RuPay To Offer Cashback Up To Rs 16,000 On International Transactions

On Thursday, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said that its homegrown payments technology RuPay will offer 40 percent cashback for its international card users for transactions in select countries.

Indians travelling to the UAE, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the UK, the US, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand will be able to earn up to Rs 16,000 cashback per month by getting their RuPay International Card activated, the NPCI said in a release.

With RuPay International cards (JCB, Discover and Diners Club) customers using multiple cards can earn more cashback under the 'RuPay Travel Tales' campaign. To avail the cashback benefit, customers will have to do a minimum transaction of Rs 1,000 and the maximum cashback is capped at Rs 4,000 for a single transaction.

The offer can be availed by customers using RuPay International Card four times a month that can give them a chance of earning up to Rs 16,000 as cashback.

Praveena Rai, COO, NPCI said, "We always aim to create an end-to-end value proposition for RuPay International cardholders to make their overseas travel experience seamless and memorable. The campaign is not only providing an exciting platform for travelers to earn cashbacks but also motivating them to migrate towards digital transactions nationally and globally".

Apart from earning cashback, RuPay International cardholders can access to RuPay affiliated domestic/international airport lounges.

They also can avail attractive offers on booking international flights and hotels in association with Thomas Cook and Make My Trip, the release said.

RuPay has a partnership with Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Japan-based JCB International, allowing RuPay users access to across 190 countries. As on date, there are over 1,100 banks live on RuPay platform including SBI, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, among others.

The RuPay card base has crossed 600 million, half of which are in the mid and premium segments, NCPI said.

With PTI inputs