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RBL Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card

The RBL Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card charges no annual fee and no joining fee. Its base return is 1% (1% cashback on retail and online spend). The forex markup is 3.5%. Read from the issuer's own documents on 11 Oct 2026.

Annual fee
Free
Fee waived at
—
Base return
1%
Forex markup
3.5%
Interest
3.99%a month
Apply on rbl.bank.inOpens the bank’s own page.

Fees

Joining feeFree
Annual feeFree
Fee notesNil for cards onboarded after 1 Sep 2021; Rs 500 for earlier 'Paisa on Demand' cards

Rewards

Reward currencyCashback
Base earn1% cashback on retail and online spend
Base return1%
Point valueCashback credited to the statement
CapsRs 500 cashback per calendar month
Spends that earn nothingNo rewards on fuel & auto, utilities, insurance, quasi-cash, railways, real estate/rent, education, wallets, government services, contracted services, cash, Bills2Pay, EMI conversions
Reward notesbase_return_pct = 1% cashback, capped at Rs 500 a month.

Travel and perks

Forex markup3.5%
Other freebiesXpress Cash: loan within the card limit to a bank account via the RBL MyBank app

Charges and eligibility

Interest per month3.99%
Late payment fee12.5% of total amount due, min Rs 5, max Rs 1,300
Cash advance fee2.5% min Rs 500
Fine-print notesIssuer page has an apply option but does not confirm new-applicant availability. Issuer MITC: reward redemption fee Rs 99 + GST per redemption day; 1% fee on rent, on utility spend above Rs 50,000/month, on fuel transactions above Rs 10,000, on education via third-party apps and on FASTag/toll transactions above Rs 10,000. Offline UPI spends under Rs 2,000 at small merchants earn nothing on RuPay variants.

Questions

What is the annual fee of the RBL Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card?
No annual fee.
What is the forex markup on the RBL Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card?
3.5% of each foreign-currency transaction, before GST.
Which spends earn no rewards on the RBL Paisabazaar Duet Credit Card?
No rewards on fuel & auto, utilities, insurance, quasi-cash, railways, real estate/rent, education, wallets, government services, contracted services, cash, Bills2Pay, EMI conversions