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Axis Bank Reserve Credit Card

Axis Bank Reserve Credit Card by Axis Bank. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.

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Fees & welcome

Joining fee

₹50,000.

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Annual / renewal fee

  • ₹50,000 (2nd year onwards).
  • Waived on eligible spends of ₹35,00,000 in the preceding card anniversary year.

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Fee waiver

  • Annual fee of ₹50,000 waived on eligible spends of ₹35,00,000 in the preceding card anniversary year.
  • Spend threshold excludes Utility & Telecom, Rent, Wallet, Government spends, Insurance, Gold & Jewellery, Fuel, Cash advances and Repayments (eff. 20 June 2025).
  • For customers onboarded from 1 Sept 2023, fee waiver of ₹50,000 on spends of ₹35,00,000.
  • Onboarded before 1 Sept 2023, waiver on ₹25,00,000 (moving to ₹35,00,000 for anniversaries after 1 Sept 2024).

Verified · Axis Bank Reserve Credit Card – Terms & Conditions (September 2023 revision) · 2026-08-03 · source

Welcome benefit

  • 15,000 EDGE REWARD Points on card activation.
  • Customer must do first transaction within 30 days of card creation to be eligible for 15,000 Edge Reward points in the first year.
  • Not applicable for first-year-free and lifetime-free cards.

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Earn rates

  • 15 EDGE REWARD Points per ₹200 on eligible domestic spends.
  • 2X i.e. 30 EDGE REWARD Points per ₹200 on international spends up to credit limit per calendar month, then 15 EDGE REWARD Points per ₹200 thereafter (effective 20 June 2025). 15 base points credited within T+7 days.
  • The accelerated 15 points credited on the 45th day from respective calendar month end.

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Lounge & forex

Lounge access

  • Domestic lounge program: unlimited complimentary domestic lounge visits per year for both Primary and Add-on card holders, plus 12 complimentary visits per year for accompanying guests.
  • Priority Pass Program: unlimited complimentary international lounge visits for Primary card holders and 12 guest visits in a calendar year.

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Forex markup

  • Foreign Currency Transaction Fee: 1.5% of the transaction value for RESERVE Credit Card (all other cards 3.50%).
  • Effective 20th Dec 2024.

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Fees & charges

Charge

  • Finance/interest charge (eff. 20 Dec 2024): Overdue interest on extended credit and interest on cash advances 3.0% per month (42.58% per annum) for RESERVE.
  • Cash withdrawal fee: Waived for RESERVE Credit Card.
  • Foreign currency transaction fee: 1.5% of transaction value.
  • Dynamic Currency Conversion markup: 1.5% plus taxes.
  • Rent Transaction Fee: 1% per transaction.
  • Wallet Load Transaction Fee (eff. 20 Dec 2024): 1% on cumulative wallet loads of ₹10,000+ per statement cycle.
  • Fuel Transaction Fee (eff. 20 Dec 2024): 1% on cumulative fuel spends of ₹50,000+ per statement cycle.
  • Education Transaction Fee (eff. 20 Dec 2024): 1% per transaction on third-party app education payments.
  • Utility Transaction Fee (eff. 20 Dec 2024): 1% on cumulative utility spends of ₹25,000+ per statement cycle.
  • Online Skill-Based Gaming Transaction Fee (eff. 20 Dec 2024): 1% on cumulative spends of ₹10,000+ per statement cycle.
  • Fee for cash payment at branches: ₹175 (daily limit ₹50,000).
  • Over-limit fee: 2.5% of over-limit amount (min ₹500).
  • Cheque return/dishonour: 2% of payment amount (min ₹500).
  • Late Payment Fee (all other cards): Nil up to ₹500.
  • ₹500 for ₹501-5,000.
  • ₹750 for ₹5,001-10,000.
  • ₹1,200 above ₹10,000.
  • Recurring late payment additional ₹100.
  • Add-on card fee: Nil.
  • Duplicate statement, mobile alerts, hotlisting, balance enquiry, replacement fee: Waived.

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Interest-free period

  • Interest-free credit period ranges from 20 to 50 days, depending on the date of transaction.
  • Suspended if any balance from the previous month's bill is not paid by the due date.
  • For cash advances, interest is charged from the date of transaction until payment.

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Rewards

Milestone benefit

  • Annual benefit of 50,000 EDGE REWARD Points has been discontinued (eff. 20 April 2024).
  • Renewal benefit discontinued w.e.f. 20 April 2024.

