 domestic lounge/qtr
- Fuel surcharge waiver: fuel waiver 1% up to ₹100/mo
- Foreign-currency markup: Not recorded by DhanChakshu — check the issuer terms
What DhanChakshu couldn't fully verify · 5 areas
5 areas need further verification. None of these are counted as zero.
- • Insurance — research pending
- • Railways — research pending
- • FASTag — research pending
- • Foreign-currency markup — not recorded; check the issuer terms
- • Payment network — not recorded
Sources & verification
Verification & sources · last checked 2026-09-27
Verification coverage: 13 of 16 categories verified · 3 still being verified
Card record last checked: 2026-09-27
Documents used
DBS-SRC-003 · DBS-SRC-003
DBS-SRC-006 · DBS-SRC-006