Compare Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card and Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card on annual fee, rewards, fee waiver, lounge access, forex markup, best-fit use case and source evidence.
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Existing Federal Bank credit-card customers who want a RuPay credit-card layer for eligible merchant UPI payments without a separate credit limit.
Users who want a no-annual-fee virtual RuPay card primarily for UPI merchant payments rather than travel benefits.
littleden.blog · Comparison research sheet
Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare/federal-bank-wave-rupay-credit-card-vs-kotak-upi-rupay-credit-card/
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Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card | Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee | Nil for the virtual floater card; ₹199 + GST if a physical card is offered/opted under the reviewed KFS | Nil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS |
| Annual fee | ₹199 + GST in the reviewed KFS | Nil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS |
| Fee waiver | No general waiver threshold highlighted in the reviewed Wave/KFS terms | Not required under the reviewed lifetime-free fee structure |
| Rewards | Designed primarily as a UPI-enabled RuPay floater card linked to an existing Federal Bank primary credit card; reward treatment follows current issuer programme terms | Reviewed Kotak listing advertises 3 reward points per ₹100 on eligible spends, with RuPay credit-card UPI merchant payments supported |
| Lounge | Not positioned as a lounge-led product | No core lounge benefit highlighted in the reviewed issuer material |
| Forex markup | 3.5% foreign-currency markup in the reviewed Federal Bank charge material | 3.5% foreign-currency transaction markup under the reviewed KFS |
| Network | RuPay | RuPay (virtual credit card) |
| Eligibility / approval | Available subject to Federal Bank policy and an existing eligible primary Federal Bank credit card; shares the primary card's credit limit | Subject to Kotak Mahindra Bank approval; designed as a virtual RuPay credit card for eligible customers |
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Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
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Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources