A foreign card machine asks: rupees or local currency? Picking rupees can cost you 4-8% on every spend. Here is the DCC trap, the maths, and the one-second fix.
Axis Bank revises Magnus for Burgundy terms from 28 August 2026, with identical changes on the standard Magnus. DCC markup rises to 2%, gift cards stop counting towards the ₹30 lakh fee waiver, tolls and FASTag stop earning EDGE Rewards, and Priority Pass no longer works at Indian domestic lounges. Here is the rupee cost of each change.
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Axis Bank is revising eight credit cards from 28 August 2026. Here is what actually changes, the DCC-vs-forex confusion cleared up, and who should care.
HSBC has recently issued the full MCC list that shows which MCC codes earn 10% cashback on this card. Good news: Now you can earn more on same spends. Full details inside.
Standard Chartered is moving up to 4.5 lakh Indian credit card accounts to Federal Bank after 31 July 2026. Here is what happens to your credit limit, reward points and dues, and exactly how to get your new Federal Bank card.
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Here are the three credit cards that fit ₹25,000 on paper and in practice, the maths behind each, and the two other popular cards worth skipping until your next appraisal.
2025 and 2026 have been the years of quiet devaluation in credit cards. This is the running list. What actually changed, when, what it costs you in rupees, and — the part that matters — what to do about it.
The 12-month playbook for graduating from an FD-backed card to a full unsecured credit card in India, month-by-month timeline, utilisation math, and the reapplication strategy.