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AU Bank SPONT Credit Card

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AU Bank SPONT Credit Card

AU's basic RuPay, UPI-linked entry card aimed at low-income and first-time cardholders — a blanket 1% cashback plus small UPI-transaction coin rewards, with lounge access gated behind a quarterly spend threshold.

Rates and fees last verified 15 July 2026.

Annual fee

₹749

Joining fee

₹249

Reward type

cashback

Base reward rate

1%

Card network

RuPay

Card tier

Entry

Benefits by category

  • ✈️ Travel

    2 complimentary domestic lounge visits a year (needs ₹50,000+ spend in the prior quarter)

  • 🛍️ Shopping

    1% reward rate

  • Fuel

    Fuel surcharge waiver up to ₹100 per statement month

  • 🌍 Forex / international spend

    3.5% forex markup on international transactions

Eligibility

  • Minimum monthly income: ₹10,000
  • Employment: salaried, self-employed
  • Age: 2160

Benefits

  • 5 AU coins per UPI transaction via the AU 0101 app, plus 500 coins on the first UPI transaction
  • 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits a year (needs ₹50,000+ spend in the prior quarter)
  • Fuel surcharge waiver up to ₹100 per statement month

Pros

  • + Very low ₹10,000/month income eligibility
  • + 1% blanket cashback including UPI spend
  • + Low joining fee

Cons

  • Lounge access requires ₹50,000+ spend the prior quarter
  • RuPay-only limits international acceptance
  • Cashback and coin rewards are modest at this tier