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HDFC Bank Infinia Metal Credit Card: rewards, caps and exclusions

The HDFC Bank Infinia Metal Credit Card pays about 10% on SmartBuy hotel bookings — flights and brand vouchers earn 5X, trains 3X, on the first ₹45,000 of spend a month, and 1% on everything else. Below is every rate, cap and exclusion in HDFC Bank's published terms, as we last checked them on 8 October 2026.

₹12,500 a yearPaid in points

What it earns

≈10%SmartBuy hotel bookings — flights and brand vouchers earn 5X, trains 3Xon the first ₹45,000 of spend a month

≈1%Billson the first ₹3,00,000 of spend a month

≈1%Groceries, Billson the first ₹60,000 of spend a month

≈1%Everything elseno cap stated

≈ marks a rate paid in points, valued at ₹0.3 a point. That is Zenidhi's conservative valuation, the same one the audit uses: the cheap end of what the points can be redeemed for, never the best transfer. Redeemed well, they can be worth more.

What earns nothing

Spend in these categories earns no rewards on this card, however it is paid for:

Fuel
Wallet loads
EMI conversions
Rent (since 1 January 2023)
Government payments
Education fees (since 1 September 2024)

Milestones

In HDFC Bank's own words:

renewal: 12,500 RP on renewal-fee realization + card activation → 12,500 RP

Fees

Annual fee: ₹12,500, plus 18% GST
Joining fee: ₹12,500
Annual fee waived on ₹10,00,000 of spend in a card year

Welcome benefit: 12,500 RP + Club Marriott (first year) on paying the joining fee.

Where this comes from

Transcribed from HDFC Bank's own documents and checked against them on 8 October 2026:

Banks change these terms, sometimes with a month's notice. If a figure here disagrees with HDFC 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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