Pay credit card bills using debit card
Important update:
1)Canara Setu has changed mcc and is now 6012, so will not get rewards on almost any debit cards (except sbi dc). Also, it is not accepting visa/ mastercard debit cards from 20th Feb.
Updated as on 22nd Feb'25 I will keep on updating here and on https://x.com/sm98119
1a) RBL signature + dc: Pay using Canara setu. 1% cashback for cc bill payment upto 1000rs pm. Extra 5,000 Rs voucher if spend of 5L or more in a year. Fees 5.9k issuance (get 5k voucher) and 1.8k annual (waived off on 3L spends). Can open multiple accounts with same pan to get multiple dc.
2) HDFC Millennia debit card: Pay using Canara setu to get 2.5% cashback. Or load wallet (Amazon(full kyc req) or mobikwik) and then pay cc bill using wallet balance to get 1% cashback. Total combined cashback monthly limit 400. Fees 500 (waived for certain account categories). Use Bill desk QR code to pay cc bill from amazon wallet.
3) Indusind exclusive or select debit cards (around ~0.9% cashback): There are 2 main cards : visa signature and Mastercard World. Both can be held together and free of charge with select or exclusive accounts. Use paytm or Canara setu for visa. Payzapp or Canara setu for mastercard variant. Do note, these dc have incremental rewards, so if spend is 10k only <0.5% rewards.
For mc world and visa signature each : Cashback limit is Rs 1050 per month on spends of 112k. Max 3000 reward points at 35 paise.
*Visa Platinum card has been devalued w.e.f November, so removed from above.
4) FI money ( infinity or salary variant): Pay using Canara setu or using cred through FI Upi. Pay 1.5k multiple times. Get 2% cashback. Max cashback of Rs30 per tranx. Rs.100 per day, 500 per month.
5) IDFC Debit cards: Pay using Canara setu. Can use rupay first tap debit card on phonepe (Merchant name "Phonepe recharge" works, not sure about rest).
Reward rate and dc fees depends on account type:
For wealth account: 0.67% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.12.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.5.36L transaction can be done.
For Select account: 0.5% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.7.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.3.4L transactions can be done.
For basic account: 0.33% rewards till 50k(online spends). 1.67% rewards post 50k. Rs.2k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.1.6L transactions can be done.
6) Axis Liberty dc: Pay using Canara setu. For 60k spends in a calendar qtr, get 750 cashback. Bonus tip: spend 10k on gift edge/Amazon (incl gift voucher)/ FK during weekend and get 500Rs reward pm. Dc fees apply.
7) Axis Burgundy DC: Pay using Canara setu ("Retail CC" merchant name) for 1% Edge Rewards which is equal to 20paise for gift voucher redemption. Double rewards in the birthday month.
8) Kotak 811 Super: Pay using Canara setu. Get 5% cashback upto Rs500.
9) Sbi physical dc 0.25% and SBI Virtual dc 0.50% on SBI Unipay (works on all merchant except account to wallet/account to account mcc). Milestone / offer bonus additional to these rewards rates.
10) Other debit cards: Jupiter (1% upto Rs150 on sbi unipay; 2% using upi for select accounts). Union bank signature 1% unlimited. Standard Chartered Infinite Priority 1.25% unlimited vouchers on wallet/utility etc.
Canara bbps/setu website (https://billpe.setu.co/1449602066912642206) has 5311 MCC ("Retail CC" merchant name) for paying cc bills.
Ongoing issues
(1) For Non-BBPS CC billers (like Amex or SC), you cannot use Canara Setu and most other apps. You can load Amazon wallet or payzapp wallet using debit cards which give points on Wallet load (like HDFC Millenia) and pay using the bill desk website. Alternatively, you can use cc issuer NEFT/UPI details as well.
Amex: https://www.americanexpress.com/in/...-statements-and-balance/making-a-payment.html
SC: https://www.sc.com/in/credit-cards/payment-option/
(2) Indus dc points are not regular, so will have to wait and still no guarantee that you will get the points or correct number of points.
(3): Some have reported idfc dc is blocked while account is active. You can complaint to idfc, it gets solved in 3-5 days.
Other debit cards which have good reward rates but do not work on Canara Setu or any other known platform
1) RBL Enterprise dc: 5% cb on paying cc bills upto 1k monthly using utility mcc. 9k vouchers if spend of 15L in an year. Fees of 2.2k annual. On joining, 8.9k fees and you get 8.5k voucher.
2) HDFC PLATINUM debit card: 1% cashback upto Rs750 pm using utility mcc. Fees 750 (waived for certain account categories).
Estimated timelines for rewards : https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-777326
SBI dc rewards update from 1st May. Details here
https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-643329
AU bank and standard chartered bank dc: see here https://www.technofino.in/community/threads/best-debit-card-for-credit-card-bill-payment-2024.26178/
1)Canara Setu has changed mcc and is now 6012, so will not get rewards on almost any debit cards (except sbi dc). Also, it is not accepting visa/ mastercard debit cards from 20th Feb.
