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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.
 
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You will pay 1% indirectly as fees to bank (distributor). So you pay them 20k. If you purchase same mutual fund through direct (like zerodha coin or mutual fund website), you don’t pay that 20k.

Always buy direct mutual fund and save 1 to 2%
Zerodha coin had joining and membership fee i think whereas upstox and groww are free to use
 
But zerodha is not free i think as compared to upstox and groww. In direct funds also the expense ratio is not zero its between 0.5 to 1%. Am I missing something here?
 
But zerodha is not free i think as compared to upstox and groww. In direct funds also the expense ratio is not zero its between 0.5 to 1%. Am I missing something here?
that expense ratio you'll pay anyway whatever fund wherever from you buy
it's irrespective of direct or regular
it's basically the cost the MF company charges for running their business, you can call it operational cost
the 1-2% you lose in regular funds compared to direct are the commission charged by brokers (mainly banks and distributors), net operational cost is same in both, commission is what makes the difference here
 
Thanks bro. Do you recommend small cap funds like quant? And what's your opinion on infrastructure funds?
 
Thanks bro. Do you recommend small cap funds like quant? And what's your opinion on infrastructure funds?
I prefer to diversify - small cap/ large cap /index fund / alternative funds like infra contra etc
I also diversify between fund houses across so that I'm not heavily reliant on one particular fund house.
and in any particular category, let's say, large or mid cap, look at the highest rated funds with good returns and compare their current holdings and choose whichever you like.
And as always in MF, point is to stay invested for a really long time so that you get the benefit of compounding.
 
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 first debit card transaction above Rs. 1000
Online transaction- earn 2 reward points for every Rs. 100 spend
Offline transaction- earn 1 reward point for every Rs. 100 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 20,000 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. 100 spend
Offline transaction- earn 2 reward point for every Rs. 100 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 1,00,000 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. 100 spend
Offline transaction- earn 3 reward point for every Rs. 100 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 1,50,000 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. 100 spend
Offline transaction- earn 4 reward point for every Rs. 100 spend
10X reward points (10 reward points per Rs. 100) for every Rs. 100 spent via debit card on incremental spends above Rs. 2,00,000 in a month.

1 reward point = Rs. 0.25

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

Reward Rate:-

IDFC First Bank Normal Debit Card-
Online- 0.50%
Offline- 0.25%
10X category- 2.5%

IDFC First Bank Select Debit Card-
Online- 0.75%
Offline- 0.50%
10X category- 2.5%

IDFC First Bank Wealth Debit Card-
Online- 1%
Offline- 0.75%
10X category- 2.5%

IDFC First Bank Private Debit Card-
Online- 1.5%
Offline- 1%
10X category- 2.5%
Do we get cashback for credit card payment?
 
Do we need to enroll for this or is this still restricted to some users? I use my select debit card regularly but still my points balance is zero.
You've to raise complaint to get 4000 welcome points for select debit card. They're not crediting automatically for most ppl here.
 
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