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City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card

The City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card charges no annual fee and no joining fee. Its base return is 1%. The forex markup is 2%. It lists no airport lounge access. Read from the issuer's own documents on 11 Oct 2026.

Annual fee
Free
Fee waived at
—
Base return
1%
Forex markup
2%
Interest
3.5%a month
Apply on cityunionbank.bank.inOpens the bank’s own page.

Fees

Joining feeFree
Annual feeFree
Fee notesVirtual-only card. Card replacement Rs 0; limit enhancement Rs 200 per occasion.

Rewards

Reward currencySalarySe SCoins
Base earn5 SCoins per Rs 100 on SalarySe UPI, online and in-store card spends up to Rs 20,000 a month; 1 SCoin per Rs 100 on base categories and UPI via other apps
Base return1%
Point value5 SCoins = Rs 1 (Rs 0.20 each); gift vouchers or cash conversion in SalarySe app
Accelerated earn10 SCoins per Rs 100 on eligible spends above Rs 20,000 in a billing cycle; SalaryDay Bonus 25 SCoins per Rs 100 via SalarySe UPI on the 1st and last day of the month
CapsBase + accelerated + super-accelerated SCoins capped at 10% of credit limit per month. SalaryDay Bonus needs Rs 5,000 non-bonus-day spend, eligible spend capped at Rs 15,000 per cycle (max 3,750 SCoins) and sits outside the cap.
Spends that earn nothingNo SCoins: cash (MCC 6010, 6011), wallets (6540), fuel and auto, quasi-cash, gambling, jewellery, and transactions under Rs 2,000 at small offline merchants. Rent, railways, insurance, education, telecom, government and UPI via non-SalarySe apps earn only the base 1 SCoin per Rs 100.
Points expiry18 months from earning
Reward notesbase_return_pct = 5 SCoins / Rs 100 x Rs 0.20 on standard card and SalarySe UPI spends; 2% above Rs 20,000 a month; 0.2% on base categories. SCoins credit after statement generation.

Travel and perks

Domestic loungeNone (lounge benefit is for the physical card)
International loungeNone
Forex markup2%
Fuel surcharge waiver1% waiver on Rs 400-3,000 fuel txns, cap Rs 300 per statement cycle

Charges and eligibility

Interest per month3.5%
Late payment feeRs 350 if outstanding up to Rs 25,000; Rs 450 above Rs 25,000
Cash advance feeIndia: 3% or Rs 250, whichever is higher; abroad: 3.5% or Rs 1,000, whichever is higher
Fine-print notesFine print (MITC V6): 1% fee on rent and wallet loads; 1% on utilities once Rs 25,000 per cycle; 1% on fuel once Rs 50,000 per cycle; 1% on online gaming once Rs 10,000 per cycle; over-limit 3% or Rs 250; add-on Rs 500; EMI at 16% reducing with 2% processing fee. Network is not named in the documents; the lounge list and programme are RuPay. SalarySe is an employer-linked (salaried) programme; eligibility criteria are not published on the pages read.

Questions

What is the annual fee of the City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card?
No annual fee.
Does the City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card give airport lounge access?
No lounge access is listed for this card.
What is the forex markup on the City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card?
2% of each foreign-currency transaction, before GST.
Which spends earn no rewards on the City Union CUB SalarySe Level Up (Lifetime Free, virtual) Credit Card?
No SCoins: cash (MCC 6010, 6011), wallets (6540), fuel and auto, quasi-cash, gambling, jewellery, and transactions under Rs 2,000 at small offline merchants. Rent, railways, insurance, education, telecom, government and UPI via non-SalarySe apps earn only the base 1 SCoin per Rs 100.