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Devaluation Revision in the HDFC Bank Credit Card Reward Points Program & Fee structure w.e.f 1st January 2023

bugmenot

TF Ace
HDFC Devaluation w.e.f 1st January 2023

  1. On the HDFC Bank SmartBuy portal, the redemption of Reward Points for flights & hotel bookings will be capped per calendar month at 1,50,000 Reward Points for Infinia, 75,000 Reward Points for Diners Black and 50,000 Reward Points for all other cards.

  2. On the HDFC Bank SmartBuy portal, the redemption of Reward Points for Tanishq vouchers will be capped at 50,000 Reward Points per calendar month for Infinia cards.

  3. Redemption of Reward Points against statement balance (CashBack redemption) will be capped per calendar month at 3,000 Reward Points for Millennia, Easy Emi millennia, Bharat, Pharmeasy and Paytm cards and 50,000 Reward Points for all other cards. w.e.f 1st February 2023

  4. For select Products & Vouchers, the redemption of Reward Points will be capped at 70% of the total value. The remaining amount must be paid using the same Credit Card w.e.f 1st February 2023.
    This is not applicable for Infina & Diners Black cards.

  5. a. Rent payments will NOT earn Reward Points on all the cards

    b. Government related transactions will NOT earn Reward Points on all the cards except Business Regalia , Business Regalia first, Business Money back, CSC small business moneyback, Paytm Business, Flipkart Business, Retailio, Best Price Save Smart, Best Price Save Max and Pinelabs

    c. Education related transactions will NOT earn Reward Points on Business Regalia , Business Regalia first, Business Money back, CSC small business moneyback, Paytm Business, Flipkart Business, Retailio, Best Price Save Smart, Best Price Save Max and Pinelab

  6. Reward Points earned on grocery transactions will be capped per calendar month at :

    a. 2000 Reward Points for Infinia, Diners Black, Regalia, Regalia Gold, Regalia first, Business Regalia , Business Regalia first, Diners Privilege, Diners Premium, Diners Clubmiles, Tata Neu Infinity cards and,

    b. 1000 Reward Points for the rest of the cards
Revision in Fee structure w.e.f 1st January 2023:

  1. For rent payments made through third-party merchants, a fee of 1% of the total transaction amount will be levied from the second rental transaction of the calendar month.

  2. If you conduct a transaction (in-store or online) in Indian currency at an international location or with a merchant located in India but registered overseas,a dynamic & static conversion markup fee of 1 % will be charged.
Source : https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/service-communication
 

Pavan

TF Legend
TF Family
Moderator
What a devaluation :( expected not sure from when axis will charge the same
 

blacktiger

TF Premier
  1. If you conduct a transaction (in-store or online) in Indian currency at an international location or with a merchant located in India but registered overseas,a dynamic & static conversion markup fee of 1 % will be charged.
Is this in addition to the 3.5% markup?
 

CMG

TF Ace
TF Family
Moderator
VIP Lounge
merchant located in India but registered overseas
How will I know, when swiping in a store, whether the merchant is registered in India or overseas?
 

TechnoFino

Founder
TF Family
Founder
Admin
a. Rent payments will NOT earn Reward Points on all the cards
This will hurt many :D
All the capping for Infinia is decent in my opinion.
For rent payments made through third-party merchants, a fee of 1% of the total transaction amount will be levied from the second rental transaction of the calendar month.
Yea too hona he thaa.... :LOL:
 
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