UPI Credit Card vs. Traditional Credit Cards: Know The Difference
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Have a RuPay credit card?
It can be linked to your UPI ID for easier transactions. But these cards are different from traditional ones. Know how.
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Issuer
The facility of linking credit cards with UPI is allowed only for RuPay credit cards. This isn’t a feature available to Visa and MasterCard credit cards.
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UPI on credit
With UPI credit cards, you can scan merchant QR codes and pay through any UPI ID. This facility is not available with traditional cards.
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Cashbacks and discounts
Most UPI credit cards offer attractive cashbacks on UPI transactions, which may be missing in traditional credit cards.
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Wider acceptance
With UPI being accepted even at small shops, UPI cards have a wider acceptance compared to traditional cards which are accepted at larger stores.
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Besides these differences, a UPI credit card works on the same principle as the traditional one. It allows all the other benefits of a traditional card.
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Most IDFC FIRST Bank Credit Cards let you activate UPI on their credit cards. Enjoy the benefits of both RuPay and non-Rupay networks with the same credit card account.