r/CardMaximiser

I’m considering the PhonePe SBI Card SELECT BLACK and wanted to clarify two things:

If I **buy an Amazon Pay gift card directly from Amazon using the SELECT BLACK**, will I get the **5% online-spend reward** (up to the 1,000 RP monthly cap)?

What is the best way to **maximize rewards on this card**? For travel, should I book **through the PhonePe app**, where train bookings open ConfirmTkt and bus bookings open AbhiBus inside the PhonePe in-app browser, so that they qualify for the **10% PhonePe travel category**? Or would booking directly on ConfirmTkt/AbhiBus give the same reward?

Looking for experiences from anyone who has actually used the card for these transactions.