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Axis Ace Credit Card Review

Axis Ace credit card is a darling of all cashback lovers with its best-in-class unlimited 2% cash back on offline spending and 5% on paying bills via Google Pay.

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Here's an updated review of its benefits amid all the devaluations!

Charges and Welcome Benefits​

Joining Fees₹499 + GST
Welcome BenefitsNIL
Annual Fees₹499 + GST
Annual Fee WaiverSpend ₹2L on your card in a year for an annual fee waiver*.
Add-on FeesNIL
Card CategoryCashback
  • *Rental and Wallet Transactions not included in annual fee waiver.

Reward Rate​

Spends AreaCashbackRateCapping
Bill Payments on Google Pay
(Electricity, Internet, Gas, DTH, and Mobile Recharges)
5%Maximum cashback of ₹500 per statement cycle.
Swiggy, Zomato and Ola4%Same as above combined capping.
Other Spends*2%NIL
  • *Cashback cannot be earned on transactions made on Educational Services, Fuel Spends, Rental Payments, Insurance Premium Payments, EMI transactions or purchases converted to EMI, Wallet loading transactions, Govt Payments and Gold/Jewelry Purchases
  • Cashback earned for the purchases during the current billing cycle will be credited in the next billing cycle 3 days before the statement generation date
  • No cash-back redemption fee is applicable
This card is still a leader for offline spending since it offers 2% unlimited flat statement credit at such a low fee point. This credit card has one of the most clean statements I have ever seen regarding cashback calculations.

Other Benefits​

Airport Lounge Access​

Domestic Airport Lounge Access
Complimentary Limit – 4 Visits/ Calendar year within India only for primary cardholders.
Access Via – Credit Card
Network – Visa Signature/ MasterCard World

Fuel Surcharge Waiver​

1% waiver for transactions between ₹400 to ₹4000. Maximum surcharge waiver of ₹500 per statement cycle.

Forex Markup​

Forex markup charges are applicable of 3.5%+GST.

TechnoFino Maximum​

Paying bills of ₹10,000 on the Google Pay app or using the card on select merchants ₹12,500 will maximize your savings of ₹500 per month. Rest the card can be used on all offline and online merchants for unlimited 2% cashback.

TechnoFino Recommends​

Amid all the devaluations this card still has some steam left especially the 2% unlimited cashback on offline spending. At such a low fee point, easy to achieve fee waiver, and reasonable cappings on a usually low rewarding category like bill payments this card is a showstopper as of now.

Currently, the Axis Bank credit card is being issued only by Google Pay on an invite-only basis. You can also apply it on the Axis Bank mobile app if you have a pre-qualified offer. I had used this card quite extensively along with Axis Flipkart since its launch but got rid of them in 2023 when I started transitioning to travel credit cards. A word of caution for Apple users since GPay doesn't support bill payments using a credit card on iOS.

Are you holding the Axis Ace Credit Card? Tell us in the comments below about your experience.
 
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techt

TF Legend
So it is best for offline usage, right? I have flipkart card, which is LTF and gives 1.5% , so thinking whether it makes sense to go for ace for additional 0.5%. I think not necessary
If your annual spends on ACE gonna be less than 2 Lakh, don't go for it.
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ACE has 499/- annual fee and with GST it is ~600
 

James

TF Ace
1. Will it give 2% on wallet loads, ? - no ❌
2. will it give 2% on educational fees? - no ❌
3. any cap on 2% rewards? - no ❌
4. does wallet load , education fee payment considered or fee waiver? - yes🆗
Rent transactions (MCC 6513) and wallet load transactions (MCC 6540) will not be eligible for spends counted in availing annual fee waiver.
 
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