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Sri Lanka Β· NTB

NTB Amex Explorer

American Express Β· β€” Β· Verified 9 hr ago

4 lounge visits/yrTravel insurance USD 500,0000% instalment planConcierge
#34
rank
37.08
score / 100

What drives this score

Every card runs through the same 12 factors. The bar shows how much of the available points this card captured. 3 factors below lack data and score 0 by default; an operator can fill them in.

  • Purchase APR25%+12 / 12
  • Airport lounge accessYes+12 / 12
  • Benefits depth9 listed+4 / 4
  • Contactless paymentsYes+2 / 2
  • Foreign-transaction fee1%+7 / 7
  • 0% installment plans (EPP)12 plans+0.08 / 8
  • Active offers strength0+0 / 15
  • Annual feeLKR 22,500+0 / 12
  • Interest-free period50 days+0 / 8
Data gaps
  • Dining cashbackβ€”β€” / 8
  • Supermarket cashbackβ€”β€” / 8
  • Fuel cashbackβ€”β€” / 4
Total37.08 / 100 Β· captured 37.1%
Score history Β· 1 changeshow
  1. 3 hr agoscore steadyNow ranked
    • interest rate purchaseβ€” β†’ 25(+12 pts)
    • loungeβ€” β†’ 4(+12 pts)
    • foreign tx feeβ€” β†’ 1(+7 pts)
    • key benefits Β· lengthβ€” β†’ 9(+4 pts)

Fees

Annual feeLKR 22,500verified by editor
Joining feeLKR 0
Supplementary card feeLKR 5,000
Late payment feeLKR 2,000
Over-limit feeLKR 2,000
Cash advance fee5%
Foreign currency markup1%

Interest

Revolving APR25%
Cash advance APR25%

Eligibility

Minimum incomeLKR 150,000

Rewards

Reward rateNot published
Reward typeNot published

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Full details

Interest & rates

Purchase APR25%
Interest-free days50
Minimum payment4%

Rewards

Fuel surcharge2%

Perks

Lounge visits / year4
Lounge programmePriority Pass
Travel insurance cover (USD)USD 500,000
ConciergeYes
0% instalment planYes
Instalment planYes
Max instalment tenure (months)12

Eligibility & card

Minimum incomeRs. 150,000
NetworkAmerican Express
CurrencyLKR
Full fee schedule (11)
Annual feeRs. 22,500
Joining feeRs. 0
Supplementary annual feeRs. 5,000
Late payment feeRs. 2,000
Over-limit feeRs. 2,000
Cash advance fee5%
Cash advance fee (min)Rs. 1,250
Foreign-transaction markup1%
Card replacementRs. 2,000
Statement copyRs. 200
Cheque returnRs. 5,000

Other

Cash advance apr25%
Instalment plan tenure months min6
Is affinityNo
Loan on card availableYes
Rewards programmeMembership Rewards
Sources1 source Β· 2 editor overrides

Primary source Β· tariff_pdf

https://www.americanexpress.lk/images/pdf/american-express-tariffs.pdf

Last fetched 3 hr ago Β· LLM confidence 90%

Cited quotes (16)

  • supports fees.annual_fee_lkr

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Annual fee-Primary Rs.22,500”
  • supports fees.joining_fee_lkr

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Joining fee-Primary Nil”
  • supports annual_fee_supplementary_lkr

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Annual fee-Supplementary Rs. 5,000”
  • supports interest_rate_apr_pct

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Finance Charge 2.08%p.m(25%p.a.)”
  • supports cash_advance_apr_pct

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Cash advance interest 2.08%p.m(25%p.a.)”
  • supports cash_advance_fee_minimum_lkr

    β€œAmerican Express Explorer Card ... Cash advance fee (Locally) Rs.1,250+5%on face value”
  • supports fees.cash_advance_fee_pct

    β€œCash advance fee (Locally) Rs.1,250+5%on face value”
  • supports max_interest_free_days

    β€œMaximum credit period on new purchases 50days”
  • supports minimum_payment_pct

    β€œMinimum amount due whichever is higher 4%orRs250”
  • supports fees.late_payment_fee_lkr

    β€œLate Payment Fee Rs.2,000”
  • supports fees.over_limit_fee_lkr

    β€œExcess Charge over credit limit Rs.2,000”
  • supports card_replacement_fee_lkr

    β€œCard replacement fee Rs.2,000”
  • supports cheque_return_charge_lkr

    β€œReturned cheques (lack of funds) Rs.5,000”
  • supports statement_copy_fee_lkr

    β€œOne copy free, 2nd copy onwards each ... Rs.200”
  • supports fuel_surcharge_pct

    β€œFuel surcharge fee: 2% applies for American Express cards”
  • supports fees.foreign_currency_markup_pct

    β€œa cross boarder fee of 1% will be added to the converted amount”

Editor verification

operator 2026-06-27: NTB Amex card page + american-express-tariffs.pdf

by admin Β· 2026-06-27T00:00:00Z

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