Compare Union Bank NEXTERIA Credit Card and PNB LUXURA RuPay Metal Credit Card on annual fee, rewards, fee waiver, lounge access, forex markup, best-fit use case and source evidence.
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Premium Union Bank customers who can genuinely use the RuPay Ekaa family lounge, hospitality, concierge and insurance bundle.
High-income travelers who can use unlimited lounges, zero forex markup and premium hospitality benefits enough to justify the large fee exposure.
bankingreference.info · Comparison research sheet
Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare/union-bank-nexteria-credit-card-vs-pnb-luxura-rupay-metal-credit-card/
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Source review: September 12, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
4 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Union Bank NEXTERIA Credit Card | PNB LUXURA RuPay Metal Credit Card |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee | The reviewed current NEXTERIA product page does not display the joining-fee figure in its rendered benefit section; verify the current Union Bank KFS/MITC before applying. | ₹9,000 + GST; product page says the fee is charged if first-three-cycle spend is below ₹2.5 lakh or the activated card closes within 90 days |
| Annual fee | The reviewed current NEXTERIA product page does not display the annual-fee figure in its rendered benefit section; verify the current Union Bank KFS/MITC before applying. | ₹7,500 + GST |
| Fee waiver | No fee-waiver amount is copied from an unrendered document in this review; use the current KFS/MITC linked by Union Bank for the controlling fee/waiver condition. | PNB’s live product page states annual-fee waiver above ₹8 lakh annual spend; a separate MITC snapshot has published a different threshold, so the live application disclosure should control |
| Rewards | The current rendered NEXTERIA page focuses on RuPay Ekaa premium benefits and does not expose a complete reward earn table in the visible section reviewed here; verify the current KFS/MITC for earn economics. | 4 Reward Points per ₹100 on eligible spend, with 3X Reward Points on travel and dining plus milestone rewards |
| Lounge | Union Bank currently advertises unlimited individual domestic and international lounge visits plus two family visit allowances per quarter under the bank/NPCI curated offer, subject to programme rules. | Unlimited complimentary domestic and international airport lounge access on the reviewed PNB product page |
| Forex markup | No current NEXTERIA-specific forex-markup percentage is asserted from the rendered product page; verify the current KFS/MITC before international use. | Nil forex markup |
| Network | RuPay Ekaa. | RuPay Ekaa / current LUXURA RuPay metal variant |
| Eligibility / approval | Positioned for premium Union Bank clients; issuance, eligibility, credit limit and KYC remain subject to Union Bank's current policy and approval. | PNB lists age 21–70, salaried gross monthly income of at least ₹1.5 lakh or non-salaried annual income of at least ₹18 lakh; a fixed-deposit route is also published |
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Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
Open primary issuer source ↗Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
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Reviewed September 12, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 4 attached first-party sources