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Amplifi Fi-Federal Credit Card (Credit Card/Card) which has been issued by
Federal Bank (Bank) in partnership with its co-branding partner Fi Brand
Private Limited (Fi). Fi is only an outsourced service provider of the Bank
providing marketing and promotion services to the Bank for this Credit Card.
While card holders (you) should go through our detailed T&Cs, these MITC
provide a basic snapshot of the critical terms of your Credit Card which you
must go through. Both T&C and MITC documents should be read to get a full
understanding of the Credit Card conditions. These are subject to change
from time to time and the most recent one would be available on this
website.
It is accepted that activating the Credit Card from the Fi App and/or clicking
on ‘Submit’ or ‘I agree’ or similar tab would mean acceptance of these MITC
by you.
I. Schedule of Charges
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a. Fees and taxes payable on Credit Card by you : The fees and charges
detailed above are billed to the card account as applicable. These would also
be stated in the Credit Card statement of the month in which it is charged.
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Goods & Services Tax (GST) of 18% will be applicable on all fees, interest and
other charges at rates as notified by the Government of India from time to
time.
Transactions at Fuel Stations: When you use the Credit Card to pay for fuel,
You will be levied a surcharge. The fuel transaction surcharge is levied by the
acquirer (merchant's bank providing terminal / payment gateway) and may
appear separately on your credit card statement.
b. Forex markup charges: When you use your Credit Card to transact in a
foreign currency, that transaction amount is converted to Indian Rupees (INR)
on the settlement date, which could be different from the date of transaction.
If the foreign transaction is not done in USD (US Dollars), the amount will first
be converted to USD, and then the USD amount will be converted to INR as per
rate provided by VISA. On this amount, a forex markup fee will be levied, and
applicable taxes such as tax collection at source (TCS) would be levied as
per the prevailing tax rate. GST will be applicable on the markup fee. If this
transaction is refunded or reversed, both the markup fee and GST charges will
be refunded. A forex markup fee will also be levied in case of transactions
done at merchants located in India but registered overseas.
c. Over limit charges : You may spend above the credit limit, up to a certain
extent, defined as a percentage of overall credit limit by the Bank. As of now,
overlimit spend is not permitted on the credit card. You shall be informed via
Fi app as and when such facility is made available along with the applicable
charges.
Auto debit reversal fees : Charge of Rs 250 will be applied in cases where an
auto-debit set for repayment of Credit Card dues is affected but fails due to
lack of funds.
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Interest free period from the start of the billing cycle date shall not exceed 48
Days. Payment Due Date on your Card is 18 days after the Statement Date
(please check your statement for your exact payment due date). Therefore,
the interest free credit period can range from 18-48 days depending on your
payment due date and date of purchase.
This period will be free of interest only if all previous dues are paid in full and
there is no unpaid balance carried over from previous months. However, if the
Total Amount Due is not paid by the payment due date, then there will be no
interest free period. For cash advances, interest is charged from the date of
the transaction until the date of payment, however, cash withdrawal facility is
not available on the Credit Card right now.
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Minimum Amount Due in Statement Rs 600 (5% of total due)
Generated on 1 May
Since the total amount due has not been paid, interest will be charged on a
per day basis on the amount overdue. Calculations below:
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Suppose a customer makes 1 fresh purchase during this cycle, a purchase of
Rs 1500 on 20 April and there are no other transactions in the month of April
and May.
Since the total amount due was not paid in the previous cycle of March, there
is no interest-free-period in the month of April. Thus, any new purchase in the
month of April will attract interest charges.
III. Billing
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A cardholder can choose to pay the total amount due or an amount between
total due and minimum amount due.
If you deposit a part of the total amount due or the MAD, the balance
outstanding amount payable shall be carried forward to subsequent
statements. This amount will attract interest charges until the date of full and
final payment. Please note that paying only the Minimum Amount Due every
month will result in the repayment stretching over a long period with
consequent interest payment on your outstanding balance (as shown in
illustration 1 above)
Within these, payment is adjusted in this order: Taxes > Fees > Interest >
Purchases
d. Method of payment: You will be able to pay outstanding dues via the
following methods:
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● Send money from your Federal Bank savings account opened via Fi app
through electronic modes
● Use other payment methods provided on Fi app
● Use third party applications/methods that allow repayment for the
Credit Card through electronic mode
e. Billing Dispute: All the contents of your Credit Card statement will be
deemed to be correct and accepted if you do not inform us of any
discrepancies within 30 days of the Credit Card statement generation date.