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Redemption value

  • EDGE Reward Points can be redeemed for travel vouchers, electronic items and more from the eDGE Rewards catalogue, or transferred to partner airline/hotel programs at 5:2 (5 EDGE Reward Points = 2 Partner Point/Mile).
  • Effective 1st Oct 2025, the Bank reserves the right to forfeit unredeemed EDGE REWARD Points/Miles 30 days after card closure or if the minimum amount due is outstanding for more than 90 days.

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Reward cap

  • Miles Transfer: maximum 1 lakh EDGE REWARD Points cumulatively to Group A partners and maximum 4 lakh EDGE REWARD Points cumulatively to Group B partners per calendar year.
  • Rent capped at ₹1,00,000 per month for EDGE REWARD Points earn.

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Reward exclusion

Utility & TelecomRent (capped at ₹100000 per month for EDGE REWARD Points earn)WalletGovernment spendsInsuranceGold & JewelleryFuelCash advances and Repayments (eff. 20 June 2025). Earlier exclusions (eff. 20 Apr 2024) covered InsuranceFuelGold/Jewellery & Wallet

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Transfer partners

Transfer partner

Airlines (15)

  • Air Canada

    Aeroplan

    5:2
  • Ethiopian Airlines

    Ethiopian Airlines

    5:2
  • Etihad

    Etihad Guest

    5:2
  • Japan Airlines

    JAL Mileage Bank

    5:2
  • Qatar Airways

    Qatar Airways

    5:2
  • Singapore Airlines

    Krisflyer

    5:2
  • Turkish Airlines

    Turkish Airlines

    5:2
  • Thai Airways

    Royal Orchid Plus

    5:2
  • United Airlines

    MileagePlus

    5:2
  • Air France-KLM

    Flying Blue

    5:2
  • Air India

    Flying Returns

    5:2
  • Air Asia

    Air Asia

    5:2
  • Qantas Airways

    Qantas Frequent Flyer

    5:2
  • SpiceJet

    SpiceJet

    5:2
  • Vistara

    TATA SIA Airlines Ltd

    5:2

Hotels (5)

  • Accor Hotels

    Accor Live Limitless

    5:2
  • Marriott International

    Marriott Bonvoy

    5:2
  • Wyndham Hotels

    Wyndham Rewards

    5:2
  • ITC

    ITC

    5:2
  • IHG Hotels & Resorts

    IHG One Rewards

    5:2

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Transfer rule

  • For each airline/hotel transfer partner, only 1 partner program loyalty ID can be linked at a time.
  • Linking another ID delinks the existing one.
  • Must wait 60 days after updating a partner loyalty ID before updating a new one.
  • Total EDGE Reward Points convertible to Partner Points capped at 5,00,000 per customer ID per calendar year.

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Travel & lifestyle

Dining benefit

  • Complimentary Swiggy One membership (6-month) available on Axis Bank RESERVE Credit Card for eligible HNI customers: unlimited free deliveries on food orders above ₹199, up to 30% extra discounts, unlimited free Instamart deliveries on orders above ₹199, flat 10% off on Genie, and access to pre-book dine-out reservation deals.
  • Membership must be activated within 6 months of receiving the code.
  • Once activated it cannot be cancelled and no refund is issued.

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Travel benefit

  • Delay in Check-in Baggage: reimburses cost of necessary items for basic needs in case of baggage delay of more than 6 hours while travelling overseas (valid only if flight ticket purchased with the card).
  • Airport Transfer service discontinued from 20th April 2024.

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Protection

Insurance

  • Insurance covers (as per welcome booklet, subject to card being active/used at least once in 90 days prior): Zero Lost Card Liability against fraudulent purchase transactions (30 days prior to reporting; needs FIR; not valid for ATM/PIN/OTP/mPIN/CVV transactions).
  • Purchase Protection against fire or burglary within 90 days of purchase (needs FIR; jewellery/perishables excluded).
  • Price Protection.
  • Credit Shield covering outstanding up to a specific amount on accidental death.
  • Loss of Check-in Baggage and Loss of Travel Documents overseas (valid only if flight ticket purchased on the card).
  • Air accident cover discontinued w.e.f. 31st October 2022.

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Eligibility

Eligibility

  • Cardholder must activate the new Credit Card within first 30 days of card issuance.
  • Failure results in card closure as per RBI guidelines.
  • To retain the older 5:4 miles conversion, customer must open and maintain a Burgundy Private account (minimum TRV of ₹5 Crore) and take a Burgundy Private Credit Card.

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Official sources

Verified 2026-08-03 · facts from the official issuer page. Issuers may change fees, earn rates, lounge counts and waivers without notice — always confirm before applying.