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Bandhan Ignite Credit Card

The Bandhan Ignite Credit Card costs Rs 999 a year, waived if you spend Rs 1,00,000 in a year. Its base return is 0.5% (4 RP per Rs 200). Accelerated earn: 8 RP per Rs 200 on grocery and travel bookings. The forex markup is 3.5%. Lounge visits in India: 1 per calendar quarter. Abroad: 1 per calendar quarter. Read from an aggregator, not the issuer on 11 Oct 2026.

Annual fee
Rs 999+ GST
Fee waived at
Rs 1,00,000annual spend
Base return
0.5%
Forex markup
3.5%
Interest
3.5%a month

Fees

Joining feeunverifiedFree
Annual feeunverifiedRs 999
Annual spend that waives the feeunverifiedRs 1,00,000
Fee notesJoining fee nil (Paisabazaar; CardInsider shows N/A); annual Rs 999 + GST waived on Rs 1 lakh annual spend.

Rewards

Welcome benefitunverifiedPaisabazaar: bonus reward points worth Rs 500 on activation. CardInsider lists no welcome benefit.
Reward currencyReward Points
Base earnunverified4 RP per Rs 200
Base returnunverified0.5%
Point valueunverified1 RP = Rs 0.25 on Bandhan Bank Delights platform
Accelerated earnunverified8 RP per Rs 200 on grocery and travel bookings
CapsunverifiedAccelerated points capped at 800 per month, then base rate (Paisabazaar).
Spends that earn nothingunverifiedFuel, rent, government spends (Paisabazaar).
Points expiryunverifiedNo expiry (Paisabazaar)
Milestone benefitsunverified1,200 bonus RP on Rs 30,000 monthly spend (up to 14,400 a year).
Reward notesbase_return_pct = 4 RP / Rs 200 x Rs 0.25. Redemption fee: Paisabazaar says nil, CardInsider says Rs 99 + GST; unresolved.

Travel and perks

Domestic loungeunverified1 per calendar quarter
International loungeunverified1 per calendar quarter
Lounge conditionsunverifiedSelect airports; no spend condition stated.
Forex markupunverified3.5%
Fuel surcharge waiverunverified1% waiver on Rs 500-4,000 fuel spends, cap Rs 250 per statement cycle
Other freebiesunverifiedEazyDiner 15% off up to Rs 500 once a month; 10% cashback up to Rs 500 on first EMI; lost card liability cover up to Rs 1 lakh.

Charges and eligibility

Interest per monthunverified3.5%
Late payment feeunverifiedAggregator (Paisabazaar, Ignite page): nil below Rs 100; Rs 100 for Rs 100-500; Rs 500 for Rs 501-5,000; Rs 750 for Rs 5,001-10,000; Rs 1,100 above Rs 10,000
Cash advance feeunverified3.5% (CardInsider)
EligibilityunverifiedAggregator: existing Bandhan Bank customer, age 21-65, resident, annual income above Rs 6 lakh.
Fine-print notesBandhan Bank's own credit card site (creditcards.bandhan.bank.in) blocks automated reading and no Bandhan MITC could be read; every figure here is from aggregators (Paisabazaar, CardInsider) and Business Today's launch report (Sept 2026, Mastercard portfolio of four cards: Sparks, Ignite, Flare, Lumina). The earlier 'Bandhan Bank Standard Chartered' co-brand cards were issued by Standard Chartered, not Bandhan, and are excluded.

Questions

What is the annual fee of the Bandhan Ignite Credit Card?
Rs 999 a year, before GST. It is waived if you spend Rs 1,00,000 in a year.
Does the Bandhan Ignite Credit Card give airport lounge access?
Yes. In India: 1 per calendar quarter. Outside India: 1 per calendar quarter. Conditions: Select airports; no spend condition stated.
What is the forex markup on the Bandhan Ignite Credit Card?
3.5% of each foreign-currency transaction, before GST.
Which spends earn no rewards on the Bandhan Ignite Credit Card?
Fuel, rent, government spends (Paisabazaar).