Will your credit card earn rewards on that spend?
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Rent, fuel, wallet loads, government payments and EMIs are silently excluded on most Indian cards. Pick a spend type to see which cards boost rewards on it (and the monthly cap), and which give nothing back — grouped by bank so you can find yours.
No card boosts rewards on rent payments — many exclude it entirely (below), and the rest earn only base rate.
No rewards on rent payments
These give nothing back on rent payments — grouped by bank so you can find yours quickly.
American Express
AU Small Finance Bank
Axis Bank
Federal Bank
HDFC Bank
HSBC India
ICICI Bank
IDFC FIRST Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
YES BANK
Categories and caps are read from each issuer's official terms — see how we verify. This checks spend categories and named merchants, not raw MCC codes (issuers rarely publish the exact MCC map). Run the wizard to rank cards for your actual mix, or check whether an annual fee is worth it.