Updated as on 22nd Feb'25 I will keep on updating here and on https://x.com/sm98119
1a) RBL signature + dc: Pay using Canara setu. 1% cashback for cc bill payment upto 1000rs pm. Extra 5,000 Rs voucher if spend of 5L or more in a year. Fees 5.9k issuance (get 5k voucher) and 1.8k annual (waived off on 3L spends). Can open multiple accounts with same pan to get multiple dc.
2) HDFC Millennia debit card: Pay using Canara setu to get 2.5% cashback. Or load wallet (Amazon(full kyc req) or mobikwik) and then pay cc bill using wallet balance to get 1% cashback. Total combined cashback monthly limit 400. Fees 500 (waived for certain account categories). Use Bill desk QR code to pay cc bill from amazon wallet.
3) Indusind exclusive or select debit cards (around ~0.9% cashback): There are 2 main cards : visa signature and Mastercard World. Both can be held together and free of charge with select or exclusive accounts. Use paytm or Canara setu for visa. Payzapp or Canara setu for mastercard variant. Do note, these dc have incremental rewards, so if spend is 10k only <0.5% rewards.
For mc world and visa signature each : Cashback limit is Rs 1050 per month on spends of 112k. Max 3000 reward points at 35 paise.
*Visa Platinum card has been devalued w.e.f November, so removed from above.
4) FI money ( infinity or salary variant): Pay using Canara setu or using cred through FI Upi. Pay 1.5k multiple times. Get 2% cashback. Max cashback of Rs30 per tranx. Rs.100 per day, 500 per month.
5) IDFC Debit cards: Pay using Canara setu. Can use rupay first tap debit card on phonepe (Merchant name "Phonepe recharge" works, not sure about rest).
Reward rate and dc fees depends on account type:
For wealth account: 0.67% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.12.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.5.36L transaction can be done.
For Select account: 0.5% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.7.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.3.4L transactions can be done.
For basic account: 0.33% rewards till 50k(online spends). 1.67% rewards post 50k. Rs.2k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.1.6L transactions can be done.
6) Axis Liberty dc: Pay using Canara setu. For 60k spends in a calendar qtr, get 750 cashback. Bonus tip: spend 10k on gift edge/Amazon (incl gift voucher)/ FK during weekend and get 500Rs reward pm. Dc fees apply.
7) Axis Burgundy DC: Pay using Canara setu ("Retail CC" merchant name) for 1% Edge Rewards which is equal to 20paise for gift voucher redemption. Double rewards in the birthday month.
8) Kotak 811 Super: Pay using Canara setu. Get 5% cashback upto Rs500.
9) Sbi physical dc 0.25% and SBI Virtual dc 0.50% on SBI Unipay (works on all merchant except account to wallet/account to account mcc). Milestone / offer bonus additional to these rewards rates.
10) Other debit cards: Jupiter (1% upto Rs150 on sbi unipay; 2% using upi for select accounts). Union bank signature 1% unlimited. Standard Chartered Infinite Priority 1.25% unlimited vouchers on wallet/utility etc.
Canara bbps/setu website (https://billpe.setu.co/1449602066912642206) has 5311 MCC ("Retail CC" merchant name) for paying cc bills.
Ongoing issues
(1) For Non-BBPS CC billers (like Amex or SC), you cannot use Canara Setu and most other apps. You can load Amazon wallet or payzapp wallet using debit cards which give points on Wallet load (like HDFC Millenia) and pay using the bill desk website. Alternatively, you can use cc issuer NEFT/UPI details as well.
Amex: https://www.americanexpress.com/in/...-statements-and-balance/making-a-payment.html
SC: https://www.sc.com/in/credit-cards/payment-option/
(2) Indus dc points are not regular, so will have to wait and still no guarantee that you will get the points or correct number of points.
(3): Some have reported idfc dc is blocked while account is active. You can complaint to idfc, it gets solved in 3-5 days.
Other debit cards which have good reward rates but do not work on Canara Setu or any other known platform
1) RBL Enterprise dc: 5% cb on paying cc bills upto 1k monthly using utility mcc. 9k vouchers if spend of 15L in an year. Fees of 2.2k annual. On joining, 8.9k fees and you get 8.5k voucher.
2) HDFC PLATINUM debit card: 1% cashback upto Rs750 pm using utility mcc. Fees 750 (waived for certain account categories).
Estimated timelines for rewards : https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-777326
SBI dc rewards update from 1st May. Details here
https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-643329
AU bank and standard chartered bank dc: see here https://www.technofino.in/community/threads/best-debit-card-for-credit-card-bill-payment-2024.26178/
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