SCB EMI Terms and Conditions
SCB EMI Terms and Conditions
1. EMI offer is applicable to only a select Standard Chartered Credit Cardholders (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Cardholder’).
2. EMI is a facility by which the Cardholder can make purchases on the Standard Chartered
Credit Card and then convert the purchase amount into installments. Cardholders can make
the purchase at select merchant Establishment/Website and get the transaction converted into
an EMI
3. The value of the transaction should be greater than 2000 to be eligible for conversion to an
Instant EMI. Transaction value may also depend on minimum swipe on a particular product of
the merchant.
4. It will take upto 7 working days for an EMI transaction to reflect in cardholder’s account.
5. The EMI will be added to cardholder minimum amount due every month, and will attract penal
charges incase the minimum amount due is not paid in full by the mentioned payment due
date. If the amount outstanding (including the EMI) were to exceed the credit limit, cardholder
would be liable to pay over limit charges as applicable.
6. The amount of Processing Fee and Service Tax will be billed in cardholder’s monthly credit
card statement, if applicable
8. Changes to Terms and Conditions:
a. We will inform cardholder of any changes to terms and conditions through any of the
following channels:-
i. Account statements/Pass book
ii. ATMs
iii. Notice board at each branch of the Bank
iv. Internet including e-mail and website
v. Newspaper
b. Normally changes will be done with prospective effect giving notice of one month
c. Any changes in the terms and conditions will be communicated to cardholder within 30 days
of the effective date of revision, failing which cardholder may within 60 days of receipt of the
revised terms and conditions close his account without any additional charges in case the
revised terms and conditions are unfavourable to him.
d. If we have made a major change or a lot of minor changes in any one year, we will, at
cardholder’s request give a copy of new terms and conditions or a summary of changes.
9. The Bank reserves the right to foreclose the offer and debit the entire outstanding amount if
any payment is overdue.
10. A separate account would be set up for this offer. The account number would reflect on the
card statement and cardholder is requested to make payment towards each of his accounts
Individually. In case cardholder is making a payment towards the outstanding of multiple card
accounts via a single cheque/DD, then the same may be drawn in favour of any one of the
account numbers, with a clear instruction on the reverse of the cheque/DD for allocation of
payment to the respective accounts.
11. Unless explicitly specified, any loan amount that has been approved against cardholder‘s
credit card is a part of his credit card limit. In such a case, cardholder’s credit card limit would
be blocked to the extent of the outstanding principal of the loan taken against the credit card.
As and when the monthly EMI/amount applicable is repaid, cardholder’s available credit limit
would increase by the amount of principal paid off.
12. The ‘Available Credit Limit’ displayed in the monthly statement also factors all outstandings
pertaining to balance transfers, advances and any unpaid principal amount on cardholder’s
EMI loan accounts.
13. Participants will not hold Standard Chartered responsible or liable for any actions, claims,
demands, losses, damages, costs, charges which a participant might suffer, sustain, or incur
by way of this scheme.
14. If cardholder’s credit card is closed before all instalments have been charged or if his EMI
account is pre-closed, the offer amount outstanding together with the pre-closure charges (if
applicable) would be debited as one consolidated amount to his credit card. Thereafter, this
will be considered to be an outstanding on cardholder’s card account and will attract financial
charges (as per the T&C governing the credit card) should there be partial / no payment
against the same.
15. Nothing contained herein shall prejudice or affect the terms and conditions of the Card
Member agreement. The terms of this agreement shall be in addition to and not in derogation
of the terms contained in the Bank’s Card Member Rules and Regulations.