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AU Bank Altura Credit Card

Verified · August 26, 2026
4.9/5.0

Updated on August 26, 2026

AU Bank Altura Credit Card

🎖️Reward Rate

Base Rewards: 2% Cashback per ₹100 (2% Cashback on grocery, departmental stores, and utility bill payments (max ₹50/month))

Overview

AU Bank Altura Credit Card by AU Small Finance Bank provides premium value tailored for Mid-Premium cardholders.

Rewards

Reward Type

Cashback

Reward Rate

  • Base Rewards: 2% Cashback per ₹100 (2% Cashback on grocery, departmental stores, and utility bill payments (max ₹50/month))
  • 1 Reward Point per ₹100 (1 Reward Point per ₹100 on all other retail transactions (1 pt = ₹0.25))
  • Accelerated Rewards: 2% Cashback on essential daily spends (grocery, departmental, utility bills).
  • Excluded Categories: Fuel, Rent, Wallet loads

Welcome Benefit

₹500 cashback on retail spends of ₹10,000 or more within 60 days of card setup; Qualification Criteria: Spend ₹10,000 within 60 days; Fulfillment Timeline: 30 days post criteria completion

Milestone Benefit

Spend ₹40,000 (Annual): Annual fee waiver of ₹499; Spend ₹10,000 (Monthly): Additional ₹50 monthly cashback on spending ₹10,000+ per calendar month; Annual Fee Waiver: Spend ₹40,00,000 or more in preceding year for annual fee waiver (₹40,000 retail spend)

Redemption

  • Automatic statement credit for cashback
  • Vouchers on AU Rewardz for reward points

Benefits

  • Domestic Airport Lounge: 1 per quarter at railway lounges across India via AU Railway Lounge Access (Guest Access: Paid guest access)
  • Fuel Surcharge Waiver: 1% (Max waiver ₹150 per month)
  • Lost Card Liability: Zero lost card liability up to ₹25,000 upon reporting card loss to AU Bank. (Zero liability protection) [Partners: AU Bank]

Things to Know Before you apply

AU Bank Altura Credit Card Eligibility Criteria

  • Age: 21–65 years
  • Salaried min ₹25,000/month or ITR ₹3,00,000+ p.a.
  • Salaried & Self-Employed Individuals
  • Resident Indian

Fees & Charges

ParticularsAmount
Joining Fee₹499
Annual Fee₹499
Foreign Currency Mark-up Fee3.5%
Cash Advance Fee2.5% (min ₹100)

Fee waiver: Spend ₹40,00,000 or more in preceding year for annual fee waiver (₹40,000 retail spend)

PaisaSimple Review

Overall Rating

4.9/5

What do we like about this card?

AU Bank Altura Credit Card issued by AU Small Finance Bank is one of India's leading credit cards for Mid-Premium spends, featuring competitive reward earning and verified travel perks.

Pros

  • Base Rewards: 2% Cashback per ₹100 (2% Cashback on grocery, departmental stores, and utility bill payments (max ₹50/month))
  • 1 Reward Point per ₹100 (1 Reward Point per ₹100 on all other retail transactions (1 pt = ₹0.25))
  • Forex markup rate of 3.5%
  • Airport lounge and lifestyle dining privileges
  • Value-packed milestone rewards on annual spend

Cons

  • Annual renewal fee of ₹499
  • Reward exclusion on fuel purchases and wallet load transactions

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Fee Details

Joining Fee

₹499

Annual/Renewal Fee

₹499

Joining Fee

₹499

Annual/Renewal Fee

₹499

Joining Fee

₹499

Annual/Renewal Fee

₹499

Welcome Benefit
  • ₹500 cashback on retail spends of ₹10,000 or more within 60 days of card setup
  • Qualification Criteria: Spend ₹10,000 within 60 days
  • Fulfillment Timeline: 30 days post criteria completion
  • 100% cashback up to ₹500 on first utility bill payment completed via Google Pay within 45 days of card issuance (effectively offsetting the ₹499 joining fee).
  • 499 NeuCoins upon payment of membership fee and card activation within 30 days
  • Qualification Criteria: Fee realization
  • First spend on Tata Neu app within 30 days
  • Fulfillment Timeline: Credited within 30 days of spend condition fulfillment
Reward/Cashback Rate
  • Base Rewards: 2% Cashback per ₹100 (2% Cashback on grocery, departmental stores, and utility bill payments (max ₹50/month))
  • 1 Reward Point per ₹100 (1 Reward Point per ₹100 on all other retail transactions (1 pt = ₹0.25))
  • Accelerated Rewards: 2% Cashback on essential daily spends (grocery, departmental, utility bills).
  • Excluded Categories: Fuel, Rent, Wallet loads
  • 5% cashback on utility bill payments & recharges via Google Pay (capped at ₹500/month)
  • 4% on Swiggy, Zomato & Ola (capped at ₹500/month)
  • 1.5% unlimited flat cashback on all other eligible retail transactions.
  • Base Rewards: 1% NeuCoins per ₹100 (1% NeuCoins on all non-Tata brands and RuPay UPI merchant transactions)
  • Accelerated Rewards: 2% NeuCoins on Tata Neu app + 5% NeuPass benefits (total 7% value) across Tata brands
  • Excluded Categories: Fuel, Wallet load, Rent
Pros
  • Base Rewards: 2% Cashback per ₹100 (2% Cashback on grocery, departmental stores, and utility bill payments (max ₹50/month))
  • 1 Reward Point per ₹100 (1 Reward Point per ₹100 on all other retail transactions (1 pt = ₹0.25))
  • Forex markup rate of 3.5%
  • Airport lounge and lifestyle dining privileges
  • Value-packed milestone rewards on annual spend
  • • 5% cashback on utility bills & mobile recharges via Google Pay (capped at ₹500/month)
  • • 4% cashback on Swiggy, Zomato & Ola (capped at ₹500/month)
  • • 1.5% unlimited flat cashback on all other transactions with no upper ceiling
  • • No reward redemption fee — cashback is automatically credited to credit card statement
  • • Low annual fee of ₹499 easily waived at ₹2 Lakh annual spend
  • • 4 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per calendar year
  • Base Rewards: 1% NeuCoins per ₹100 (1% NeuCoins on all non-Tata brands and RuPay UPI merchant transactions)
  • Forex markup rate of 3.5%
  • Airport lounge and lifestyle dining privileges
  • Value-packed milestone rewards on annual spend
Cons
  • Annual renewal fee of ₹499
  • Reward exclusion on fuel purchases and wallet load transactions
  • • 5% utility cashback requires an Android device with Google Pay
  • • Rent (MCC 6513) and wallet loads (MCC 6540) do not count toward fee-waiver spend
  • • New 1% surcharge on utility spends exceeding ₹25,000/cycle and wallet loads above ₹10,000/cycle
  • • Standard 3.5% foreign currency markup plus 3.5% DCC markup
  • Annual renewal fee of ₹499
  • Reward exclusion on fuel purchases and wallet load transactions