You can raise a dispute/grievance in the following ways: Email to
[email protected] or call 080-47485490. You can also contact Bank’s Grievance
Redressal by contacting Bank’s Nodal officer at: [email protected].
Other Bank Grievance redressal channels are available here.
Customer Service team /the Bank will investigate the issue and confirm the
liability for such transactions in writing. For certain cases, the Bank may
provide temporary credit during the period of investigation, which may be
reversed after the investigation. Taxes will not be reversed in such situations.
f. Postal Address of the Bank (Card Issuer): The Credit Card is issued by
Federal Bank, postal address provided below:
a. Your credit limit and cash withdrawal Limit are both flexible and liable to
change. You can request for an increase in your credit limit if you are eligible
for this option.
b. Based on the final decision of the Bank, your credit limit can be enhanced
which will be as per the terms and conditions related to credit limit increase.
Your acceptance of the limit increase recommendation received through
electronic means inside the Fi App where you specifically validate the limit
increase and agree to the MITC will be treated as a consent.
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c. The Bank reserves the right to review your account periodically and
maintains the right to decrease your credit limit based on your transaction
patterns, repayment behavior and other internal criteria. This will be informed
to you via the Fi App and/or via email and SMS.
d. “Available Credit Limit” or “Available Cash Limit” is the limit up to which you
can make purchases or withdraw cash from an ATM respectively. The cash
limit is a part of the overall credit limit assigned to you though unavailable to
cardholders for the time being. An intimation will be shared once it is enabled.
e. As of now, Credit Cards do not provide cash advance facility, however this
facility may be provided in future based on the decision taken by the Bank.
a. If You fail to pay the Minimum Amount Due even 3 days after the payment
due date indicated in the billing statement, it shall be treated as default. In
case of default, the Bank shall forward the default report to the Credit
Information Bureaus or to such other agencies as approved by law.
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e. Withdrawal of report: Once the default is reported to the Credit Information
Companies there is no withdrawal of the credit information report. However, if
the dues are settled by you, this information will be with Credit Information
Companies in the subsequent month.
a. You can close your Credit Card account any time by calling the Customer
Care team at 080-47485490 or by emailing them at [email protected]. The entire
card outstanding dues and loans / EMI facilities linked to your Credit Card (if
applicable and/or availed of) will immediately become due.
b. For avoiding misuse, it is advised that once a Credit Card account is closed
you should cut the Credit Card into four pieces ensuring that the hologram
and magnetic strip are destroyed permanently.
c. Any refund/reversal that is received after the Credit Card closure will be
intimated to you and refunded electronically to your savings account opened
via Fi app; in the event you do not have a Federal Savings Account on the Fi
App, the amount shall be refunded to you in the account as provided by you
on the Fi App for the purposes of crediting such refund.
d. It should be noted that in case of termination of the Credit Card (for any
reason whatsoever), you shall remain liable for all charges incurred by the
use of the Credit Card.
e. You specifically acknowledge that once your Credit Card account is closed,
the privileges (including but not limited to all benefits and services accrued,
reward points not redeemed etc) on the Credit Card stand nullified.
f. Credit Card account will be closed only once the Bank receives the payment
of all amounts due and outstanding in the respect of the said Credit Card
account. Credit Card can be closed only when there is no ongoing dispute
resolution on the Credit Card.
