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Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card vs PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Compare Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card and PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

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Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card vs PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 11, 2026
Federal BankFederal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

FedFirst minor customers who need a low-limit contactless card and can either accept the AMC or meet the published spend-waiver condition.

Cost / pricing
Federal Bank current sources disagree on FedFirst debit-card AMC qualification: the dated 20-May-2026 debit-card charge schedule uses ₹250 AMC with a ₹35,000 spend waiver, the current FedFirst account page says Nil AMC subject to ₹35,000 POS/e-commerce spend, while the current card page says Nil AMC subject to ₹10,000 annual POS/e-commerce spend. Treat the exact current waiver threshold as unresolved and confirm before relying on it.
Reviewed
September 11, 2026
Evidence
3 bank sources
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Punjab National BankPNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Eligible PNB GROW minor customers who need a clearly documented child debit-card limit and can understand the yearly-balance condition for AMC waiver.

Cost / pricing
PNB current debit-card directory lists ₹250 issuance, ₹250 AMC and ₹250 replacement (excluding GST) for MasterCard Platinum GROW. The current GROW scheme leaflet separately advertises free issuance and AMC waiver when ₹5,000 yearly average balance is maintained, so scheme-vs-card-directory pricing remains an explicit first-party conflict.
Reviewed
September 11, 2026
Evidence
3 bank sources
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Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card vs PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare-banking/federal-visa-fedfirst-contactless-debit-card-vs-pnb-master-grow-platinum-debit-card/

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01Does your linked account qualify for this card?Start with the eligible customer or relationship and any balance, funding or tenure requirement.

Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

Eligibility
Minors with an eligible FedFirst savings relationship under the bank's age/guardian rules.
Linked account
Requires an eligible FedFirst savings relationship; account AMB is separately documented by the FedFirst product.

PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Eligibility
Issued in the PNB GROW minor-account relationship under the scheme's guardian/self-operation rules.
Linked account
Requires PNB GROW relationship; the account itself has zero MAB, while the card AMC waiver uses a separate ₹5,000 yearly-average-balance condition.
02What costs follow from the card and account?Read the full cost wording and scope rather than comparing isolated numbers.

Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

Cost / charges
Federal Bank current sources disagree on FedFirst debit-card AMC qualification: the dated 20-May-2026 debit-card charge schedule uses ₹250 AMC with a ₹35,000 spend waiver, the current FedFirst account page says Nil AMC subject to ₹35,000 POS/e-commerce spend, while the current card page says Nil AMC subject to ₹10,000 annual POS/e-commerce spend. Treat the exact current waiver threshold as unresolved and confirm before relying on it.

PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Cost / charges
PNB current debit-card directory lists ₹250 issuance, ₹250 AMC and ₹250 replacement (excluding GST) for MasterCard Platinum GROW. The current GROW scheme leaflet separately advertises free issuance and AMC waiver when ₹5,000 yearly average balance is maintained, so scheme-vs-card-directory pricing remains an explicit first-party conflict.
03Will the card limits support your intended use?Check limits and the ongoing relationship conditions before choosing.

Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

Transaction limits
FedFirst account material publishes ₹2,500 daily ATM withdrawal and ₹10,000 daily POS/e-commerce limit, including ₹5,000 contactless.
Account relationship
Exact FedFirst card endpoint backed by the account page plus Federal Bank's dated 2026 debit-card charge schedule.

PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Transaction limits
₹10,000 ATM cash withdrawal per day, ₹10,000 combined POS/e-commerce per day and ₹5,000 contactless per day.
Account relationship
Exact named card endpoint derived from PNB's current GROW scheme leaflet rather than a generic PNB debit-card inference.
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Decision factorFederal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit CardPNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card
Cost / chargesFederal Bank current sources disagree on FedFirst debit-card AMC qualification: the dated 20-May-2026 debit-card charge schedule uses ₹250 AMC with a ₹35,000 spend waiver, the current FedFirst account page says Nil AMC subject to ₹35,000 POS/e-commerce spend, while the current card page says Nil AMC subject to ₹10,000 annual POS/e-commerce spend. Treat the exact current waiver threshold as unresolved and confirm before relying on it.PNB current debit-card directory lists ₹250 issuance, ₹250 AMC and ₹250 replacement (excluding GST) for MasterCard Platinum GROW. The current GROW scheme leaflet separately advertises free issuance and AMC waiver when ₹5,000 yearly average balance is maintained, so scheme-vs-card-directory pricing remains an explicit first-party conflict.
Linked accountRequires an eligible FedFirst savings relationship; account AMB is separately documented by the FedFirst product.Requires PNB GROW relationship; the account itself has zero MAB, while the card AMC waiver uses a separate ₹5,000 yearly-average-balance condition.
Core benefitsContactless payments, debit-card rewards/offers and child-oriented controlled spending.Scheme-specific Mastercard debit access plus current GROW-linked rewards/offers subject to scheme terms.
Transaction limitsFedFirst account material publishes ₹2,500 daily ATM withdrawal and ₹10,000 daily POS/e-commerce limit, including ₹5,000 contactless.₹10,000 ATM cash withdrawal per day, ₹10,000 combined POS/e-commerce per day and ₹5,000 contactless per day.
EligibilityMinors with an eligible FedFirst savings relationship under the bank's age/guardian rules.Issued in the PNB GROW minor-account relationship under the scheme's guardian/self-operation rules.
Account relationshipExact FedFirst card endpoint backed by the account page plus Federal Bank's dated 2026 debit-card charge schedule.Exact named card endpoint derived from PNB's current GROW scheme leaflet rather than a generic PNB debit-card inference.
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Federal Bank

Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

  • Three current first-party Federal sources disagree on the FedFirst AMC amount/waiver threshold; the discrepancy is preserved instead of selecting the cheapest interpretation.
  • The card/account pages advertise Nil AMC only subject to qualifying annual POS/e-commerce spend.
  • Child limits are intentionally lower than Federal's adult debit-card tiers.
Punjab National Bank

PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

  • PNB card directory and GROW scheme leaflet currently disagree on issuance/AMC treatment; confirm the scheme-specific charge before issue or renewal.
  • The ₹5,000 yearly-average-balance condition in the GROW leaflet is an AMC-waiver condition, not the account minimum-balance requirement.
  • The current card directory continues to publish ₹10,000 ATM and ₹10,000 combined POS/e-commerce daily limits for the GROW card.
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Federal Bank

Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

Reviewed
September 11, 2026
Attached first-party sources
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Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card

Reviewed September 11, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.federal.bank.in/fedfirst-contactless-debit-card
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.federal.bank.in/fedfirst
  3. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.federal.bank.in/documents/d/guest/debit-card-charges-wef-20052026

PNB Master Grow Platinum Debit Card

Reviewed September 11, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://pnb.bank.in/card-index.html?page=card-index.html
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://pnb.bank.in/downloadprocess.aspx?fid=nN8uJMIe7mfA2JAVzwRyeA%3D%3D
  3. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.pnb.bank.in/Non-Credit-Related-Service-Charges.html