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Barclaycard Forward vs HSBC Premier Credit Card

Compare Barclaycard Forward and HSBC Premier Credit Card side by side: fees, rewards, APR, and perks.

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Barclaycard Forward versus HSBC Premier Credit Card compared by attribute
Feature Barclaycard Forward HSBC Premier Credit Card
Card fee No fee No fee
Purchase APR (from) 33.9% 29.9%
Interest-free period 56 days -
Foreign transaction fee 2.99% 2.99%
Rewards - Earn 1.5 HSBC points per £1 on sterling purchases and 2 points per £1 on foreign-currency purchases. Points can be transferred to airline miles (Avios, Emirates, Etihad, Flying Blue, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Qatar, Air India, Asia Miles), hotel programmes (IHG One Rewards, Wyndham) or redeemed for shopping vouchers (M&S, Amazon). Points value approximately 0.33p–1p depending on redemption.
Installments - -
No card fee
No foreign transaction fee - -
Welcome bonus
Airport lounge access -
Travel insurance -
Apple Pay / Google Pay

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  • Choose the Barclaycard Forward if its checked rows above line up with how you spend most.
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