SBI Card and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation have joined ed hands to launched the IRCTC SBI Card on the RuPay platform. The card offers travellers on Indian railways maximum savings proposition on their travel, together with superior benefits on retail, dining and entertainment, besides transaction fee waivers. Cardholders can receive up to 10% value back on AC1, AC2, AC3, AC CC bookings made at IRCTC website. The card also offers a 1% transaction fee waiver and 350 bonus reward points upon card activation. Reward points accumulated on the card can be redeemed against free tickets on IRCTC website. The card is equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Customers can simply tap their cards at a secure reader for convenient, secure and faster transactions. With this, SBI Card has expanded its portfolio on the RuPay network. Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India, said with the launch of this flagship product onto the indigenous RuPay network, a wider audience will be able to avail of the strong value proposition offered by the card. Hardayal Prasad, MD & CEO, SBI Card, said IRCTC SBI Card is one of SBI Card’s flagship offerings and is the only credit card in partnership with IRCTC. Packed with compelling benefits and targeted at a vast audience of frequent railway travellers, this card strengthens SBI Card’s portfolio on the RuPay platform, he added.