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PhonePe HDFC Bank Ultimo Credit Card: rewards, caps and exclusions

The PhonePe HDFC Bank Ultimo Credit Card pays about 10% on Select PhonePe categories - Recharges & Bills, Travel & Stays on the PhonePe application, on the first ₹10,000 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 9 October 2026.

RuPay₹999 a yearPaid in points

What it earns

≈10%Select PhonePe categories - Recharges & Bills, Travel & Stays on the PhonePe applicationon the first ₹10,000 of spend a month

≈5%Select online brands - Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Ajio, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato (online / UPI)on the first ₹10,000 of spend a month

≈1%Everything else (UPI)on the first ₹50,000 of spend a month

≈ marks a rate paid in points, valued at ₹1 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:

EMI conversions
Fuel
Wallet loads
Gift cards
Cash withdrawals and fees
Government payments
Rent
Education fees
Insurance premiums
Jewellery

Fees

Annual fee: ₹999, plus 18% GST
Joining fee: ₹999
Annual fee waived on ₹2,00,000 of spend in a card year

Welcome benefit: 5 PhonePe cashback vouchers × ₹200 (scratch cards) on paying the joining fee and spending ₹500.

Where this comes from

Transcribed from HDFC Bank's own documents and checked against them on 9 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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