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Axis Bank ACE Credit Card

A Google Pay co-brand cashback card whose flagship 5% rate is still live-gated to Google Pay specifically — one of two Axis cards in this dataset where the issuer's own documents genuinely disagree on the joining fee, and the only Axis card with no published eligibility criteria at all.

Joining fee
₹499
Annual fee
₹499
Status
Open
Verified
30 August 2026
Axis Bank ACE Credit Card

Fees

Joining fee
₹499
Annual fee
₹499
Fee waiver
Waived above ₹2,00,000 annual spend
Forex markup
3.5%

Rewards

cashback

  • utilities: 5%Electricity, water, gas, LPG, broadband bill payments, DTH and mobile recharges — Google Pay only (Android). Shares a combined ₹500/statement-cycle cap with the 4% category below.
  • dining, other-online: 4%Swiggy, Zomato and Ola (web and app) — named preferred merchants, subject to change without notice. Shares the same combined ₹500/statement-cycle cap with the 5% Google Pay category above.
  • everything-else: 1.5%All other eligible spend, uncapped — reduced from 2% effective 20 April 2024.

Genuine cashback, rounded to the nearest rupee per transaction, credited the cycle after purchase (3 days before the next statement). No welcome benefit currently applies — a ₹500 promotional cashback existed only for cards issued in the 2020 launch window and is not active for current applicants. Also includes a Dining Delights discount of up to 15% (capped ₹500/month) at partner restaurants, separate from the cashback programme.

Important Exclusions

  • fuel, insurance, rent, education: Also excludes wallet-load transactions, government services, gift cards, tolls, EMI transactions, jewelry/watch/silverware stores, financial-institution/cash-withdrawal transactions, and — notably — utility/telecom spend made through any channel other than Google Pay, which earns zero rather than a reduced rate.

Travel

Domestic lounge
4/year
Forex markup
3.5%

Unlocked by ₹50,000 spend in the preceding 3 calendar months, effective 1 May 2024 — waived for the issuance month plus the following 3 months on a newly issued card. No international lounge access.

Eligibility

Not published by the issuer.

No specific eligibility criteria published by the issuer.

Why this card may suit you

  • The annual fee is waived once you spend 2,00,000 in a year.
  • It includes airport lounge access, useful if you travel by air a few times a year.
  • Rewards pay back as cashback rather than points that need redeeming.

Source & Verification

Verified from official issuer sources. Last verified 30 August 2026

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Joining
₹500
Annual
₹500
Base reward
0.8% everything else
Forex
3.5%
Lounge
1/qtr domestic lounge