
HSBC Premier Credit Card
Welcome to the world of Premier Credit Cards from HSBC. Accepted at over 32 million outlets worldwide, they offer you interest-free credit for up to 56 days on purchases and a cash advance of up to 50% of your credit limit. What's more, you have the option to revolve your balance at a preferential interest rate.
Join HSBC Premier
Find out how you can enjoy all that HSBC Premier has to offer.
Benefits
Card benefits
No annual fees: the card is free for life
Up to 56 days interest-free credit on purchases and up to 50% Instant Cash from your available credit limit
Flexi Installment Plans at 0% interest
Buy now and pay in easy monthly instalments with as low as 0% interest with our Flexi Instalment Plan. Terms and Conditions apply
Up to two free additional cards to share amongst your family
MasterCard SecureCode
HSBC now offers you even more protection when shopping online with MasterCard® SecureCode™, which provides you with an additional layer of online shopping security when you shop at participating retailers using your HSBC Premier Credit Card
HSBC Entertainer mobile app
Free download of our 'Buy 1 Get 1 Free' mobile app with over 8,000 offers across 15 countries and territories
24-hour customer service
Free bill auto-payment service
Set up standing instructions to debit your HSBC current or savings account to pay your credit card bill
Access your account anywhere
With Triple Access you can transfer money and pay your bills across all of your HSBC credit cards, current, and savings accounts using your HSBC Premier MasterCard
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Cinema tickets
Feel like a star with the HSBC movie privileges. Buy 1 Get 1 Free movie ticket. For every movie ticket you buy from Cinepolis Cinema at Atrium mall SAAR using your HSBC Credit Card, you will get a second movie ticket absolutely FREE. Enjoy the movie. Terms and Conditions apply (PDF, 400KB).
HSBC Premier Privileges
Discover the vast possibilities while at home or traveling abroad with HSBC Premier Privileges, a unique collection of special discounts and experiences for HSBC Premier Credit Card customers. Find out more
Make contactless payments for small purchases using payWave
Travel features
Unlimited airport lounges with LoungeKey
Unwind before you fly and take the stress out of travelling; relax at over 850+ airport lounges worldwide. All you need to do is present your HSBC Premier World MasterCard® credit card and relax
Air Miles Rewards Programme
Air Miles is an exciting loyalty program that rewards you for shopping. They're easy to collect and can be redeemed for a wide range of exciting rewards including airline tickets, hotel accommodation, dining vouchers, jewellery, electronics, and much more! Find out more
Unlimited Wi-Fi over 60 million hotspots with iPass
Enhance your mobile experience, and get back to seamless connecting, with simple, secure, unlimited access to one of the world’s largest Wi-Fi networks, courtesy of iPass and HSBC. Simply register using your activation code to start receiving all the benefits of iPass. Find out more
Complimentary nights at participating Marriott BonvoyTM hotels
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Get complimentary nights at over 200 participating Marriott BonvoyTM hotels across the Middle East and Africa.
Car Rental Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Complimentary Gold Plus Rewards membership, providing many benefits
Discounts with Agoda and Ministry of Villas
Enjoy discounts of up to 10% with Agoda at over 180,000 hotels worldwide and 10% off villa bookings in Asia Pacific region with Ministry of Villas
Cleartrip Airline Discount
Going on a holiday or booking that business trip? Book your ticket on Cleartrip using your HSBC Premier World MasterCard® and enjoy many discounts
onefinestay Luxury Serviced Apartments Discounts
onefinestay: Enjoy a quality stay that includes a 10% discount
home&Away privilege programme
Offers all HSBC credit cardholders an array of fabulous benefits around the world at over 27,000 outlets in more than 160 countries and territories. Find out more
More details about travel features
LoungeKey access
- HSBC Premier credit cardholders (primary & supplementary) enjoy unlimited complimentary access to 850+ airport lounges worldwide, through LoungeKeyTM. Over and above the free eligibility for cardholders, a fee of US$ 32 per guest, per visit applies from 1st October 2019
- When presenting the Premier World credit card on entering the lounge, cardholders are required to tell lounge staff that they wish to enter the lounge using the LoungeKey program
- HSBC Premier World credit card cardholders will be requested to present their credit card and flight boarding passes before entry is granted to the lounge
For a full list of partner lounges including cardholder conditions, please click here or download the “LoungeKey” app on your smartphone.
Cleartrip
Book your ticket on Cleartrip using your HSBC Premier World MasterCard® and enjoy:
- 10% discount on any international round trip airfare
- No minimum amount restrictions
- Discounts on air fares are applicable on all airlines
- Unlimited usage of the offer
Simply go to the Cleartip website, select your flights, enter promo code MCWORLD, and pay with a World MasterCard World. Download the “MasterCard for You” app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Complimentary Gold Plus Rewards membership, providing benefits such as:
- Complimentary one-car-class upgrades (subject to availability)
- Up to 15% off best publicly available rates
- By passing the rental queue at many of the world’s busiest airports
- Faster reservations, rentals, and returns
Click here to get your Five Star membership, or download the “MasterCard for You” app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Complimentary nights at participating Marriott BonvoyTM hotels
Get complimentary nights at over 200 participating Marriott BonvoyTM hotels across the Middle East and Africa. Book your stay using your World MastercardTM and receive:
- One complimentary night when booking two nights
- One complimentary night when booking three nights
- Two complimentary nights when booking six nights
How to use:
Visit www.marriott.com/mastercardmea to book your stay and get complimentary nights.
onefinestay Luxury Serviced Apartments Discounts
Air Miles
Every time you use your HSBC Premier Credit Card, HSBC will give you 8 Air Miles for every BHD 1 purchased on your card, both in Bahrain and abroad. Air Miles are easy to collect and can be redeemed for a wide choice of exciting rewards. You can exchange your Air Miles for a wide range of rewards, including airline tickets, hotel accommodation, dining vouchers, jewellery, electronics and much more!
