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Best Credit Cards for Cashback

Cashback credit cards return a fixed percentage of every spend directly — no points conversion, no portal redemptions, no expiry. Ranked below by base cashback rate.

Ranked

22 cards ranked for cashback

#1Visa
OneCard Credit Card
Federal Bank (OneCard - FPL Technologies)
2.00%
base cashback
  • Fully digital, app-first metal credit card with no physical paperwork
  • 5X reward points on your top 2 spend categories each month
  • Low forex markup of just 1% on international transactions
#2Amex
American Express SmartEarn Credit Card
American Express
2.00%
base cashback
  • Low entry-level annual fee of 495, waivable on 40,000 annual spend
  • 1 Membership Rewards point per 50 on regular spends
  • Bonus points on 10X partner brands like Zomato, BookMyShow, Flipkart, and Uber
#3Visa
Axis Bank ACE Credit Card
Axis Bank
2.00%
base cashback
  • 2% flat cashback on all spends via Google Pay / PhonePe
  • 4% cashback on Swiggy, Zomato, and Ola
  • 5% cashback on utility bill payments via Google Pay
#4RuPay
Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card
HDFC Bank
1.50%
base cashback
  • Up to 10% NeuCoins on Tata Neu app and partner brand purchases
  • 5% value back on all non-EMI Tata Neu transactions
  • 1.5% value back on all other spends
#5Mastercard
Standard Chartered Smart Credit Card
Standard Chartered Bank
1.50%
base cashback
  • 6% cashback on online spends (capped ?1,000/month)
  • 1.5% cashback on all offline spends
  • Lifetime free � no annual fee
#6Visa
Axis Bank Flipkart Credit Card
Axis Bank
1.50%
base cashback
  • 5% cashback on Flipkart, Myntra, and 2gether
  • 4% cashback on preferred partners (Swiggy, PVR, Uber)
  • 1.5% unlimited cashback on all other spends
#7Visa
AU Small Finance Bank Altura Credit Card
AU Small Finance Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • Low joining and annual fee of just 199, easily waivable
  • 2% cashback on groceries, departmental stores and utility bills (capped 50/month)
  • 8 complimentary railway lounge visits per year
#8Visa
RBL Bank ShopRite Credit Card
RBL Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 20 reward points per 100 on grocery shopping, capped at 1,000 points/month
  • Up to 10% off on BookMyShow movie tickets
  • Low annual fee of 500, waivable on 1.5 lakh annual spend
#9Visa
Kotak 811 #DreamDifferent Credit Card
Kotak Mahindra Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • Lifetime free secured credit card backed by a fixed deposit
  • 4 reward points per 100 spent online, 1 point per 100 offline
  • 1,000 milestone voucher on 72,000 annual spend
#10Visa
Airtel Axis Bank Credit Card
Axis Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 25% cashback on Airtel Mobile, Broadband, WiFi and DTH bill payments via Airtel Thanks App
  • 10% cashback on utility bill payments like gas and electricity via Airtel Thanks App
  • 10% value back on Zomato, Blinkit and District Movies
#11Visa
ICICI Bank HPCL Coral Credit Card
ICICI Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 2.5% cashback as reward points on HPCL fuel transactions, capped at 100/month
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at HPCL outlets
  • Low joining and annual fee of 199, easily waived on 50,000 annual spend
#12Visa
MakeMyTrip ICICI Bank Credit Card
ICICI Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 6 myCash per 100 spent on hotel bookings via MakeMyTrip
  • 3 myCash per 100 on flights, holiday packages, cabs and bus bookings
  • Complimentary 1-year MMTBLACK Gold membership
#13Visa
SBI Cashback Credit Card
State Bank of India
1.00%
base cashback
  • 5% cashback on all online spends, capped at 2,000 per statement cycle
  • 1% cashback on offline spends, capped at 2,000 per statement cycle
  • No merchant restrictions on the 5% online cashback category
#14Visa
Swiggy HDFC Bank Credit Card
HDFC Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 10% cashback on Swiggy app (food delivery, Instamart, Dineout, Genie), capped 1,500/cycle
  • 5% cashback on apparel, electronics, personal care and other online categories
  • 1% cashback on other eligible spends
#15Visa
HDFC Bank Millennia Credit Card
HDFC Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 5% cashback on Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, Myntra, Zomato and other top brands
  • 1% cashback on all other spends
  • Quarterly spend milestone of 1L unlocks lounge access or 1,000 voucher
#16Visa
Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card
ICICI Bank
1.00%
base cashback
  • 5% cashback on Amazon for Prime members (3% for non-Prime)
  • 2% cashback on Amazon Pay partner merchants
  • 1% unlimited cashback on all other spends
#17Visa
HDFC Bank Freedom Credit Card
HDFC Bank
0.67%
base cashback
  • 10X CashPoints (capped 2,500/month) on BigBasket, BookMyShow, OYO, Swiggy and Uber
  • 1 CashPoint per 150 on all other spends
  • 500 bonus CashPoints on joining fee payment
#18Mastercard
HDFC Bank MoneyBack+ Credit Card
HDFC Bank
0.67%
base cashback
  • 5X CashPoints on Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, BigBasket
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver at HPCL pumps
  • Fee waived on ?50K annual spend
#19Visa
Standard Chartered Manhattan Credit Card
Standard Chartered Bank
0.50%
base cashback
  • 5% cashback at supermarkets, capped at 500/month
  • 5,000 bonus reward points on card setup
  • 3 reward points per 150 on all other spends
#20Visa
SBI Card Prime
SBI Card
0.50%
base cashback
  • 8 complimentary domestic lounge visits per year
  • 5% accelerated cashback on grocery and dining (capped ?500/month)
  • Club Vistara Silver membership worth ?2,999
#21RuPay
IndianOil Axis Bank Credit Card
Axis Bank
0.20%
base cashback
  • 4% value back on fuel spends at IndianOil outlets, capped at 5,000/month eligible spend
  • 1% online purchase reward rate
  • 1% fuel surcharge waiver, capped at 50 per statement cycle
#22RuPay
IndianOil HDFC Bank Credit Card
HDFC Bank
0.13%
base cashback
  • 5% fuel points at IndianOil outlets, up to 50 litres of free fuel annually
  • 5% fuel points on groceries and bill payments (capped per category)
  • 1 fuel point per 150 on all other spends including UPI

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