LTF pricing takes its toll sooner or later. The LTF & premium IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card has now been devalued. Both rewards and benefits take a hit with these changes. While it is still LTF, we can no longer say it is a premium credit card. The maximum reward rate stays at 1.7% but non-10X spends now get a much lower reward rate. On the positive side, it still retains its benefits like domestic/ international airport lounge and spa access, and railway lounge access with some changes.
Fees
IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card is offered Lifetime Free (LTF) – no joining or annual fee. While applying online, choose C2C and use the credit card which has the highest limit. You can get Wealth if you have a limit exceeding Rs 5 Lakh on your existing credit card.
| Joining and Annual Fee | NIL (LTF) |
| Welcome Benefit | Welcome voucher worth Rs 500 on spending Rs 5,000 within 30 days of card generation 5% cashback up to Rs 1000 on the transaction value of the first EMI done within 30 days of card generation |
| Variant | Visa Infinite |
IDFC First Bank Wealth Credit Card Rewards
| Spend Category | Reward Rate | Eligible for 10X Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Offline Spends | 3 RP/Rs 150 ~0.5% return | Yes |
| Online Spends | 3 RP/Rs 150 ~0.5% return | Yes |
| Birthday Spends (excluding below categories) | 10 RP/Rs 150 ~1.7% return | Yes |
| Rental & Property Spends | 3 RP/Rs 150 ~0.5% return | No |
| Education, Wallet and Govt. Services | 3 RP/Rs 150 ~0.5% return | No |
| Insurance & Utilities | 1 RP/Rs 150 ~0.17% return | No |
| Fuel & EMI Spends | No Rewards | No |
There is no max cap on earning reward points. With the latest devaluation, the reward rate for online spends with IDFC First Wealth credit card has gone down by 50%! Now, both online and offline spends till Rs 20,000 spends get just 0.5% return.
- Rent and property management fee is 1%+GST. But, it is subject to a minimum charge of Rs 249 per transaction.
- Cumulative utility spends of more than Rs 20,000 in a billing cycle will have an extra charge of 1%+GST to curb commercial usage.
10X Rewards on Incremental Spends
IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card gets a 10X benefit on incremental spending above Rs 20,000. While the 10X return is decent, we need to spend the threshold amount at lower reward rates to reach there. This decreases the overall reward rate.
Rent, property spends, education, wallet, government services, insurance, utilities , fuel and EMI spends are not eligible for this spend target of 10X rewards.
| Spend Requirement for 10X Rewards | 10X Rewards |
|---|---|
| Rs 20,000 in a statement cycle | 10 RP/Rs 150 ~1.7% return |
Key Benefits
Benefits are where the IDFC First Wealth credit card shines out as a LTF offering. The BOGO offer on Paytm Movies and complimentary RSA are quite useful.
- Foreign Currency Mark Up: 1.5%+GST
- Paytm Movies Offer: Buy One Get One up to Rs 250 twice per month
- Complimentary Roadside Assistance up to 4 times per year
- Fuel Surcharge Waiver: 1% waiver up to Rs 400 per month. This is valid on transactions from Rs 200 to Rs 5000.
Do check out the T&C of these offers to see more detail. You can also use the Visa Infinite offer on BookMyShow with the Wealth credit card.
Complimentary Airport Lounge and Spa Access
- Airport Lounge Access within India: 2 complimentary visits/quarter. The access is via Visa or DreamFolks card.
- Airport Lounge Access outside India: 2 complimentary visits/quarter with DreamFolks
- Spa Access at India Airports: 4 complimentary visits/quarter
IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card now requires minimum spends to qualify for complimentary airport lounge and airport spa access. We need to spend a minimum of Rs 20,000 in a calendar month to get complimentary airport lounge and spa visits in the next calendar month. For example, if you want to visit lounge/spa in March then you should have spent minimum of Rs 20,000 in February.
Complimentary Railway Lounge Access
- Railway Lounge Access: 4 complimentary visits/quarter to the executive lounge in New Delhi Platform 16, Jaipur Platform 1, Agra Platform 1, Ahmedabad Platform 1, Madurai Platform 1 and Kolkata (Sealdah Platform 8)
There is no requirement of minimum spends to get complimentary railway lounge access.
Golf Benefits
- 2 complimentary Golf rounds/month for every Rs 20,000 of monthly statement spends
Rewards Redemption
There is no expiry date for the reward points earned on the IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card. We can use the reward points to pay for purchases on the payment gateway. Reward points can also be redeemed for gift vouchers like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, and Big Basket. The value of each reward point is 25 paise. We have a reward redemption fee of Rs 99+GST ~Rs 117 for the IDFC First Bank Wealth credit card.
Final Thoughts
If we look at only the rewards, then what the IDFC First Wealth card offers is very less compared to the competition like Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card. But, there can be some benefits of the IDFC First Wealth credit card. You can use it for Paytm Movies BOGO or the RSA. Even railway lounge access is complimentary. But, airport lounge access cannot be considered as fully complimentary anymore as we have to make spends using the card to get it.
Frequently Asked Questions
IDFC First Bank Wealth Credit Card
23 thoughts on “IDFC First Bank Wealth Credit Card Review”
Someone mentioned that the 20k requirement for Lounge is only applicable on the card and one can get 2 complimentary lounge access for free every quarter using the Dream folks card. Is that true?
No, that condition is applicable to both.
reward rates are even lower, you get 1X,3X,or 10X points per Rs.150 now, not per Rs.100 as was previously the case.
Thank you. This is fixed.
Terms have been revised. This card has now been devalued. Online RP accumulation is now same as Offline RP accumulation. 1+1 Movie Tickets have been reduced from 500 to 250. Lounge access have been placed behind a huge paywall.
Yep, this is updated now. Thank you!
its per 150.
1x-0.16%
3x-0.5%
10x-1.67%
I don’t think it deserv more than 2 stars (1- for key benefits, 1- providing lounge support), nothing accelarated, nothing interms of regular spends due to low usage (rewards), nothing unique or something which we can spend only this card.
Hey! Thank you, it was an editing mistake.
Agree on the rating but still giving it a slightly better rating as it is LTF with railway lounge access and RSA. Even super-premium credit cards have started putting in too many restrictions on lounge access now while having a high annual fee.
Is airport lounge access free or depends on spending of min 20K in a statement cycle?
Yes, it needs spends. This is covered in the review.
Can this card be used for rent payment?
Yes
How to get this card? When I enter my details in IDFC website, it only shows me Millennia that too with just 75k limit.
Welcome voucher* worth ₹ 500 on spending ₹ 5000 or more within 30 days of card generation.
Please update welcome offer section.
Thank you again and done.
Article says Rs 5000 are required to spend to avail airport lounge access. I confirmed with customer care they said there is no spend based target for availing these services. Please confirm once and update this article.
Yes, that is correct. They updated it sometime back to reverse the spend requirements for Wealth variant.
Final thoughts and FAQ can be updated. There is mention of spend based access.
Thanks. Good work!
Thank you! Missed that one, updated it now.
Does this card provide rewards for Government transactions?
Yes
I don’t understand why you underrated this card. LTF card with plenty of benefits.
Fixed! It was rated low because it was positioned to be a premium card but with so many changes in other cards, it was time for a revision.