Axis Bank REWARDS Credit Card

Axis Bank

A generalist mid-tier points card without a strong specific category focus.

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₹1,000

Joining fee

₹1,000, waived at ₹2L spend

Annual fee

Waived at Rs 2,00,000 annual spend (official).

3.5%

Forex markup

4.0 / 5

Rating

Eligibility

Estimated minimum income: ₹15,000+/month

Estimated — not officially confirmed by the bank.

Estimated minimum CIBIL score: 660+

Estimated — not officially confirmed by the bank.

Income/CIBIL not disclosed officially or by aggregator.

Key features

Reward details

2 EDGE Reward Points per Rs 125 spent on most purchases

20 EDGE Reward Points per Rs 125 (1X base + 9X accelerated, 10X effective) on Apparel & departmental stores — 1,008 points per statement month on the accelerated portion

Welcome bonus: 5,000 EDGE Reward Points for cumulative net spend of Rs 1,000+ within 30 days of card issuance

Rs 30,000 cumulative spend in a statement month: 1,500 EDGE Reward Points (aggregator frames the annual equivalent as up to 18,000 points/year)

Redemption

Catalogue redemption requires a minimum of 300 points, value varies by item (aggregator caps effective value around Rs 0.20/point).

Ratio: 5 or 10 EDGE points = 1 partner point depending on partner

Excluded from rewards: transportation & tolls, utilities, insurance, educational institutions, government institutions, digital wallets, rent, fuel

Real-world feedback

Sourced from user reviews and comparison sites (aggregator/user-sourced), not confirmed by the bank.

Praise

Meaningful milestone benefits (up to 18,000 points/year); relatively low/achievable fee-waiver threshold (Rs 2 lakh spend); recurring Swiggy discount offer — Paisabazaar

Complaints

Low redemption value of EDGE points (~Rs 0.20/point cap); tight cap on the 10X accelerated category (maxes out around Rs 7,000 of monthly qualifying spend); lounge access is spend-conditional rather than unconditional; no international lounge access at all — Paisabazaar

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