Latest Updates

Effective 28 August 2026, Axis Bank revised DCC markup fees (to 3.5% for most cards), excluded gift cards and toll/FASTag payments from earning rewards or counting towards spend milestones, and updated late payment fees across affected cards.

Effective 28 August 2026, Axis Bank revised DCC markup fees (to 2% for Magnus variants), excluded gift cards and toll/FASTag payments from earning rewards or counting towards spend milestones, and updated late payment fees across affected cards.

American Express has significantly reduced the value of the Platinum Travel Card by removing Membership Rewards milestone bonuses at ₹1.9 lakh and ₹7 lakh spends. It has also introduced a quarterly spend requirement for complimentary domestic lounge access starting 1 October 2026.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club is again available on Travel EDGE for affected Axis cards at reduced card-specific transfer ratios. Accor and Marriott remain unavailable.

Effective 13 July 2026, IndiGo BluChips and Accor Live Limitless (ALL) allow reciprocal point transfers. BluChips convert to ALL at a 6:1 ratio, while ALL points convert to BluChips at a 3:2 ratio.

From 26 July 2026, Live+ offers 10% cashback up to ₹1,200/month on food, dining, groceries, shopping and utilities. It also adds contactless fuel cashback, 1.99% forex markup, 2 domestic lounge visits/year, and 1 international lounge visit/year from 1 September 2026.

From 1 July 2026, HDFC SmartBuy brand vouchers earn accelerated points only up to 3,000 points per month across affected premium cards. Each card's overall SmartBuy monthly cap continues to apply separately.

Effective June 1, 2026, IndusInd Bank upgraded the reward points transfer ratio for the Tiger Credit Card to Air India Maharaja Club from the previous 2:1 to 1:1. This means 1 IndusInd reward point now converts to 1 Maharaja Club point. The monthly cap of 25,000 points remains. Transfers are irreversible and can only be made to your own Maharaja Club account via the IndusMoments portal.

Effective 15 May 2026, HDFC Bank has revised its Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) markup fee to 1.75% on INR-denominated international transactions or transactions with merchants registered overseas.

Effective 15 May 2026, HDFC revised its Dynamic Currency Conversion markup fee to 1.75% on INR-denominated international transactions or transactions with overseas-registered merchants for affected cards.