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Federal Bank Mastercard Celesta Credit Card

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Federal Bank Mastercard Celesta Credit Card

The Mastercard-network twin of Federal Bank's Visa Celesta — identical lifetime-free fee structure and reward rates, but swaps Visa-exclusive deals for Mastercard's Shop Perks cashback program.

Rates and fees last verified 15 July 2026.

Annual fee

₹0

Joining fee

₹0

Reward type

points

Base reward rate

1%

Card network

Mastercard

Card tier

Premium

Benefits by category

  • 🍽️ Dining & food delivery

    2% reward rate

  • ✈️ Travel

    3% reward rate · 2 complimentary international lounge visits a year with no spend criteria, plus 2 domestic lounge visits per quarter on ₹60,000+ quarterly spend

  • 🌍 Forex / international spend

    Low 2% forex markup, among the lowest of Federal Bank's cards · 2% forex markup on international transactions

Eligibility

  • Employment: salaried, self-employed
  • Age: 2165

Benefits

  • 2 complimentary international lounge visits a year with no spend criteria, plus 2 domestic lounge visits per quarter on ₹60,000+ quarterly spend
  • Low 2% forex markup, among the lowest of Federal Bank's cards
  • Mastercard Shop Perks cashback offers across partner brands, in place of the Visa Celesta variant's Visa-exclusive deals

Pros

  • + Lifetime free (currently)
  • + Low 2% forex markup
  • + International lounge access with no spend condition

Cons

  • Zero-fee positioning is a limited-period offer and may change
  • Domestic lounge access requires a high quarterly spend
  • Federal Bank has faced RBI restrictions on some co-branded card lines, so terms can shift