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Indian Overseas IOB RuPay Platinum Credit Card

The Indian Overseas IOB RuPay Platinum Credit Card costs Rs 250 a year, waived if you spend Rs 1,00,000 in a year. Its base return is 0.25% (1 RP per Rs 100). The forex markup is 2.5%. Lounge visits in India: 1 per quarter. Abroad: 1 per year. Read from the issuer's documents and an aggregator on 11 Oct 2026.

Annual fee
Rs 250+ GST
Fee waived at
Rs 1,00,000annual spend
Base return
0.25%
Forex markup
2.5%
Interest
2.5%a month
Apply on iob.bank.inOpens the bank’s own page.

Fees

Joining feeFree
Annual feeRs 250
Annual spend that waives the feeRs 1,00,000
Fee notesJoining nil. Annual fee Rs 250 + GST, reversed on minimum annual spend of Rs 1,00,000. Supplementary cards free. (MITC)

Rewards

Reward currencyReward Points
Base earnunverified1 RP per Rs 100
Base returnunverified0.25%
Point valueunverified1 RP = Rs 0.25; minimum 750 points to redeem (cardinsider)
Reward notesbase_return_pct = 1 RP per Rs 100 x Rs 0.25. Earn rate and value from aggregators, not the MITC.

Travel and perks

Domestic loungeunverified1 per quarter
International loungeunverified1 per year
Lounge conditionsAggregator figures (bankbazaar, cardinsider); RuPay lounge programme.
Forex markup2.5%
Fuel surcharge waiver1% waiver on transactions of Rs 400 to Rs 5,000, capped at Rs 250 per billing cycle
Other freebiesunverifiedRuPay personal accident cover Rs 2 lakh (cardinsider; bankbazaar shows Rs 10 lakh in one place).

Charges and eligibility

Interest per month2.5%
Late payment feeRs 100 if minimum due is not paid within 3 days after the due date
Cash advance fee2.25% (Rs 22.50 per Rs 1,000) plus finance charges from withdrawal date
EligibilityunverifiedAggregator: limit from Rs 60,000 up to Rs 2 lakh
Fine-print notesMITC: finance charge 2.50% p.m. (30% p.a.), monthly compounding from transaction date; over-limit fee Rs 100; minimum due 10% of billed amount (min Rs 100); interest-free period 20 to 50 days; cash limit 40% and gold purchase limit 50% of card limit; card replacement Rs 100 + GST; up to four add-on cards, free. The bank's credit card product and FAQ pages render no body text to the fetch tool, so rewards, lounge and insurance come from aggregators. Aggregators: EMI at 13% (3/6 months), 15% (9/12), 17% (18/24) with nil processing fee on transactions of Rs 3,000+.

Questions

What is the annual fee of the Indian Overseas IOB RuPay Platinum Credit Card?
Rs 250 a year, before GST. It is waived if you spend Rs 1,00,000 in a year.
Does the Indian Overseas IOB RuPay Platinum Credit Card give airport lounge access?
Yes. In India: 1 per quarter. Outside India: 1 per year. Conditions: Aggregator figures (bankbazaar, cardinsider); RuPay lounge programme.
What is the forex markup on the Indian Overseas IOB RuPay Platinum Credit Card?
2.5% of each foreign-currency transaction, before GST.