Independent card analysis

Axis Bank Neo Credit Card

Axis Bank · Visa · Entry card

A low-fee lifestyle card whose value comes from explicit monthly merchant offers rather than its small base reward.

Best suited to

Entry-level professionals looking for instant discounts on Zomato and Myntra.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 13 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹250 + GST
Joining fee
₹250 + GST
Base reward rate
0.1%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
0.1%
Dining & delivery
0.1%
Bills & utilities
0.1%
Entertainment & movies
0.1%
Groceries & essentials
0.1%
Travel & hotels
0.1%
Subscriptions & streaming
0.1%
Beauty & wellness
0.1%
Offline store shopping
0.1%
International spending
0.1%
Insurance premiums
0.1%
Education & family
0.1%
Healthcare & pharmacy
0.1%
Other miscellaneous
0.1%
Gold & jewellery
0.1%
Fuel & commute
0%
House rent
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
No waiver recorded
Monthly income requirement
Approx. ₹20,000/month

Airport lounge access

No complimentary airport lounge access recorded

Movies and entertainment

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

Availability: Maximum total BookMyShow benefit ₹100 per calendar 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 · 1 item
  • Base EDGE Reward Points

    Usage-based value

    1 EDGE Reward Point per ₹200 applies to eligible base spend; merchant coupons are separate offers, not category reward rates.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹250

    ₹250 annual fee before applicable tax.

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

    Cost ₹250

    ₹250 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • Up to ₹300 utility activation cashback

    Recorded value ₹300

    100% cashback up to ₹300 on the first eligible utility bill payment.

    Conditions: Make the first eligible utility bill payment 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. Maximum total BookMyShow benefit ₹100 per calendar month.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Travel privileges · 2 items
  • Cleartrip offer: 7% off flights up to ₹2,000 and 18% off hotels up to ₹4,000, each once per month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • Cleartrip flight and hotel discounts with per-use caps

    Shown without a cash value
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Dining · 1 item
  • Dining offer: flat ₹120 off eligible Zomato orders of at least ₹499, twice per month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Insurance and protection · 1 item
  • Zero lost-card liability after prompt reporting under the cardmember agreement

    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. Applicants must be resident Indians or NRIs aged 18-70; no universal numeric income threshold is published.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-21Official source ↗
Other benefits · 4 items
  • Grocery offer: 10% off Blinkit up to ₹250 on a minimum ₹750 order, once per month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • 5% off eligible Paytm utility payments up to ₹150 on a minimum ₹299 transaction, once per month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • Flat ₹120 off on eligible Zomato orders twice a month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
  • 5% off eligible utility payments via Paytm, up to ₹150 once per month

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-13Official source ↗
Other categories (8)

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

What stands out

  • ✓ Standard ₹250 joining and annual fee; channel-specific lifetime-free offers may differ
  • ✓ Flat ₹120 off on eligible Zomato orders twice a month
  • ✓ 10% off on Blinkit and BookMyShow within their published monthly limits
  • ✓ 5% off eligible utility payments via Paytm, up to ₹150 once per month
  • ✓ Cleartrip flight and hotel discounts with per-use caps

What to watch

Base rewards are small; most value comes from coupon offers. Lifetime-free pricing applies only through select acquisition channels, so GainFair uses the standard fee schedule.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Rent · Wallet load

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 · Latest recorded change effective 28 Aug 2026