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g. In case your Credit Card has not been used for more than one year, you will
be notified by the Bank (or any of its outsourced service providers) of the
dormancy within 30 days. If the Credit Card is still not used or no reply is
received for the continuation of your Credit Card, it will be closed and
reported to the bureau, subject to payment of all dues by you.
b. In case your Credit Card is lost, stolen, misplaced, You can report this on the
Fi App or via phone on [080-47485490] or email on [email protected]
c. You are advised to file an FIR with the local police station so that you can
produce its copy whenever requested by the Bank. You shall be primarily
responsible for the security of the card including theft and for the transactions
using the Credit Card.
d. You shall not be liable for any transaction/s made on the Credit Card post
reporting its loss/theft/damage. However, in case of any dispute relating to
the time of reporting such loss/ theft/damage and/or transactions made on
the Credit Card post reporting of the loss/theft/damage/ misuse, the Bank
reserves the right to ascertain such time and or the authenticity of the
disputed transactions. You shall not be able to use the blocked Credit Card
for any transaction/s until you receive a replacement Credit Card
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b. You shall be liable for the loss occurring due to unauthorized
transactions in the following cases:
i. In cases where the loss is due to your negligence such as where
you have shared the payment credentials, you will bear the entire
loss until you report the unauthorized transaction to the Bank (or
any of its outsourced service providers). Any loss occurring after
the reporting of the unauthorized transaction shall be borne by
the Bank.
ii. In cases where the responsibility of the unauthorized electronic
banking transaction lies neither with the Bank nor You, but lies
elsewhere in the system and when there is a delay of 4-7 working
days after receiving communication from the Bank (or any of its
outsourced service providers) on your part in notifying the Bank of
such a transaction, your per transaction liability shall be limited to
the transaction value or the amount whichever is lower as
mentioned in the table below (as per RBI).
Between 4-7 working days If credit card limit <= Rs 50,000, Max
liability <= Rs 10,000
If credit card limit >= Rs 50,000; Max
liability <= Rs 25,000
a. To reach out to customer support for the Credit Card, you can use the
following channels:
● Call at 080-47485490
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● Chat in the Fi app
● Email at [email protected]
b. In case of a grievance, you can get them addressed using the following
channels:
IX. Rewards
When you use your Credit Card, you will automatically be enrolled in the
rewards program and earn Fi-coins. On transacting using the Credit Card,
you will earn Fi-coins depending on transaction value and other conditions as
described below. These Fi-coins can be accumulated and further redeemed
for exciting offers shown in the Fi App from time to time.
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● If you spend Rs 15,000 or more in a statement cycle, you will get 5X
rewards on your spend with top 3 brands for the month, i.e. 5 Fi-Coins
for every Rs 5 spent. We refer to this as 5x rewards.
● Top 3 brands by spends are identified at the end of each billing cycle,
and are different for each cardholder (reversed transactions are not
included when identifying top merchants). These brands however, will
have to be part of the ‘Fi collection’. Brands in the Fi collection can
change over time and can be viewed on the Fi App
● 5x rewards would be provided as ‘extra 3x Fi-coins’ on cumulative
spend in top 3 brands for the month, where 2x rewards are already
provided
● Top 3 brands leaderboard once fixed in a statement, will not be
changed despite reversals or cancellations in constituting transactions
which impacts the top 3 brands for a statement cycle
● You can earn a maximum of 25,000 Fi-coins per transaction
● You can earn a maximum of 50,000 Fi-coins via ‘extra 3x Fi-coins’
provided as a part of 5x rewards on top 3 brands in every statement
cycle
● 1x and 5x rewards are credited to your Fi-Coin balance after the
qualifying purchase is completed. A standard waiting period of 10 days
is applied to account for any transaction cancellations or reversals in
this period
● Similarly, extra 1x and 3x Fi-coins (for 2x and 5x rewards respectively)
are credited to a cardholder’s Fi-Coin balance 10 days after the end of
their billing cycle
● If a transaction is reversed because of a refund/ chargeback/
reimbursement, the transaction amount shall be credited back to your
Credit Card account. In such instances, the Fi-coins (1x or any extra
Fi-coins provided as part of 2x or 5x offering) accrued on those
transactions will be reduced from the overall points balance
irrespective of the timing of such reversals
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● You will get 1 Fi -coin for every Rs 5 eligible spend offline and online. We
refer to this as 1x rewards
● You will get 5X rewards, i.e. 5 Fi-Coins for every Rs 5 spent on a list of
curated brands listed on the Fi app, we refer to these brands as the ‘Fi
collection’ if you spend Rs 15,000 or more in a statement cycle. We refer
to this as 5x rewards.
