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Kotak Mahindra Is Bank Now Accepting New Credit Card Applications(Edit:- Still Under Testing)

Kotak Mahindra Bank has reopened credit card applications following the RBI’s ban lift.


Customers can apply online at cards.kotak.com.


Most of the cards are now available on the RuPay network.


Edit:- Applications are still under testing phase. Do not apply for cards as of now.

Update:- Received a call from Senior Executive. He stated that bank has started accepting applications from 1st April. But processing may take more time than usual.
 
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I have net spends of ₹1.15L, with actual spending at ₹1.36L. However, ₹21.2K turned out to be ineligible, which I only realized after using it. Most of my spending was during my Kerala trip last October, all through genuine Scan & Pay transactions and some online purchases. I still need to spend ₹35K more to hit the sweet ₹1.5L milestone, and I have four months left to complete it. I don’t have any big spends lined up, so I’m looking for a hack.
 
In response to USA tariff, govt is killing VISA and Mastercard and promoting rupay.
Why are you saying the opposite? The Indian govt is indirectly promoting Visa/Mastercard.

Due to Trump's tariff war, the Indian govt has set RuPay cards MDR to zero.

As a result, private banks are promoting Visa/Mastercard more.

Now, last month this issue is openly making it to the news and most banks will further promote Visa/Mastercard.
 
Why are you saying the opposite? The Indian govt is indirectly promoting Visa/Mastercard.

Due to Trump's tariff war, the Indian govt has set RuPay cards MDR to zero.

As a result, private banks are promoting Visa/Mastercard more.

Now, last month this issue is openly making it to the news and most banks will further promote Visa/Mastercard.
Kotak is charging less fees on Rupay compared to VISA/Master.
 
Kotak is charging less fees on Rupay compared to VISA/Master.
That is temporary; it's to increase RuPay's share.

There have been zero card issuances on RuPay. Some percentage of RuPay shares need to be there, that's why.

Banks do the same with Visa/Mastercard as well.

And Kotak is a private bank; it doesn’t follow govt directives, private banks look after their own interests.

If it were PSU banks, then to some extent, the point would be valid.
 
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