Independent card analysis

YES BANK POP-CLUB Credit Card

YES BANK · RuPay · Entry card

A low-fee UPI card with useful everyday-partner benefits and a reachable fee waiver for regular users.

Best suited to

Entry-level cardholders who use UPI and the POP partner ecosystem.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 23 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹399 + GST
Joining fee
₹0
Base reward rate
2%
Forex markup
3.4%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
10%
Groceries & essentials
2%
Dining & delivery
2%
Travel & hotels
2%
Beauty & wellness
2%
Entertainment & movies
2%
Education & family
2%
Healthcare & pharmacy
2%
Subscriptions & streaming
2%
Offline store shopping
2%
International spending
2%
Gold & jewellery
2%
Insurance premiums
2%
Other miscellaneous
2%
Fuel & commute
0%
Bills & utilities
0%
House rent
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
At ₹1,50,000 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 · 2 items
  • Online POPcoin bonus

    Usage-based value

    Eight incremental POPcoins plus the two-coin base produce 10 POPcoins per ₹100 on eligible online purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Base POPcoins

    Usage-based value

    Two POPcoins per ₹100 on other eligible purchases; one POPcoin equals ₹1.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Fees · 1 item
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹399

    ₹399 annual fee before applicable tax.

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

    Usage-based · up to ₹399

    Annual fee may be waived after ₹1,50,000 of eligible annual spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹1,50,000 eligible annual spending

    Exclusions: rent · billsUtilities

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • ₹399 renewal fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh eligible anniversary-year spend

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 2 items
  • Up to ₹2,000 joining package

    Shown without a cash value

    The issuer-partner advertises a conditional joining package but does not publish a fixed universally redeemable composition on the current page.

    Conditions: Complete the applicable activation and partner-offer conditions · Actual value depends on current issuer-partner fulfilment

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Up to ₹2,000 of joining benefits under current issuer-partner fulfilment terms

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Spend milestones · 1 item
  • 1,500 POPcoins at ₹1.5 lakh anniversary spend

    1,500 reward units

    Unlocked after ₹1,50,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹1,50,000 per card anniversary year

    Exclusions: rent · billsUtilities

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    3.4% 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

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. The reviewed product and MITC sources do not publish a universal numeric income threshold.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Other benefits · 5 items
  • Partner privileges across Blinkit, Zomato, Cult.fit, PharmEasy, Rapido and Cleartrip

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • 1% fuel-surcharge waiver on eligible ₹1,000-₹3,500 transactions, capped at ₹100 per statement cycle

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Ten POPcoins per ₹100 on eligible online purchases

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Two POPcoins per ₹100 on other eligible purchases and current POP UPI payments

    Shown without a cash value
    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • One POPcoin equals ₹1 across the POP ecosystem

    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

  • ✓ Ten POPcoins per ₹100 on eligible online purchases
  • ✓ Two POPcoins per ₹100 on other eligible purchases and current POP UPI payments
  • ✓ One POPcoin equals ₹1 across the POP ecosystem
  • ✓ ₹399 renewal fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh eligible anniversary-year spend

What to watch

The issuer-partner page advertises up to ₹2,000 joining benefits but does not publish a fixed universally redeemable cash composition, so GainFair assigns no guaranteed welcome value. Rent, wallet, utility, fuel, government and marketing/advertising transactions do not earn.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Bills Utilities · Rent · Wallet load · Government payments · Marketing advertising · Cash withdrawal · Post purchase emi · Instant emi

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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Issuer sources

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Sources checked 23 Sept 2026