Effective August 1, Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank credit card users will earn 0.5 percent as NeuCoins on eligible UPI transactions. They will get an extra 1 percent back as NeuCoins if they use Tata Neu UPI ID for a transaction.
The migration of Citi credit cards to Axis Bank will be completed by July 15. Here, we address common questions from Citi credit card users regarding the migration process, the benefits and features of the Axis Bank credit card replacing the Citi card, rewards programs, annual fees and charges, and more.
Users must remember that their credit cards could exclude certain payments from the minimum spend threshold calculation. Usually, transactions converted into EMIs or returned purchases are not taken into account. And, always live within your means.
Effective from June 21, any cashback you earn will reflect in your credit card statement, rather than appearing as Swiggy money cashback on the swiggy app.
The card offers the flexibility to choose spend categories to maximise rewards. However, the drawback is that only select merchants are available. And the interest is usuriously high.
Credit cards with travel benefits offer airport lounge access, discounts on travel-related purchases, and rewards or air miles that can be redeemed against flight bookings.
On March 13, Federal Bank said it has stopped issuance of new co-branded credit cards and is in the process of rectifying the areas that are deficient and will seek regulatory clearance prior to resumption of new issuance
ICICI Bank and YES Bank have revised fees on savings account services, effective May 1. YES Bank and IDFC First Bank have introduced a surcharge on utility transactions made using credit cards.
Tightening of rules, risk weight increases and even ban on select issuers has not derailed fresh credit card issuance and spends, which continue to grow.
Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank recently imposed additional charges if you pay utility bills using your credit cards. These payments used to earn a credit card user a tiny set of reward points. Not anymore. But there’s a reason.
In the last five years, the central bank imposed major restrictions on financial institutions such as Paytm Payments Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, SBM Bank (India), Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte, and American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International, among others.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 24th April barred private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels, and from issuing fresh credit cards. But why did RBI take such decision? Watch to find out
RBI barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding clients through digital channels due to supervisory concerns over their technology platforms.
The trend of borrowing money to fund vacations can weigh heavily over the years. The better option may be to look for ways to boost income, create additional avenues for income or create a corpus via recurring deposits or savings schemes. This will be easier than schemes that bear the burden of high interest rates.
SBI Card MILES users can convert travel credits to air miles and hotel points with card partners. Users get accelerated rewards on every travel booking, and airport lounge access, among other benefits. The annual charges for the card start from Rs 1,499 and go up to Rs 4,999, before tax.
This co-branded credit card offers accelerated rewards on shopping, coupled with the convenience of fuel surcharge waivers, dining privileges and many more. The joining fee for this credit card is Rs 500 plus applicable taxes.
Lately, there have been several complaints against SBI Unipay, a bill payment aggregator service, where the payment gets deducted from the customer’s bank account, but the bill payment fails on the platform.
IDFC First Bank has reduced reward points for online purchases, increased spending requirements for airport lounge access, and modified terms for utility and rent payments via its cards, effective May 1, 2024. Watch for more details!
IDFC First Bank has revised the reward points system, introduced surcharges on utility transactions, increased spending criteria to access airport lounges, among other things on its credit cards.
Holders of cards issued by these lenders will have to pay processing fees for rent and education transactions, surcharges on utility transactions, among other things.
The two banks are introducing the surcharge with effect from May 1 because this is a low-margin business category, and to prevent misuse
To start with, you may want to disable your international transactions immediately and ignore messages/email alerts to enable international online usage until the issue is sorted out. You can file complaints and claim refunds as per RBI rules, says Axis Bank.
The bank already has five co-branded credit cards -- with IndiGo Airlines, PVR, Indian Oil Corporation, Myntra, and Metro Cash and Carry.
The Bank has also chopped off benefits on travel credit cards, which includes the Atlas credit card, and co-branded credit cards such as Vistara Infinite and Vistara Platinum. The changes will be effective April 20, 2024.
Both banks have cited regulatory guidance received from RBI on March 12.