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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Compare PNB KIWI RuPay Select 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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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 9, 2026
Punjab National BankPNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

UPI-heavy users who want a virtual-card route with no standard annual fee and prefer cashback-style KIWI rewards over traditional bank points.

Annual fee
Nil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical card
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
3 issuer sources
Open card research
Kotak Mahindra BankKotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Users who want a no-annual-fee virtual RuPay card primarily for UPI merchant payments rather than travel benefits.

Annual fee
Nil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
3 issuer sources
Open card research
No universal winnerFee, rewards, lounge and forex matter differently by use case.
Conditions stay visibleCaps, waivers, exclusions and qualification rules are not stripped out.
Evidence stays separateOne issuer's source set never validates the other card.
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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://littleden.blog/compare/pnb-kiwi-rupay-select-credit-card-vs-kotak-upi-rupay-credit-card/

General product research only. Recheck the listed first-party sources before acting because product terms can change after the recorded review dates.

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01Would the card still fit if you miss its fee waiver?Read the recurring fee and qualifying-spend rule together before counting rewards as value.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Annual fee
Nil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical card
Fee waiver
Physical-card annual fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh spend in the previous year

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Annual fee
Nil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS
Fee waiver
Not required under the reviewed lifetime-free fee structure
02Do your actual purchases qualify for the rewards?Check the reward structure and the recorded cautions; a headline earning rate is not the return on every purchase.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Reward rules
0.5% cashback as KIWIS on eligible online transactions and 1.5% on eligible scan-and-pay transactions; monthly KIWI cap is linked to the card credit limit

Recorded cautions

  • The cashback currency is KIWIS and the monthly cap is linked to credit limit, so headline percentages are not uncapped cash.
  • The physical and virtual card fee structures differ materially.
  • The 3.50% forex markup makes it unsuitable as an international-spend card.

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Reward rules
Reviewed Kotak listing advertises 3 reward points per ₹100 on eligible spends, with RuPay credit-card UPI merchant payments supported

Recorded cautions

  • UPI credit-card payments are merchant-payment use cases and do not make every UPI transfer eligible.
  • The 3.5% forex markup makes it a poor international-spend card.
  • Reward exclusions and merchant coding still matter.
03Which travel and approval conditions apply to you?Check lounge conditions, foreign-currency costs and issuer eligibility independently of reward value.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Lounge conditions
Not listed as a core benefit on the reviewed PNB KIWI product page
Forex costs
3.50% foreign-currency markup under PNB’s schedule for non-LUXURA cards
Eligibility
PNB lists gross annual income of ₹2.5 lakh and above for this co-branded RuPay Select route, with approval subject to underwriting

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Lounge conditions
No core lounge benefit highlighted in the reviewed issuer material
Forex costs
3.5% foreign-currency transaction markup under the reviewed KFS
Eligibility
Subject to Kotak Mahindra Bank approval; designed as a virtual RuPay credit card for eligible customers
Other maintained comparisons for PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit CardOther maintained comparisons for Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card
Shared research themes
RuPay / UPI Credit CardsBeginner & Entry-Level Cards
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Credit-card terms side by side for PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card and Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card
Decision factorPNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit CardKotak UPI RuPay Credit Card
Joining feeNil for the virtual card; ₹500 for the physical cardNil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS
Annual feeNil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical cardNil / not applicable under the reviewed KFS
Fee waiverPhysical-card annual fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh spend in the previous yearNot required under the reviewed lifetime-free fee structure
Rewards0.5% cashback as KIWIS on eligible online transactions and 1.5% on eligible scan-and-pay transactions; monthly KIWI cap is linked to the card credit limitReviewed Kotak listing advertises 3 reward points per ₹100 on eligible spends, with RuPay credit-card UPI merchant payments supported
LoungeNot listed as a core benefit on the reviewed PNB KIWI product pageNo core lounge benefit highlighted in the reviewed issuer material
Forex markup3.50% foreign-currency markup under PNB’s schedule for non-LUXURA cards3.5% foreign-currency transaction markup under the reviewed KFS
NetworkRuPay SelectRuPay (virtual credit card)
Eligibility / approvalPNB lists gross annual income of ₹2.5 lakh and above for this co-branded RuPay Select route, with approval subject to underwritingSubject to Kotak Mahindra Bank approval; designed as a virtual RuPay credit card for eligible customers
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Punjab National Bank

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

  • The cashback currency is KIWIS and the monthly cap is linked to credit limit, so headline percentages are not uncapped cash.
  • The physical and virtual card fee structures differ materially.
  • The 3.50% forex markup makes it unsuitable as an international-spend card.
Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

  • UPI credit-card payments are merchant-payment use cases and do not make every UPI transfer eligible.
  • The 3.5% forex markup makes it a poor international-spend card.
  • Reward exclusions and merchant coding still matter.
Decision tools

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Independent source state

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Punjab National Bank

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

3 issuer sources8/8 core fields confirmedReviewed September 9, 2026
Issuer product pageFee / charge scheduleMITC / controlling terms

Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more

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Kotak Mahindra Bank

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

3 issuer sources8/8 core fields confirmedReviewed September 9, 2026
Key Fact StatementIssuer product pageIssuer document

Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more

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First-party source appendix

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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://pnbcard.in/types18.html
  2. Fee / charge schedulehttps://pnbcard.in/Documents/pnb_sofc.pdf
  3. MITC / controlling termshttps://pnbcard.in/PDF/MITC.pdf

Kotak UPI RuPay Credit Card

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Key Fact Statementhttps://www.kotak.com/content/dam/Kotak/files/key-fact-statement/KFS-Kotak-UPI-Rupay-CC.pdf
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.kotak.com/en/personal-banking/cards/credit-cards.html
  3. Issuer documenthttps://www.kotak.com/content/dam/Kotak/about-us/media-press-releases/2023/rupay-cc-goes-live-on-upi.pdf