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Latest working methods to pay credit card bill from debit cards

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Valid as on 17th Sep 2024. I will keep on updating here and on https://x.com/sm98119

1a) RBL signature + dc: Pay using sbi unipay. 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.

1b) RBL Enterprise dc: Pay using sbi unipay. 5% cb on paying cc bills upto 1k monthly. 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: Pay using sbi unipay for 1% cashback upto Rs750 pm. No cashback for payment through mobikwik, Cred, paytm, Cheq. Fees 750 (waived for certain account categories).

3) HDFC Millennia debit card: Pay using sbi unipay 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.

4) 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 SBI Unipay for visa. Sbi unipay or Payzapp 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.

5) FI money ( infinity or salary variant): Pay using sbi unipay 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.

6) IDFC Debit cards: Pay using sbi unipay.
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.

7) Axis Liberty dc: Pay using sbi unipay. 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.

8) Other dc: Sbi physical dc 0.25% on all except account to wallet/account to account. 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.

Alternative to SBI unipay: ‘Airtel’ (2 merchant names, both work), Canara bbps/setu website (https://billpe.setu.co/1449602066912642206) , Navi app. They only support bbps cc bill payment. These give 4900 (utility) mcc.

Ongoing issues
(1)
For Non-BBPS CC billers (like Amex or SC), you cannot use SBI Unipay 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) HDFC Billpay service has changed it's MCC, so avoid using that. Use Unipay instead.
(3) 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.
(4): Some have reported idfc dc is blocked while account is active. You can complaint to idfc, it gets solved in 3-5 days.
(5) SBI Unipay does not allow to pay SBI CC bill when you are logged in for some users. So, dont login and you will be able to pay SBI CC bill.


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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Major updates: (1) HDFC billpay and SBI unipay and other apps are now failing Non BBP CC billers. Thanks @VISHESH_BANSAL @Sriim for update. For these you can use Cred. Details here:
https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-745082
(2) HDFC Billpay service has changed it's MCC for some users, so avoid using that for now until things get cleared. Use Unipay instead.

*Main Post*
Most of you know the debit cards which are useful, but it’s difficult to keep track of which platforms to use, how to use because of devaluations/ limits.
I had written down current working methods for my personal use but thought of sharing with the community. Will appreciate any feedback. So here goes:

1) RBL signature plus dc: sbi unipay
1b) RBL Enterprise dc: sbi unipay
2) HDFC PLATINUM debit card: can be used on hdfc bill pay and sbi unipay
3)HDFC Millennia debit card: can be used to load Amazon/Mobikwik wallets for 1%. Can use hdfc bill pay or sbi unipay for 2.5%
4) indus visa signature, visa platinum and mastercard world : Use paytm and Cred (Dreamplug Paytech merchant) for visa variants. Sbi unipay, HDFC Payzapp and Cheq(not working for most) for mastercard variant. They all work with SBI Unipay.
5) FI money ( infinity or salary variant) : pay 1.5k multiple times through cred using fi upi. Debit card works with SBI Unipay
6) IDFC Debit cards: Pay cc bill using sbi unipay.
7) Axis Liberty dc : pay cc through sbi unipay for qtly voucher. Can use upi as well anywhere; no exclusions using upi. Bonus tip: Use axis gyftr portal / amazon to buy amazon gv from Liberty dc for weekend cashback.
8) Citi Priority on sbi unipay
9) sbi physical debit card on sbi unipay

Ongoing issues 1) : Some have reported idfc dc is blocked while account is active. You can complaint to idfc, it gets solved in 3-5 days.
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) SBI Unipay does not allow to pay SBI CC bill when you are logged in for some users. So, dont login and you will be able to pay SBI CC bill.

Alternative to SBI unipay: ‘Airtel’ (2 merchant names, both work), ‘jio finance’ app Canara bbps (also called Canara Setu) website. They only support bbps cc bill payment. These give 4900 (utility) mcc.

Estimated timelines for rewards : https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-777326

Full details with calculations on rewards added here: https://www.technofino.in/community...-card-bill-from-debit-cards.25788/post-634404

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/
"4) indus visa signature, visa platinum and mastercard world : Use paytm and Cred (Dreamplug Paytech merchant) for visa variants. Sbi unipay, HDFC Payzapp and Cheq(not working for most) for mastercard variant. They all work with SBI Unipay. " Confusing .. Some one please help where Indus Visa varaints works ?
 
"4) indus visa signature, visa platinum and mastercard world : Use paytm and Cred (Dreamplug Paytech merchant) for visa variants. Sbi unipay, HDFC Payzapp and Cheq(not working for most) for mastercard variant. They all work with SBI Unipay. " Confusing .. Some one please help where Indus Visa varaints works ?
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I also need this clarity
 
"4) indus visa signature, visa platinum and mastercard world : Use paytm and Cred (Dreamplug Paytech merchant) for visa variants. Sbi unipay, HDFC Payzapp and Cheq(not working for most) for mastercard variant. They all work with SBI Unipay. " Confusing .. Some one please help where Indus Visa varaints works ?
Indus points are hit or miss. Use only when you exhaust all other options.
 
the thing is money got credited in my credit card so i don't want a refund. i already got the reward points
Money on hold got credited back to account ? I see they have paid my bill and refunded the same in my account. Don’t know when should they debit or cancel the payment in card !! Weird situation.
 
Guys I have a hefty bill payment to be done on 2nd oct. I was thinking of using my HDFC easy shop plat DC to get 750CB on 31st midnight when it's 1 Oct.

Are there any reliable ways to pay the bill without payment errorand get the CB? Or is it too risky given the due date is too short
 
Guys I have a hefty bill payment to be done on 2nd oct. I was thinking of using my HDFC easy shop plat DC to get 750CB on 31st midnight when it's 1 Oct.

Are there any reliable ways to pay the bill without payment errorand get the CB? Or is it too risky given the due date is too short
Hefty amt means 4-5L? Then can try IDFC Select/Wealth... It's giving me RP. Sometimes have to get it credited manually.
 
Hefty amt means 4-5L? Then can try IDFC Select/Wealth... It's giving me RP. Sometimes have to get it credited manually.
3L is the amt on apay and about 80k on onecard which I know is going to be exempted. but ideally 3L via HDFC DC for 750CB. Just checked JioFin app, they seem to have removed pay via Debit Card option which makes the 750CB not viable via JioFin. Are there any other sites that let you pay via DC?

I don't have IDFC select/wealth. Do you think they let you open a 0MAB account upon initial funding? Can fund up to 5L
 
3L is the amt on apay and about 80k on onecard which I know is going to be exempted. but ideally 3L via HDFC DC for 750CB. Just checked JioFin app, they seem to have removed pay via Debit Card option which makes the 750CB not viable via JioFin. Are there any other sites that let you pay via DC?

I don't have IDFC select/wealth. Do you think they let you open a 0MAB account upon initial funding? Can fund up to 5L
Why to pay 3l via debit card, pay 75k with debit card & remaining 2.25l directly to UPI or via UPI with any app that settles it instantly.
 
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