Devaluation Airtel app levying usage fee on utility payments on Airtel Axis credit card

[itzmycard]

Airtel started levying usage fees on electricity bill payments while using Airtel Axis credit card on its app. Might add the same for other bill payments also.

 

[agd19682]

What? 😨 🙃

Yes,

Take a look at the screenshot below:


In the above statement, refer the transactions for 22-Mar-2025, the Rs. 847.24 is an Airtel payment and the Rs. 1999 is an electricity bill payment. In this case, for the airtel transaction, I should have received Rs. 211.81 and Rs. 199.9 for the electric bill, however, I received Rs. 211 and Rs. 199 respectively, which means that I received Rs. 1.71 less. If we assume that Axis bank has rolled out 1 lakh cards at the very least, then this would work out to Rs. 171000.

 

[Slayer]

@rimtesh this also known as neo/buzz moment

 

[mailmenow]

Getting 411 instead of 211.96, double

How??
Sometimes they are crediting some extra cashback.

 

[Slayer]

Typo tha uska bhai 211 ki jagah 411 likh diya kal agar 811 likh deta toh Kotak 811 bolne lag jate kya?

 

[agd19682]

Yes, apologies for the confusing post. There was a typo in my earlier comment, I have rectified it now.

 

[Abhisek]

Yes,

Take a look at the screenshot below:View attachment 92524
View attachment 92524

In the above statement, refer the transactions for 22-Mar-2025, the Rs. 847.24 is an Airtel payment and the Rs. 1999 is an electricity bill payment. In this case, for the airtel transaction, I should have received Rs. 211.81 and Rs. 199.9 for the electric bill, however, I received Rs. 211 and Rs. 199 respectively, which means that I received Rs. 1.71 less. If we assume that Axis bank has rolled out 1 lakh cards at the very least, then this would work out to Rs. 171000.

Every card do this. Seen this in both APAY ICICI and SBI Cashback. Axis is no different.

 

[Slayer]

Every card do this. Seen this in both APAY ICICI and SBI Cashback. Axis is no different.

Not Swiggy .

 

[mailmenow]

Yes,

Take a look at the screenshot below:View attachment 92524
View attachment 92524

In the above statement, refer the transactions for 22-Mar-2025, the Rs. 847.24 is an Airtel payment and the Rs. 1999 is an electricity bill payment. In this case, for the airtel transaction, I should have received Rs. 211.81 and Rs. 199.9 for the electric bill, however, I received Rs. 211 and Rs. 199 respectively, which means that I received Rs. 1.71 less. If we assume that Axis bank has rolled out 1 lakh cards at the very least, then this would work out to Rs. 171000.

It's clearly mentioned in their t&c

 

[mailmenow]

No mine is 114 version. Still having charges for electricity

Sorry 116. +3 words

 

[Hemang]

It's clearly mentioned in their t&c

Yes it depends on bank to bank. If i remember correctly tata neu infinity me if the number is greater than 50 paise, it gets rounded off to next and not to previous one. It all depends on the fine print defined by banks.

 

[saurzx]

Uninstalled the latest .116 version. Downloaded and installed the .115 version from apkmirror. And voila! no usage fee. Paid electricity bill successfully.
Don't know how long it will work.
Also on latest version the usage fee is only applicable on electricity payment, so you can pay gas bill with usage fee and still get 10% cashback.

 

[mailmenow]

Uninstalled the latest .116 version. Downloaded and installed the .115 version from apkmirror. And voila! no usage fee. Paid electricity bill successfully.
Don't know how long it will work.
Also on latest version the usage fee is only applicable on electricity payment, so you can pay gas bill with usage fee and still get 10% cashback.

From where you download the app?? Is it from a third party link?

 

[jyothisthaliath]

From where you download the app?? Is it from a third party link?

The name of the website is already mentioned "apkmirror". It's a trusted site

 

[cc enjoyer]

There is no company I hate more than Chortel. Jiohotstar comes a close 2nd though.

 

[SarPanch]

250(25%) - Airtel Services
250(10%) - Utility
500(10%) - Zomato, Swiggy, BB
1% rest all

Can anyone tell me if the Axis Airtel Rupay CC offers 1% Cashback on UPI payments ?

 

[Anindya98]

Can anyone tell me if the Axis Airtel Rupay CC offers 1% Cashback on UPI payments ?

Yes

 

[vagabond153]

I am on ios 18.4.1, and paid twice - electricity and airtel fiber bill. Both times I did not see any additional charges.

 

[PrabhuP]

Yesterday i paid Electricity bill and got the additional charges, Its gradually rolling out it seems.

 

[StarkM]

Paid electricity bill of Rs.1430 via Airtel app/cc and got charged Rs.17.70 as usage fee!

 

[Hemang]

Paid electricity bill of Rs.1430 via Airtel app/cc and got charged Rs.17.70 as usage fee!

It was a long term game played by e commerce players to get us accustomed to online payment of all amenities. I remember when i was in 10th class 2010, till that time i had to go to counter and pay the bill in cash. at that time only irctc was the place where i used to pay online.
Gradually as the amazon came into picture and rajasthan govt introduced emitra for online payment of electricity and water this online game started and not it has come to this that we are seeking places where we can pay online and get rewards for the same. And now the same rewards are being tapered off. So net return would be somewhere near 8.76% upto Rs 250 per month.