HDFC Freedom Credit Card
HDFC Bank · Rewards
10X CashPoints on select merchants; up to 50 days interest-free period.
- Joining fee
- ₹500
- Annual fee
- ₹500
- Waiver spend
- ₹50,000
- Forex markup
- 3.5%
Fee waiver
Spend ₹50,000 in a card year and the next annual fee is waived.
That is about ₹4,167 a month.
Work out what you still need to spend
Recent changes
- 15 May 2026Worse for you
Reward points are earned per Rs 200 spent instead of per Rs 150, about a 25% cut on most cards; Infinia, Diners Black and BizBlack are unchanged.
Work it out for this card
How the app counts rewards
- 10X CashPoints (10 per ₹200) on BigBasket, BookMyShow, OYO, Swiggy and Uber
- 1 CashPoint per ₹200 on groceries (up to 1,000 a month)
- 1 CashPoint per ₹200 on utilities (up to 2,000 a month)
- 1 CashPoint per ₹200 on insurance (up to 2,000 a month)
- 1 CashPoint per ₹200 on other spends
No rewards on fuel, rent, wallet loads.
Points
CashPoints, worth about ₹0.15 each on the usual redemption. Expire after 2 years.
Who can apply
- Age 21 to 60
- Salaried: income of ₹1,44,000 a year or more
- Self-employed: income of ₹6,00,000 a year or more
Salaried: net ₹12,000 a month, age 21 to 60. Self-employed: ITR over ₹6 lakh, age 21 to 65
Published minimums. Approval is the bank's decision.
Checked against the bank's terms. Banks change terms often, so check the latest terms before applying.
Taken from the bank's page. Rules data version 2026.10.04.
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