Independent card analysis

Axis Bank Shoppers Stop Credit Card

Axis Bank · Visa · Entry card

A stronger Shoppers Stop ecosystem proposition for customers who can use its vouchers and membership privileges.

Best suited to

Frequent Shoppers Stop customers who value store status and can use the welcome vouchers.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 23 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹500 + GST
Joining fee
₹500 + GST
Base reward rate
0.5%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
0.5%
Groceries & essentials
0.5%
Dining & delivery
0.5%
Travel & hotels
0.5%
Beauty & wellness
0.5%
Entertainment & movies
0.5%
Healthcare & pharmacy
0.5%
Subscriptions & streaming
0.5%
Offline store shopping
0.5%
selected Shoppers Stop labels only
International spending
0.5%
Gold & jewellery
0.5%
Other miscellaneous
0.5%
Fuel & commute
0%
Bills & utilities
0%
Education & family
0%
House rent
0%
Insurance premiums
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹1,00,000 annual spending
Monthly income requirement
Not listed

Airport lounge access

No complimentary airport lounge access recorded

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
  • Shoppers Stop private-label points

    Usage-based value

    Twenty First Citizen points per ₹200 only on eligible Shoppers Stop private-label purchases.

    Conditions: Twenty First Citizen points per ₹200 only on eligible Shoppers Stop private-label purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Other Shoppers Stop brand points

    Usage-based value

    Twelve First Citizen points per ₹200 on eligible non-private-label Shoppers Stop brand purchases.

    Conditions: Twelve First Citizen points per ₹200 on eligible non-private-label Shoppers Stop brand purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Other eligible points

    Usage-based value

    Two First Citizen points per ₹200 on other eligible purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • 20 First Citizen points per ₹200 on Shoppers Stop private labels and 12 on other Shoppers Stop brands

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Two points per ₹200 on other eligible purchases

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Fee waiver · 2 items
  • Annual fee waiver

    Usage-based · up to ₹500

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹1,00,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹1,00,000 eligible annual spending

    Exclusions: rent

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • ₹500 renewal fee waived at ₹1 lakh eligible anniversary-year spend

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 5 items
  • ₹300 First Citizen points

    Recorded value ₹300

    Welcome points after the first eligible transaction.

    Conditions: Complete the first eligible card transaction · Issuer and Shoppers Stop fulfilment terms apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • ₹1,500 Shoppers Stop voucher bundle

    Recorded value ₹1,500

    Three ₹500 store vouchers in the current welcome package.

    Conditions: Each voucher requires a minimum ₹5,000 eligible Shoppers Stop purchase · Voucher validity and exclusions apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • ₹500 private-label voucher

    Recorded value ₹500

    Voucher for eligible Shoppers Stop private-label purchases.

    Conditions: Minimum ₹2,500 eligible private-label purchase · Voucher validity and exclusions apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • ₹250 online voucher

    Recorded value ₹250

    Voucher for an eligible Shoppers Stop online purchase.

    Conditions: Use on the eligible Shoppers Stop online channel · Voucher validity and exclusions apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Golden Glow membership

    Shown without a cash value

    Shoppers Stop membership privileges; no guaranteed cash-equivalent value is assigned.

    Conditions: Membership and store programme terms apply

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Memberships · 2 items
  • Golden Glow membership with early sale access, extended exchange and free delivery

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • 15% EazyDiner discount on ₹2,500+ dining bills, capped at ₹500 monthly

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official 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: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

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    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. Axis Bank does not publish one universal numeric income threshold for this co-brand card.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Other benefits · 2 items
  • Birthday and anniversary-month private-apparel discount under store terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • 1% fuel-surcharge waiver on ₹400-₹5,000 transactions, capped at ₹400 per statement cycle

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Other categories (10)

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

What stands out

  • ✓ 20 First Citizen points per ₹200 on Shoppers Stop private labels and 12 on other Shoppers Stop brands
  • ✓ Two points per ₹200 on other eligible purchases
  • ✓ ₹2,550 fixed-face-value welcome package plus Golden Glow membership
  • ✓ ₹500 renewal fee waived at ₹1 lakh eligible anniversary-year spend

What to watch

The 5% and 3% values require Shoppers Stop merchant-group context; generic shopping earns 0.5%. Rent and wallet loads do not count for fee waiver, and regulated categories earn no points.

Recorded exclusions

Bills Utilities · Insurance · Education Family · Rent · Fuel Commute · Wallet load · Government payments · Tolls · Gift cards

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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Terms tracker

Card change history

Material changes verified against dated issuer notices. Effective dates can differ from announcement dates.

  1. Value reduced

    DCC charge and reward exclusions revised

    Axis Bank applied the current DCC charge and expanded the Shoppers Stop card reward-exclusion schedule.

    Before
    The prior DCC and exclusion schedule applied.
    After
    DCC is 3.5% before tax and the current utility, insurance, education, government, stored-value, rent and fuel exclusions apply.

Issuer sources

Open the sources used for this card's product details, rewards, fees and eligibility.

Sources checked 23 Sept 2026 · Latest recorded change effective 28 Aug 2026