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IDFC First Bank launched its debit card reward system

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IDFC First Bank launched its debit card reward system recently. Now you'll earn reward points for spending money using your IDFC First Bank debit card.
Reward portal link - https://www.firstrewards.com/

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Reward system for IDFC First Bank normal debit card-
2000 welcome reward points on IDFC First normal debit card transaction above Rs. 1000

Online transaction- earn 2 reward points for every Rs. 150 spend
Offline transaction- earn 1 reward point for every Rs. 150 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 150) for every Rs. 150 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 50,000 in a month.

IDFC First Bank Select debit card reward system-
4000 welcome reward points on first debit card transaction above Rs. 1000
Online transaction- earn 3 reward points for every Rs. 150 spend
Offline transaction- earn 2 reward point for every Rs. 150 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 50,000 in a month.

IDFC First Bank Wealth debit card reward system-
8000 welcome reward points on first debit card transaction above Rs. 1000
Online transaction- earn 4 reward points for every Rs. 150 spend
Offline transaction- earn 3 reward point for every Rs. 150 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 50,000 in a month.

IDFC First Bank Private debit card reward system-
20,000 welcome reward points on first debit card transaction above Rs. 1000
Online transaction- earn 6 reward points for every Rs. 150 spend
Offline transaction- earn 4 reward point for every Rs. 150 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 50,000 in a month.

Exclusions: Payment to Mutual Funds, Insurance, Financial Institutions, Security Brokers, Dealers, Wallet Uploads, Quasi Cash, ATM Withdrawals, Credit Card Payments and Account Transfers transactions are not a part of FIRST Rewards program, Please refer to the TnC page for specific Merchant Codes that are excluded.

1 reward point = Rs. 0.25

Note: You'll earn core reward points depending on your debit card variant, along with the 10X points.

A monthly reward point accrual capping will be applicable based on user’s program membership. (w.e.f. 1st December 2023)

Type of ProgramMonthly Point Capping
General8,000
Select30,000
Wealth50,000
Private5,00,000

How to redeem- You can redeem your reward points against gift vouchers, flight booking, recharge, etc.
Just click on "Redeem" and you'll see all the available options.
Link- https://www.firstrewards.com/user/burn

These are the excluded mcc's. You won't receive any reward points for spending on these categories.

Merchant CodesMerchant Categories
6300INSURANCE SALES AND UNDERWRITING
6012FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - MERCHANDISE & SERVICES
6211SECURITY BROKERS/DEALERS
6051QUASI CASH
6540WALLET UPLOAD

Reward Rate:-

IDFC First Bank Normal Debit Card-
Online- 0.33%
Offline- 0.17%
10X category- 1.67%
Incremental spends above Rs. 50,000: Online- 1.67%; Offline- 1.67%

IDFC First Bank Select Debit Card-
Online- 0.50%
Offline- 0.33%
10X category- 2.5%
Incremental spends above Rs. 50,000: Online- 2.5%; Offline- 2.5%

IDFC First Bank Wealth Debit Card-
Online- 0.67%
Offline- 0.50%
10X category- 2.5%
Incremental spends above Rs. 50,000: Online- 2.5%; Offline- 2.5%

IDFC First Bank Private Debit Card-
Online- 1%
Offline- 0.67%
10X category- 2.5%
Incremental spends above Rs. 50,000: Online- 2.5%; Offline- 2.5%

Update on 14th July: IDFC First Bank relaunched its debit card reward system on 14th July, 2023.
We've made the necessary changes in the article.

Update on 22 Dec, 2023: IDFC First Bank updated its debit card reward system on 1st Dec, 2023.
We've made the necessary changes in the article.
 
Last edited by Piyush_Jaiswal:
Can someone explain how the incremental reward rate after ₹50,000 is 2.34 %?

As per my calcs it's 10 points per ₹150, so that's ₹2.5 per ₹150 which comes out 1.67%
 
Hi team, I have done total transaction of 537,360 rs. According to slab I should receive rewards points 50k ( Wealth debit card )

But it seems they have miscalculated the rewards points and credited wrong. I have checked rewards points for each individual transaction credit. Should I file a complaint by calling first rewards team if yes what should I tell them about the transaction reason?
 
Hi team, I have done total transaction of 537,360 rs. According to slab I should receive rewards points 50k ( Wealth debit card )

But it seems they have miscalculated the rewards points and credited wrong. I have checked rewards points for each individual transaction credit. Should I file a complaint by calling first rewards team if yes what should I tell them about the transaction reason?
They dont ask for transaction reason. Just check for which transactions u didn't recieve RP then complaint on their helpline after 14 days of transactions.
 
Guys have few questions

1) may month reward points is 11k and in June I spent around 537k so rp will be 50k. So will it get combined? 50k+11k - 61k?
2) how to redeem all rp points at once in amazon gv? i can see only 250 rs instock and can redeem 1250 rs at once
 
Guys have few questions

1) may month reward points is 11k and in June I spent around 537k so rp will be 50k. So will it get combined? 50k+11k - 61k?
2) how to redeem all rp points at once in amazon gv? i can see only 250 rs instock and can redeem 1250 rs at once
1) Each month had seperate 50k capping for wealth. So you will get 61k points in this case.

2) Wait for 1k apay gv to come back in stock then you buy 5x 1k at a time.

There is no way to claim all the points at once. You can claim max 20k points per transaction.
 
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Anyone got rewards after 21 June? Did few texn on Amazon but no rp yet
I have recived RP for txn done on
18 jun (recived on 20 jun)
20 jun ( recived on 22 jun)
23 jun ( recived on 25 jun)
i.e after 2 days of transaction.

After that I did transactions on
26 jun
28 jun
30 jun
And I haven't recived any RP.

All the transactions were done on sbiunipay.

Any other platform to pay credit card bills and earn RP?
 
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I have recived RP for txn done on
18 jun (recived on 20 jun)
20 jun ( recived on 22 jun)
23 jun ( recived on 25 jun)
i.e after 2 days of transaction.

After that I did transactions on
26 jun
28 jun
30 jun
And I haven't recived any RP.

All the transactions were done on sbiunipay.

Any other platform to pay credit card bills and earn RP?
no need to worry you will receive it after 14 working days. IDFC credit rewards points on the some transaction within two to three days and in some case they will take 14 days exact.
i also got rewards points on 1st 2nd june within 2 days and for 13 june transaction i got after expiry of 14 days
 
Is there a significant benefit to Select and Wealth accounts over the normal 25K account? I can see on the first page, that 10X activates after 50K, and the reward limits are slightly higher for Select / Wealth. Is that it?
Nope. Lounge access and welcome kit is better along with very slight increase in points earned. No significant difference though and definitely not worth to get yourself upgraded through keeping 3L-10L with them only for this purpose.
 
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