Independent card analysis

IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card

Axis Bank · RuPay · Entry card

This is the lowest-fee fuel co-brand card on this list with an eligible RuPay variant for merchant UPI payments. It can work as a secondary card for everyday use.

Best suited to

Budget-conscious IndianOil customers who also want a RuPay card for merchant UPI payments.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 13 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹500 + GST
Joining fee
₹500 + GST
Base reward rate
0.2%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
1%
Fuel & commute
0.2%
Dining & delivery
0.2%
Groceries & essentials
0.2%
Travel & hotels
0.2%
Subscriptions & streaming
0.2%
Beauty & wellness
0.2%
Entertainment & movies
0.2%
Offline store shopping
0.2%
International spending
0.2%
Healthcare & pharmacy
0.2%
Other miscellaneous
0.2%
Bills & utilities
0%
House rent
0%
Insurance premiums
0%
Education & family
0%
Gold & jewellery
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹3,50,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Not listed

Airport lounge access

No complimentary airport lounge access recorded

Movies and entertainment

BookMyShow · 10% discount · up to ₹100 · 1 use/month

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

Expand a category to see recorded benefits, fees and eligibility, with conditions and links to the sources. Categories without recorded details are grouped below; missing information does not mean a benefit is unavailable.

Rewards and cashback · 5 items
  • IndianOil fuel rewards

    Usage-based value

    20 points per ₹100 on eligible ₹400-₹4,000 IndianOil transactions; only the first ₹5,000 monthly fuel spend is eligible.

    Conditions: 20 points per ₹100 on eligible ₹400-₹4,000 IndianOil transactions; only the first ₹5,000 monthly fuel spend is eligible.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Online shopping rewards

    Usage-based value

    5 points per ₹100 on eligible ₹100-₹5,000 online transactions; only the first ₹5,000 monthly online spend is eligible.

    Conditions: 5 points per ₹100 on eligible ₹100-₹5,000 online transactions; only the first ₹5,000 monthly online spend is eligible.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • Other eligible EDGE rewards

    Usage-based value

    1 point per ₹100 on other eligible retail purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
  • 20 EDGE Reward Points per ₹100 at eligible IndianOil outlets

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • 5 points per ₹100 on eligible online shopping

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 2 items
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹500

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹3,50,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹3,50,000 eligible annual spending

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • ₹3.5 lakh eligible annual spend waives the renewal fee

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • 1,250 welcome EDGE Reward Points

    Recorded value ₹250

    Welcome points worth ₹250.

    Conditions: Make the first eligible fuel transaction within 30 days of issuance

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Movies and entertainment · 1 item
  • BookMyShow movie offer

    Usage-based · up to ₹1,200

    10% discount up to ₹100, 1 time per month.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Dining · 1 item
  • Axis Bank Dining Delights and Wednesday dining offers under their respective terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Fuel benefits · 1 item
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver on ₹400-₹4,000 fuel transactions, capped at ₹50 per statement

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    3.5% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. Axis Bank does not publish a universal numeric income threshold on the reviewed product terms.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Other categories (9)

These categories have no detailed entries. We distinguish confirmed absences from information that still needs review.

What stands out

  • ✓ 20 EDGE Reward Points per ₹100 at eligible IndianOil outlets
  • ✓ 5 points per ₹100 on eligible online shopping
  • ✓ 10% BookMyShow discount up to ₹100 each month
  • ✓ ₹3.5 lakh eligible annual spend waives the renewal fee

What to watch

Rewards outside IndianOil fuel spend are minimal; keep this strictly as a fuel-station card.

Recorded exclusions

Bills Utilities · Education Family · Gold Jewellery · Rent · Insurance · Wallet load · Government payments

How GainFair evaluates this card

The personal card advisor applies your monthly spending to category rates, limits rewards at the applicable caps, adds eligible movie, milestone and lounge value, and subtracts annual fees plus foreign-currency markup and GST. It can recommend keeping your current cards when a new card does not create enough incremental value.

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Sources checked 13 Sept 2026