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Canara Bank Visa Gold Credit Card
Canara Bank Visa Gold is a lifetime-free card from Canara Bank's own range, one step above Visa Classic. It earns a flat 2 points per ₹100 (about 0.5% back) and carries stronger insurance than the Classic tier, but no lounge access. Its 3% forex markup is lower than most public-sector cards. Canara charges ₹150 if you spend less than ₹25,000 in a card year, so it suits Canara customers who will use it regularly.
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
- Movie & dining: No fixed movie or dining benefit; Canara runs seasonal network offers (currently Goibibo discounts on flights, hotels, buses and cabs).
- Rewards rate: 0.5% base rate
- Reward redemption: Points can be redeemed on the Canara Rewardz portal (canararewardz.com) or the Canara ai1 app for goods, or taken as cashback in blocks of 100 points (minimum 1,000) credited in the next statement. Points stay valid for 3 years and lapse when the card is closed.
- Travel: No travel benefits beyond seasonal Goibibo offers.
- Domestic lounge access: Not offered on this card.
- International lounge access: Not offered on this card.
- Golf: Not offered.
- Insurance benefits: Fraudulent charge cover up to ₹5 lakh; air accident cover ₹8 lakh (self) and ₹4 lakh (spouse); other accident cover ₹4 lakh (self) and ₹2 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection up to ₹25,000 each.
Benefits by category
- 🛡️ Insurance
Fraudulent charge cover ₹5 lakh; air accident cover ₹8 lakh (self)/₹4 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection ₹25,000 each.
- ⛽ Fuel
1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of non-fuel spend in the month.
- 🌍 Forex / international spend
3% forex markup on international transactions
Eligibility
- Minimum monthly income: ₹25,000
- Employment: salaried, self-employed
Fees & charges
- Rewards redemption fee: No fee for cashback redemption; Canara Rewardz adds a processing fee on some redemptions such as recharges and merchandise, shown at checkout (Canara MITC).
- Foreign currency markup: 3%
- Interest rate: 2.5% 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 non-fuel 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
- 2 reward points per ₹100 spent at POS and online (1 point = ₹0.25); no points on fuel or cash withdrawals; capped at 10,000 points per billing cycle.
- 1% fuel surcharge refunded up to ₹100 a month on ₹400+ fuel transactions, with ₹2,500 of non-fuel spend in the month.
- Fraudulent charge cover ₹5 lakh; air accident cover ₹8 lakh (self)/₹4 lakh (spouse); baggage and purchase protection ₹25,000 each.
- Up to 50 days interest-free credit; EMI conversion through the Canara ai1 app at 13–14% a year (fee 2%, min ₹100, max ₹200).
Pros
- + No joining, annual or enrolment fee
- + 3% forex markup is lower than the usual 3.5%
- + ₹5 lakh fraud cover and ₹8 lakh air accident cover
- + Points can be taken as cashback and stay valid for 3 years
Cons
- − Only about 0.5% value back on spends, with no bonus categories
- − No lounge access
- − ₹150 inactivity fee if annual spend is below ₹25,000