ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card

Verified · August 25, 2026
4.9/5.0

Updated on August 25, 2026

🎖️Reward Rate

Base Rewards: 4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on international spends)

Overview

ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card by ICICI Bank provides premium value tailored for Mid-Premium cardholders.

Rewards

Reward Type

Reward Points

Reward Rate

  • • Base Rewards: 4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on international spends)
  • • 2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on domestic retail spends)
  • • Accelerated Rewards: 50% extra points on American Express card variant
  • • Excluded Categories: Fuel, Wallet loads

Welcome Benefit

Welcome vouchers worth ₹5,000+ (Tata CLiQ, EaseMyTrip, Croma) on payment of joining fee; Qualification Criteria: Card activation and fee payment within 45 days; Fulfillment Timeline: 45 days post fee realization

Milestone Benefit

Spend ₹3 Lakhs (Annual): Annual renewal fee waiver of ₹2,000; Spend ₹2 Lakhs (Annual): 2,000 bonus Reward Points; Annual Fee Waiver: Spend ₹3,00,000 or more in preceding 12 months for fee waiver

Redemption

Handpicked Rewards vouchers, merchandise, and air tickets

Benefits

  • Domestic Airport Lounge: 8 per year (2 per quarter upon spend criteria) via Dreamfolks / Mastercard
  • Fuel Surcharge Waiver: 1% (Max waiver ₹500 per cycle)
  • Buy 1 Get 1 Free Movie Tickets: Buy 1 ticket and get up to ₹250 off on 2nd ticket twice a month on BookMyShow. (Max 2 tickets per month) [Partners: BookMyShow]
  • Complimentary Railway Lounge Access: 2 complimentary railway lounge visits per calendar quarter across India. (Available at major railway junctions in India) [Partners: IRCTC Lounges]

Things to Know Before you apply

ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card Eligibility Criteria

  • Age: 21–65 years
  • Salaried min ₹50,000/month; Self-employed min ITR ₹6,00,000 p.a.
  • Salaried & Self-Employed Individuals
  • Resident Indian

Fees & Charges

ParticularsAmount
Joining Fee₹3,000
Annual Fee₹2,000
Foreign Currency Mark-up Fee3.5%
Cash Advance Fee2.5% (min ₹500)

Fee waiver: Spend ₹3,00,000 or more in preceding 12 months for fee waiver

PaisaSimple Review

Overall Rating

4.9/5

What do we like about this card?

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

Pros

  • • Base Rewards: 4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on international spends)
  • • 2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on domestic retail spends)
  • • Forex markup rate of 3.5%
  • • Airport lounge and lifestyle dining privileges
  • • Value-packed milestone rewards on annual spend

Cons

  • • Annual renewal fee of ₹2000
  • • Reward exclusion on fuel purchases and wallet load transactions

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Fee Details

Joining Fee

₹3,000

Annual/Renewal Fee

₹2,000

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₹1,499

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₹1,499

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₹1,000

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Lowest fees
Welcome Benefit
  • • Welcome vouchers worth ₹5,000+ (Tata CLiQ, EaseMyTrip, Croma) on payment of joining fee
  • • Qualification Criteria: Card activation and fee payment within 45 days
  • • Fulfillment Timeline: 45 days post fee realization
  • • Welcome Benefit - Bonus points: Get 6,000 bonus reward points worth Rs. 1,500 on payment of Annual Fee
  • • Complimentary annual memberships of Swiggy One and Times Prime on spending ₹75,000 within the first 90 days of card issuance
Reward/Cashback Rate
  • • Base Rewards: 4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on international spends)
  • • 2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on domestic retail spends)
  • • Accelerated Rewards: 50% extra points on American Express card variant
  • • Excluded Categories: Fuel, Wallet loads
  • • Reward Rate — BPCL fuel - Accelerated rewards on BPCL fuel/lubricants: 7.25% value back (~25X Reward Points) on BPCL fuel purchases
  • • 25 RP per ₹100 on BPCL Fuel, Lubricants & Bharat Gas (website & app only)
  • • capped at 2,500 RP per billing cycle
  • • Reward Rate — Dining/Grocery/Movies - 10 RP per ₹100: 10 RP per ₹100 on Dining, Departmental Stores, Grocery & Movies — capped at up to 7,500 RP per month
  • • Reward Rate — Bharat Gas - Bharat Gas category: 25 RP per ₹100 on Bharat Gas (website & app only), capped at 500 RP per billing cycle
  • • Reward Rate — Other retail - Base reward rate: 1 RP per ₹100 on other retail purchases (except mobile wallet upload & non-BPCL fuel spends)
  • • 4 Reward Points on every ₹200 retail spend
  • • 20 Reward Points on every ₹200 spent on Swiggy and Zomato (5X)
  • • Up to 10X Reward Points on spends via SmartBuy
Pros
  • • Base Rewards: 4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (4 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on international spends)
  • • 2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 (2 Handpicked Points per ₹100 on domestic retail spends)
  • • Forex markup rate of 3.5%
  • • Airport lounge and lifestyle dining privileges
  • • Value-packed milestone rewards on annual spend
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  • • 5X-equivalent reward rate on eligible Swiggy and Zomato online food orders
  • • Up to 10X SmartBuy rewards
  • • Swiggy One and Times Prime welcome memberships
  • • Milestone vouchers
  • • Movie and dining benefits
  • • Conditional domestic and international lounge access
Cons
  • • Annual renewal fee of ₹2000
  • • Reward exclusion on fuel purchases and wallet load transactions
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  • • ₹1,000 joining/renewal membership fee plus applicable taxes unless waived
  • • Renewal-fee waiver requires ₹3 lakh eligible annual spend
  • • Lounge access is linked to eligible previous-quarter spend
  • • Reward redemption value varies by redemption channel