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Canara Bank Visa Classic Credit Card — Canara Bank credit card

Canara Bank Visa Classic Credit Card

Canara Bank's genuinely fee-free entry-level Visa card, with a flat 2 points/₹100 reward rate, modest fuel surcharge waiver, and basic purchase/baggage protection — a low-income-threshold option for first-time cardholders.

Annual fee

₹0

Joining fee

₹0

Reward type

points

Base reward rate

0.5%

Card network

Visa

Card tier

Entry

Who this card fits

Best suited to applicants who clear the standard eligibility bar. It's a lifetime-free card with no fee to track.

Rewards & benefits

  • Rewards rate: 0.5% base rate
  • Domestic lounge access: Not offered on this entry-tier card
  • International lounge access: Not offered on this entry-tier card
  • Golf: Not offered
  • Insurance benefits: Fraudulent charge cover up to ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self) and ₹2 lakh (spouse); other accident cover ₹2 lakh (self) and ₹1 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each.

Benefits by category

  • 🛡️ Insurance

    Fraudulent charge cover ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self)/₹2 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each

  • ⛽ Fuel

    1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of purchases in the month

  • 🌍 Forex / international spend

    3% forex markup on international transactions

Eligibility

  • Minimum monthly income: ₹16,667
  • Employment: salaried, self-employed
  • Age: 21–65

Fees & charges

  • Rewards redemption fee: No fee to redeem reward points via Canara RewardZ
  • Foreign currency markup: 3%
  • Interest rate: 30% p.a.
  • Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge (minimum ₹10) refunded up to ₹100 per billing month, on fuel transactions of ₹400 or more, if the card has at least ₹2,500 of purchases that month.
  • Cash advance charges: 3% of the amount withdrawn (₹30 per ₹1,000), subject to a minimum of ₹150, plus 2.5% a month interest from the withdrawal date; cash limit is 50% of the credit limit or ₹50,000, whichever is lower.

Benefits

  • 1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of purchases in the month
  • Fraudulent charge cover ₹2 lakh; air accident cover ₹4 lakh (self)/₹2 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each
  • Up to 50 days interest-free credit period; EMI conversion via the Canara ai1 app

Pros

  • + No joining or annual fee ever
  • + Low minimum-income eligibility (₹2 lakh/year)
  • + Reward points valid for 3 years

Cons

  • − No lounge access
  • − No category-specific reward bonuses
  • − ₹100/month inactivity fee if annual spend falls below ₹12,000
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