Independent card analysis

IndusInd Bank Avios Visa Infinite Credit Card

IndusInd Bank · Visa · Premium card

A focused premium Avios option with strong lounge allowances and a low preferred-destination forex rate.

Best suited to

British Airways or Qatar Airways Avios collectors who travel internationally several times a year.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 24 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹5,000 + GST
Joining fee
₹10,000 + GST
Base reward rate
1.5%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
1.5%
Groceries & essentials
1.5%
Dining & delivery
1.5%
Travel & hotels
1.5%
preferred destinations and airlines only
Beauty & wellness
1.5%
Entertainment & movies
1.5%
Healthcare & pharmacy
1.5%
Subscriptions & streaming
1.5%
Offline store shopping
1.5%
International spending
1.5%
Gold & jewellery
1.5%
Other miscellaneous
1.5%
Bills & utilities
0.5%
Education & family
0.5%
Insurance premiums
0.5%
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
Not listed

Airport lounge access

8 domestic airport lounge visits per year • 8 international airport lounge visits per year

2 domestic airport lounge visits per quarter · Issuer card

Guest access: Not available

2 international airport lounge visits per quarter · Priority Pass

Guest access: Chargeable

Priority Pass use within India and guest visits are chargeable under issuer terms.

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

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Rewards and cashback · 5 items
  • Preferred-destination POS Avios

    Usage-based value

    Six Avios per ₹200 only on point-of-sale purchases in the cardholder’s selected preferred international destination.

    Conditions: Six Avios per ₹200 only on point-of-sale purchases in the cardholder’s selected preferred international destination.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • British Airways and Qatar Airways direct Avios

    Usage-based value

    Five Avios per ₹200 only on eligible British Airways or Qatar Airways website/app purchases.

    Conditions: Five Avios per ₹200 only on eligible British Airways or Qatar Airways website/app purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Utility, education and insurance Avios

    Usage-based value

    One Avios per ₹200 on eligible utility, education and insurance transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Government-payment Avios

    Usage-based value

    One Avios per ₹200 only on transactions identified as government payments.

    Conditions: One Avios per ₹200 only on transactions identified as government payments.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Other eligible Avios

    Usage-based value

    Three Avios per ₹200 on other eligible domestic and international purchases; preferred-destination online purchases also use this rate.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Fees · 3 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹5,000

    ₹5,000 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹10,000

    ₹10,000 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 5,000 renewal Avios after payment of the ₹5,000 annual fee

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • 20,000 welcome Avios

    Recorded value ₹20,000

    Welcome Avios valued at the engine’s conservative ₹1 per Avios.

    Conditions: Pay the applicable ₹10,000 joining fee · Meet issuer activation and fulfilment conditions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Spend milestones · 2 items
  • 18,000 Avios at ₹8 lakh

    18,000 reward units

    Unlocked after ₹8,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹8,00,000 per card anniversary year

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 18,000 additional Avios at ₹16 lakh

    18,000 reward units

    Unlocked after ₹16,00,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹16,00,000 per card anniversary year

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Airport lounge access · 2 items
  • Domestic lounge access

    Usage-based value

    2 visits per quarter through Issuer card. Guest access: not available.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • International lounge access

    Usage-based value

    2 visits per quarter through Priority Pass. Guest access: chargeable. Priority Pass use within India and guest visits are chargeable under issuer terms.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Travel privileges · 1 item
  • Two complimentary meet-and-greet uses yearly at eligible airports

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Insurance and protection · 4 items
  • Overseas medical cover up to USD 25,000

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Lost baggage ₹1 lakh and delayed baggage ₹25,000

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Passport loss ₹50,000, ticket loss ₹25,000 and missed connection ₹25,000

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Total Protect card-loss and counterfeit-fraud cover

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Concierge · 1 item
  • 24x7 concierge and elderly-care assistance

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official 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: 2026-09-24Official 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. IndusInd Bank does not publish a universal numeric income threshold for Avios Visa Infinite.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Other benefits · 4 items
  • Up to 10% Qatar Airways discount under booking-class and fare terms

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • 1% fuel-surcharge waiver on eligible fuel transactions; the reviewed page does not publish a numeric cap

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Three Avios per ₹200 on eligible ordinary purchases

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
  • Six Avios per ₹200 at the selected preferred international destination

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-24Official source ↗
Other categories (7)

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

What stands out

  • ✓ 20,000 welcome Avios after payment of the joining fee
  • ✓ Three Avios per ₹200 on eligible ordinary purchases
  • ✓ Six Avios per ₹200 at the selected preferred international destination
  • ✓ Eight domestic and eight international lounge visits yearly

What to watch

The 1.5% forex rate applies only to point-of-sale spend at the selected preferred destination; standard forex is 3.5%. Reward earning per statement is limited by the assigned credit limit and cannot be fully valued without that limit.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Rent · Cash withdrawal · Fees charges

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 24 Sept 2026