Download the Air Miles-ME app on your smartphone and collect double Air Miles when you use your HSBC Premier Credit Card and Air Miles virtual card together at a wide range of partner stores.
Insurance
Travel insurance
As an HSBC Premier MasterCard Credit Cardholder, travel insurance is available to you free of cost provided that your travel tickets are purchased using your HSBC Premier MasterCard Credit Card.
Travel inconvenience insurance
Travel doesn't always go as planned. If you encounter an obstacle, you shouldn't have to face the inconvenience alone, so World Mastercard® can compensate you for baggage loss, baggage delay, trip cancellation, trip delay etc.
To find out more about your coverage and the terms that apply, click here.
To file a claim please click here.
Travel Medical Insurance
For greater peace of mind, enhanced protection options are available to ensure that while you're traveling, your health and safety needs are met promptly and efficiently. As an HSBC Premier credit cardholder, you enjoy complimentary cover for personal accident insurance, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, medical emergency expenses and daily in-hospital cash benefit.
To find out more about your coverage and the terms that apply click here.
To file a claim please click here.
Travel insurance confirmation letter
Obtaining a travel insurance confirmation letter has never been easier, as you can generate a letter online seamlessly and immediately for your Schengen or other visa requirements.
To find out more and to apply for your letter online please click here.
Mastercard® or HSBC does not undertake any insurance business or acting as an insurer, insurance broker, insurance advisor or insurance agent. American International Group, Inc. (AIG) or their authorized representative, and not Mastercard or HSBC, is providing the relevant insurance benefits. Complimentary insurance cover is available to HSBC Premier credit cardholders, provided that the travel tickets, car rental services or eligible goods have been purchased solely using eligible HSBC Premier credit card. To find out more and see the terms that apply please visit:
Travel Insurance provided through AXA will be discontinued as of 31st December 2018.
Purchase Protection
To insure purchases made with a HSBC Master cards against theft or accidental damage occurring within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of purchase as indicated on the store receipt, up to the per occurrence limit of USD 2,000, and subject to the annual aggregate limit per cardholder of USD 5,000.
The benefits and features set out above are current as at the date they appear on our website. However, they may be subject to change at any time at our discretion. We will try to notify existing customers of any changes that may impact them either in advance of the change or shortly afterwards.
The free benefit travel insurance is provided by AXA Insurance Gulf ("AXA") pursuant to a corporate policy between HSBC Bank Middle East Limited ("HSBC") and AXA Insurance Gulf ("AXA"), whereby HSBC is the policy holder and you are the insured person. Please read the summary of cover for relevant terms and conditions and exclusions. HSBC will not be responsible for any claims, processing or otherwise.
Common carrier: (Public transport) any means of transportation operated by a company or an individual licensed to carry passengers for hire, including but not limited to aircraft, bus, ship, train, or tram.
The excess where applicable will either be in time excess applied after which a claim will be paid or in USD amount where it is applied as a deductible on the claim amount to be paid.
Card details
Payment options
- Free bill auto-payment service - just give us standing instructions to debit your HSBC Current or Savings Account at a specified percentage, from 5% to 100% of your Premier Card's outstanding balance
- Pay by cheque or cash at any of our HSBC branches in Bahrain
- Call our phone banking services at 8000 1288 to transfer funds from your HSBC Current/Savings Account
- Use your credit card from HSBC to transfer funds from your HSBC Current/Savings Account to your Premier Credit Card at any HSBC ATM in Bahrain
Fees
- Annual membership fee - none
- Up to two free supplementary cards for each primary cardholder
Supplementary card benefits
You can avail yourself of up to two free supplementary Premier Cards, which you can then provide to immediate family members or relatives:
- No annual fees: enjoy up to 2 supplementary cards with no annual fees
- Free HSBC Entertainer App
- Free Lounge Access
- Earn 8 Air Miles for every BHD 1 spent on retail purchases with our Air Miles Reward Programme
- Pay your personal Batelco, Indian School Fees, Electricity and Water bills with your Credit Card over the phone
- Access your HSBC current, savings, and credit card accounts through HSBC ATMs worldwide
- Get your credit card delivered to your residence free of cost by courier
- 24-hour customer service
- Free bill auto-payment service
- Enjoy a credit period of up to 56 days interest-free on your purchases when you choose to settle your monthly outstanding balance in full
Things you should know
For all fees and charges, please refer to:
Eligibility
- Minimum Saving, Investment, or Time Deposit of BHD 35,000 or USD 100,000
- Primary credit card applicant must be a Bahraini resident
- Primary credit card applicant must be at least 21 years of age
- Supplementary credit card applicant must be at least 18 years of age
Apply online
Simply complete the online application form to start the process.
Or call 8000 1288 (within Bahrain) or +97317529477 (outside Bahrain).
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Fulfill Visa Assistance - select MENA markets
Fulfill is a fully digital solution that allows customers in the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait to apply and book appointments for their travel visa needs.
With Fulfill visa assistance Platinum, World and MastercardTM cardholders will be able to apply and book appointments for a flat fee of USD 15.
- Drastically reduce your time spent applying for Travel Visa
- Avoid filling complicated forms, we will do that for you
- Receive document checklist for your Travel Visa submission (when you are required to personally submit the Travel Visa application)
How to use:
Visit www.fulfillsolutions.com/mastercard to access the Fulfill website and apply for your travel visa.