{"id":30844,"date":"2026-09-09T10:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/gff-2026-mastercard-launches-world-select-premium-card-programme-for-affluent-customers-in-india\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:08:56","slug":"gff-2026-mastercard-launches-world-select-premium-card-programme-for-affluent-customers-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/gff-2026-mastercard-launches-world-select-premium-card-programme-for-affluent-customers-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"GFF 2026: Mastercard launches World Select premium card programme for affluent customers in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-id=\"19987524\">Mastercard has launched World Select, a premium card programme targeting India&#8217;s growing affluent consumer segment, at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>The programme was introduced alongside issuing partners RBL Bank, City Union Bank and Jammu &amp; Kashmir Bank. It brings together benefits across travel, dining, entertainment, wellness and lifestyle categories.<\/p>\n<p>Among the benefits available to World Select cardholders are complimentary stays at select ITC Hotels properties, up to \u20b94,000 off on a first visa application through Atlys and dining discounts of up to 50% at more than 1,000 EazyDiner partner restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/images.cnbctv18.com\/cnbc-assets\/html\/mutual-fund.html?v=7.9&amp;page_type=article\" title=\"embedded-content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"370px\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The programme also includes travel insurance with an option to cancel for any reason twice a year, according to Mastercard.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Mastercard&#8217;s broader premium offering, World Select cardholders will have access to The Mastercard Collection, which includes curated travel, dining and entertainment experiences. This includes access to more than 1,350 airport lounges across nearly 150 destinations, along with select restaurant and entertainment privileges and airport security Fast Track lanes.<\/p>\n<p>The launch comes as spending patterns among India&#8217;s higher-income households continue to evolve. Mastercard Economics Institute estimates that India will add more than 17 million high-income households by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Gautam Aggarwal, President, India &amp; South Asia, Mastercard, said the programme is aimed at consumers who are increasingly prioritising convenience and experiences in their spending.Mastercard said the World Select programme will be expanded to additional issuing partners, with more benefits expected to be added in the coming months.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/personal-finance\/gff-mastercard-new-world-select-premium-card-programme-affluent-customers-19987524.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mastercard has launched World Select, a premium card programme targeting India&#8217;s growing affluent consumer segment, at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026 in Mumbai. The programme was introduced alongside issuing partners RBL Bank, City Union Bank and Jammu &amp; Kashmir Bank. It brings together benefits across travel, dining, entertainment, wellness and lifestyle categories. Among the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}