Axis Bank Freecharge Plus Credit Card: rewards, caps and exclusions
The Axis Bank Freecharge Plus Credit Card pays 5% on On-deck spends done through the Freecharge application, and 1% on everything else. Below is every rate, cap and exclusion in Axis Bank's published terms, as we last checked them on 9 October 2026.
What it earns
What earns nothing
Spend in these categories earns no rewards on this card, however it is paid for:
- Wallet loads
- Fuel
- Cash withdrawals and fees
- Jewellery
- Government payments
- Insurance premiums
- Education fees
- Utility bills
- Telecom bills (since 20 June 2025)
- Gift cards
- EMI conversions
- Tolls
- Rent
What costs extra
Worse than earning nothing: Axis Bank charges a fee for these.
- 1% on Rent Transaction fee, plus GST
- 1% on Wallet Load Transaction fee, plus GST
- 1% on Fuel Transaction fee, plus GST
- 1% on Education Transaction fee (third-party apps only), plus GST
- 1% on Utility Transaction fee, plus GST
- 1% on Online Skill-Based Gaming Transaction fee, plus GST
Fees
- Annual fee: ₹350, plus 18% GST
- Joining fee: ₹350
- Annual fee waived on ₹50,000 of spend in a card year
Where this comes from
Transcribed from Axis Bank's own documents and checked against them on 9 October 2026:
- product page, axis.bank.in
- Freecharge Plus cashback T&C, axis.bank.in (PDF)
- revision effective 20 Jun 2025, axis.bank.in (PDF)
- all-card revision effective 28 Aug 2026, campaign.axis.bank.in (PDF)
- Key Fact Sheet updated 17 Sep 2026, axis.bank.in (PDF)
- MITC, axis.bank.in (PDF)
Banks change these terms, sometimes with a month's notice. If a figure here disagrees with Axis Bank's current document, the bank's document is right. Tell us at support@zenidhi.com and we'll fix the rule, here and in the app.
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