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Free Lounge Access on RuPay Debit Cards Ends; Spend-Based Rules from April 2026

Airport lounge access is becoming increasingly restricted, with banks either removing the perk or tying it to spending requirements. Even RuPay, which once provided easy, unconditional lounge access on many cards, has now overhauled its benefit structure. Under the new update, complimentary access to airport...

UPI Goes Credit: Google Pay and Axis Bank Introduce Flex Credit Card

Axis Bank has partnered with Google Pay to launch the Flex Credit Card, a product that blends credit card functionality with everyday UPI-style payments. The card can be used directly within the Google Pay app for both offline merchant payments and online transactions. Instead...
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