Best method to pay Credit Card bills from debit cards and other credit cards (updated periodically) - 2024 version

Valid as on 7th May 2024. I will keep on updating here and also on https://twitter.com/sm98119/status/178243226540....

1a) RBL signature + dc: 1% cashback for payment by paying using sbi unipay. Cashback through vouchers upto 1000rs pm. Extra 5,000 Rs voucher if spend of 5L in a year. Fees 5.9k issuance (get 5k voucher) and 1.8k annual (waived off on 3L spends). Can open multiple accounts with same pan to get multiple dc.

1b) RBL Enterprise dc: 5% cb on paying cc bills using sbi unipay upto 1k monthly. 9k vouchers if spend of 15L in an year. Fees of 2.2k annual. On joining, 8.9k fees and you get 8.5k voucher.

2) HDFC PLATINUM debit card: can be used on hdfc bill pay and sbi unipay for 1% cashback upto Rs750 pm. No cashback for payment through mobikwik, Cred, paytm, Cheq. Fees 750 (waived for certain account categories).

3) HDFC Millennia debit card: can be used to load Amazon, mobikwik or slice wallet and then pay bill. 1% cashback using wallet load. Alternatively use hdfc billpay or sbi unipay to get 2.5%. Cashback monthly limit 400. Fees 500 (waived for certain account categories). Use Bill desk QR code to pay cc bill from amazon wallet.

4) Indusind exclusive or select debit cards (around ~0.9% cashback): There are 3 main cards : visa signature, visa platinum and mastercard world. All 3 can be held together and free of charge with select or exclusive accounts. Use paytm and cred (Dreamplug Paytech merchant) for visa variants. Sbi unipay for mastercard variant. Incremental rewards so if spend is for example 10k only <0.5% rewards.

For mc world and visa signature each : Cashback limit is Rs 1050 per month on spends of 112k. Max 3000 reward points at 35 paise.

For visa platinum: Cashback limit is Rs 700 per month on spends of Rs79.3k Max 2000 reward points at 35 paise.

6) FI money ( infinity or salary variant) : pay 1.5k multiple times through cred using fi upi. Get 2% cashback. Max cashback of 500 per month. Max cashback limit : Rs30 per tranx. Rs.100 per day.

7) IDFC Debit cards: Pay cc bill using sbi unipay.

Reward rate and dc fees depends on account type:

For wealth account : 0.67% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.12.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.5.36L transaction can be done.

For Select account : 0.5% rewards till 50k(online spends). 2.5% rewards post 50k. Rs.7.5k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.3.4L transactions can be done.

For basic account : 0.33% rewards till 50k(online spends). 1.67% rewards post 50k. Rs.2k rewards max monthly. So, around Rs.1.6L transactions can be done.

8) Axis Liberty dc : Use upi to pay through any app or use dc through sbi unipay. For 60k spends in a calendar qtr, get 750 cashback. Bonus: spend 10k on gift edge/Amazon (incl voucher)/ FK during weekend and get 500Rs reward pm. Dc fees applies.

9) Other dc: Axis Burgundy 2 ER per Rs200(Mobikwik), Axis Burgundy Private 1.5% ER, sbi dc 0.25%, union bank signature 1%, Standard Chartered Infinite Priority 1.25% unlimited vouchers on wallet/utility etc.

Alternative to SBI unipay: ‘Airtel’ (only bbps cc), ‘Sriram one’ app (only bbps cc) and 'Dhani Pay' (almost all cc; KYC required; not verified myself)

Imp note: SBI Unipay is working now for most of people, still try with small amount first. Paytm MCC can be different in some trx but mostly working for indus.

If you can, help me add/modify details. Trying to make it easier for people to find info.