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Complimentary Insurance Cover on Credit Cards Explained

17 August 2026

Many credit cards bundle free accident, travel, and purchase insurance that cardholders never claim because they don't know it exists. Here's what's usually covered.

Money Mechanics
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Best Credit Cards for Flipkart's Big Saving Days Sale

17 August 2026

Big Saving Days is Flipkart's mid-year sale with its own bank tie-up cycle, separate from Big Billion Days. Here's how to prepare your card strategy for it specifically.

ShoppingCashback
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Axis Bank Credit Card Milestone Benefits: What You Actually Need to Track

17 August 2026

How Axis Bank's milestone spend benefits work across its card lineup, why they're easy to miss, and a simple way to track whether you're on pace.

Axis BankRewards & Benefits
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Credit Cards: A Spender's Guide

16 August 2026

How Kotak Mahindra Bank's credit card lineup breaks down by spending pattern, from entry-level cashback cards to premium travel cards.

KotakIssuer Guide
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RBI's Evolving Credit Card Rules: What's Changing in 2026

14 August 2026

How RBI has been tightening credit card regulations around billing cycles, network portability, interest calculation, and grievance redressal.

Card BasicsSecurity
IDFC FIRST SWYP credit card

IDFC FIRST SWYP Credit Card Review: Built for EMIs, Not for Reward Points

14 August 2026

An honest review of the IDFC FIRST SWYP Credit Card: fee-based EMI conversion, monthly milestone points instead of a reward rate, railway lounges, and who should actually carry it.

IDFC FIRST BankCard ReviewEMI
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Best Credit Cards for Chartered Accountants in India

14 August 2026

Chartered accountants juggle client billing, software subscriptions, and heavy Q4 spending. Here are the cards that fit a CA's practice best.

Use Case
Axis Bank Primus ultra-luxury credit card

Axis Bank Primus Review: Inside India's Invite-Only Ultra-Luxury Card

14 August 2026

A review of the invite-only Axis Bank Primus Credit Card — its uncapped miles rate, zero forex markup.

Axis BankCard ReviewPremium Cards
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SBI Credit Card Annual Fee Waiver: How the Spend-Based Reversal Actually Works

13 August 2026

How SBI's annual fee waiver on spending actually works, why the reversal can slip past your renewal date, and what to check before you assume you're.

SBI CardFees & Charges
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IndusInd Bank Credit Card Lineup: Which One Fits You

12 August 2026

IndusInd Bank's card lineup is smaller than the big four issuers but has some genuinely distinctive picks. Here's how to navigate it.

Issuer GuideIndusInd Bank
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Axis Burgundy Private Credit Card Review: 'The One Card' Explained

12 August 2026

What the Axis Burgundy Private Credit Card — free only to ₹5 crore private banking clients — actually offers.

Axis BankCard ReviewPremium Cards
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KrisFlyer SBI Card Review: Worth It for Occasional Singapore Airlines Flyers?

10 August 2026

A review of the KrisFlyer SBI Card's direct miles earning, lounge access, and fees for Singapore Airlines and Scoot flyers.

SBICard ReviewTravel
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ICICI Bank Credit Cards: Which One Fits Which Spender

10 August 2026

A practical breakdown of ICICI Bank's credit card lineup — cashback, rewards, travel, and co-branded cards — so you can shortlist the right one.

ICICIIssuer Guide
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Credit Card Tips for Republic Day and Sale Season Shopping

10 August 2026

Republic Day sales bring bank-specific discounts and instant cashback offers. Here's how to actually capture that value instead of overspending chasing it.

Seasonal
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Is Credit Card Churning Worth It in India

10 August 2026

Card churning — opening cards for signup bonuses and closing them later — is common in the US but works differently in India. Here's what actually applies here.

Strategy
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Axis Bank MyBiz Credit Card Review: A World Mastercard Built for Proprietors

10 August 2026

Axis MyBiz's lounge access, reward rate, forex markup, and business tools reviewed — and how it compares to Axis's older business cards.

Axis BankCard ReviewBusiness Cards
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SBI Cashback vs Axis ACE: Best Cashback Card?

9 August 2026

Two of the most popular cashback cards in India, compared on real earning rates, caps, and where each one wins.

ComparisonSBI CardAxis Bank
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Credit Card Upgrade vs Downgrade: How to Decide

8 August 2026

When it makes sense to upgrade or downgrade your credit card within the same issuer's family — credit limit, score impact, and renewal timing.

Card BasicsFees
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Kotak vs HDFC Credit Cards: How the Two Issuers Compare

7 August 2026

A look at how Kotak Mahindra Bank's smaller, sharper card lineup compares against HDFC's much larger catalogue across fees, rewards, and premium tiers.

KotakHDFCComparison
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Quick Commerce Is Changing How Indians Shop — Here's the Card Strategy

7 August 2026

10-minute delivery has moved grocery and daily spend out of the monthly cart and into dozens of small transactions a month — here's how to structure your cards around that shift.

CashbackCard Basics