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Airtel Axis Bank Credit Card: Maximizing Your Cashback

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Key Features


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  • 25% Cashback on Airtel Payments 📲
    • Categories: Airtel (Prepaid, Postpaid, Wi-Fi, Black, DTH) bills via airtel app.
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą250 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą1000).

  • 10% Cashback on Utility Bill Payments :light-bulb:
    • Categories: Electricity, Gas, Water etc. via airtel app.
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą250 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą2500).

  • 10% Cashback on Zomato, Swiggy, BigBasket :hamburger:
    • Categories: BigBasket (SuperSaver, BB Now), Swiggy (Food, Dineout), Zomato (Food, Dining)
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą500 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą5000).
    • Categories not eligible for 10% Cashback:
      • BigBasket: 'The Beauty Store', 'Fresho! Meats', etc.
      • Swiggy: 'Instamart', 'Genie', etc.
      • Zomato: 'Zomaland', 'Blinkit', etc.

  • 1% Cashback on All Other Spends :shushing-face:
    • No Cap on the cashback amount.
    • Categories not eligible for 1% Cashback:
      • Fuel | EMI | Wallet Loading | Jewelry | Rent | Govt. services | Insurance | Education.
      • Utility spends not done via airtel app.

  • Additional Benefits :airplane:
    • Airport Lounge Access: 4 complimentary domestic lounge visits per year (50k/Q* spends required).
    • Fuel Surcharge Waiver: 1% waiver on fuel transactions across India (min. 400 per transaction).
    • Annual Fee: â‚ą500 (waived on spending â‚ą2 lakhs in a year).


Spend Calculations


ScenarioReturn %Only on that Category Return %
Spend only on 25% Airtel PaymentsSpend: 12000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 20%
Spend: 12000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 20%

//btw, airtel annual packs gives 15% discount.
Spend on 25% Airtel Payments + 10% UtilitiesSpend: 42000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 6000
Return: 13%
Spend: 30000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 8%
Spend on 25% Airtel Payments + 10% Utilities + 10% Preferred AppSpend: 102000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 12000
Return: 11%
Spend: 60000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 6000
Return: 9%
after fully utilized above categories, spend remaining to get fee waiverSpend: 200000
Paid annual fee: 0
Get cashback: 12980
Return: 6%

How to Maximize Your Rewards


  1. Utilize the Airtel Thanks App: Make all your Airtel payments and utility bill payments through the app to earn higher cashback.
  2. Plan Dining and Grocery Spends: Use the card on Zomato, Swiggy, and BigBasket to get 10% cashback.
  3. Don't Aim for Annual Fee Waiver: Pay annual fee to get higher %, know when to stop using card.

Note: Above calculations assumed only if one spends on mentioned categories fully every month for whole year. which is a rare scenario, so consider your spends and calculate 50%-80% reward rate based on that.

Realistic Return %​



Note: An example scenario

airtel 2GB/day for 365 days cost: â‚ą3599
2GB/day for 28 days cost: â‚ą349 (with airtel card we're getting 25% discount, so actually we're paying â‚ą262 which means annually paying â‚ą3141 (hopefully no devaluation by that time))

so, actual % we're getting for airtel recharges using airtel app when paid through airtel axis credit card: 12%

If we consider that value, then spend on 12% Airtel Payments + 10% Utilities + 10% Preferred App = 9.65%
or spent whole 2 Lacs = 5.71%

// Best card for up-to 2L annual spends (when fully utilized airtel bills, utility and preferred partner app benefits)


Alternative or additional card (HSBC Live+): https://www.technofino.in/community/threads/hsbc-live-previously-cashback-benefits.17087/
 
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Key Features


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  • 25% Cashback on Airtel Payments📲
    • Categories: Airtel (Prepaid, Postpaid, Wi-Fi, Black, DTH) bills via airtel app.
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą250 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą1000).

  • 10% Cashback on Utility Bill Payments :light-bulb:
    • Categories: Electricity, Gas, Water etc. via airtel app.
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą250 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą2500).

  • 10% Cashback on Zomato, Swiggy, BigBasket :hamburger:
    • Categories: BigBasket (SuperSaver, BB Now), Swiggy (Food, Dineout), Zomato (Food, Dining)
    • Cashback Cap: â‚ą500 per statement (limit reached if spent â‚ą5000).
    • Categories not eligible for 10% Cashback:
      • BigBasket: 'The Beauty Store', 'Fresho! Meats', etc.
      • Swiggy: 'Instamart', 'Genie', etc.
      • Zomato: 'Zomaland', 'Blinkit', etc.

  • 1% Cashback on All Other Spends :shushing-face:
    • No Cap on the cashback amount.
    • Categories not eligible for 1% Cashback:
      • Fuel | EMI | Wallet Loading | Jewelry | Rent | Govt. services | Insurance | Education.
      • Utility spends not done via airtel app.

  • Additional Benefits :airplane:
    • Airport Lounge Access: 4 complimentary domestic lounge visits per year (50k/Q* spends required).
    • Fuel Surcharge Waiver: 1% waiver on fuel transactions across India (min. 400 per transaction).
    • Annual Fee: â‚ą500 (waived on spending â‚ą2 lakhs in a year).


Spend Calculations


ScenarioReturn %Only on that Category Return %
Spend only on 25% Airtel PaymentsSpend: 12000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 20%
Spend: 12000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 20%

//btw, airtel annual packs gives 15% discount.
Spend on 25% Airtel Payments + 10% UtilitiesSpend: 42000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 6000
Return: 13%
Spend: 30000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 3000
Return: 8%
Spend on 25% Airtel Payments + 10% Utilities + 10% Preferred AppSpend: 102000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 12000
Return: 11%
Spend: 60000
Paid annual fee: 590
Get cashback: 6000
Return: 9%
after fully utilized above categories, spend remaining to get fee waiverSpend: 200000
Paid annual fee: 0
Get cashback: 12980
Return: 6%

How to Maximize Your Rewards


  1. Utilize the Airtel Thanks App: Make all your Airtel payments and utility bill payments through the app to earn higher cashback.
  2. Plan Dining and Grocery Spends: Use the card on Zomato, Swiggy, and BigBasket to get 10% cashback.
  3. Don't Aim for Annual Fee Waiver: Pay annual fee to get higher %, know when to stop using card.

Note: Above calculations assumed only if one spends on mentioned categories fully every month for whole year. which is a rare scenario, so consider your spends and calculate 50%-80% reward rate based on that.

Realistic Return %​



Note: An example scenario

airtel 2GB/day for 365 days cost: â‚ą3599
2GB/day for 28 days cost: â‚ą349 (with airtel card we're getting 25% discount, so actually we're paying â‚ą262 which means annually paying â‚ą3141 (hopefully no devaluation by that time))

so, actual % we're getting for airtel recharges using airtel app when paid through airtel axis credit card: 12%

If we consider that value, then spend on 12% Airtel Payments + 10% Utilities + 10% Preferred App = 9.65%
or spent whole 2 Lacs = 5.71%

// Best card for up-to 2L annual spends (when fully utilized airtel bills, utility and preferred partner app benefits)


Alternative or additional card (HSBC Live+): https://www.technofino.in/community/threads/hsbc-live-previously-cashback-benefits.17087/
Great efforts bro
 
Is there any way to split Airtel Black bill into 2 parts to pay separately.
eg - my Black bill consists of 1700...is there a way I can do 1000+700 using 2 cards?
 
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