● Brands in the Fi collection can change over time and can be viewed on
the Fi App
● Maximum of 25,000 Fi-Coins can be earned on a transaction
● 1x and 5x rewards are credited to your Fi-Coin balance 10 days after the
end of the billing cycle. A standard waiting period of 10 days is applied
to account for any transaction cancellations or reversals in this period
● If a transaction is reversed because of a refund/ chargeback/
reimbursement, the transaction amount shall be credited back to your
Credit Card account. In such instances, the Fi-coins (1x or 5x) accrued
on those transactions will be reduced from the overall points balance
irrespective of the timing of such reversals
b. Redemption of Fi-coins:
c. Other conditions:
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● The accrual of the Fi-coins on spends on partner Fi collection brands
will be governed by the fair usage policy, which is subject to change
from time to time
● Fi as authorized by Bank reserves the right to wholly or partly modify the
credit card rewards programme
● Fi as authorized by Bank also reserves the right to change the reward
point redemption catalog, withdraw reward points awarded or to vary
any of the terms and conditions herein in its absolute discretion without
prior notice to you
● In case this rewards programme comes in conflict with any rule,
regulation or order or any statutory authority, then Fi as authorized by
the Bank has the absolute authority and right to modify or cancel this
rewards programme to give effect to said requirements
● On closure/termination of Credit Card membership, any Fi-coins
pending to be claimed in the your account will be forfeited
● Fi as authorized by the Bank makes no warranties for the quality of
products / services provided by the merchant establishments
participating in the rewards programme.
● Fi as authorized by Bank reserves the right to cancel or suspend the
accrued Fi coins if the Credit Card account is in arrears, suspension or
default or if the Credit Card account is or is reasonably suspected to be
operated fraudulently.
● In case of death, the reward points earned but not redeemed at that
time will be forfeited.
a. Welcome offer
● All cardholders are eligible for welcome offers provided on the Credit
Card
● You can choose between the welcome offer options provided to you
while applying for the Credit Card
● The welcome offer is unlocked on successful completion of the
fulfillment criteria communicated to you at the time of onboarding to
the Credit Card and later on the Fi app
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● Method of availing curated vouchers shall be communicated to you
when the offer is unlocked
● Fi (as authorized by the Bank) may utilize service of third parties to
provision the welcome offer
● Fi (as authorized by the Bank) reserves the right at any time, without
notice, to add/alter/change/ or vary any or all of these terms and
conditions or to replace, entire or in part, this offer by another offer,
whether similar to this offer or not, or to withdraw it altogether
● Fi (as authorized by the Bank) is only communicating the offer and will
not be held liable for the usefulness, worthiness and/or character of the
offer
● The participation in the offer is entirely voluntary and it is understood
that your participation shall be deemed to have been made on a
voluntary basis
● In case of all matters relating to the offer including any dispute or
discrepancy relating to the offer or eligibility of any cardholder, Bank’s/
Fi’s decision shall be final and binding on you in all respects
b. Milestone benefits
Other conditions:
● You will become eligible for milestone benefits (as determined by Fi) on
the basis of your cumulative spends on the card in a anniversary year
● Anniversary year is defined as a 12 months period from card setup or
last upgrade/downgrade date.
● Spends from any previous anniversary year or previous retail credit
card product will not be considered for calculation of the milestone
benefits
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● Only valid retail spends are considered for eligibility to milestone
benefits; rental payment category, wallet reloads and gold spends will
not be considered eligible for this evaluation
● If your card account has been classified as delinquent before or during
the period of the program, or when the vouchers are to be provided, you
will not be eligible for the milestone benefits
● Nature of vouchers given are at the discretion of Fi (as authorized by the
Bank) and can change over time
● In case of all matters relating to the offer including any dispute or
discrepancy relating to the offer or eligibility of any cardholder, Bank’s/
Fi’s decision shall be final and binding on cardholders in all respects
X. Lounge Access
a. About the offer: All cardholders are eligible for 1 lounge access visit per
calendar quarter as long as they qualify the criteria linked to the credit card
activity. This criteria shall be communicated to you on the Fi app
b. How to avail lounge access: You can visit lounges covered under the
program and present your Credit Card, along with the voucher code provided
to you via email and/or on Fi app. Only one entry per card will be allowed on a
complimentary basis. You may be asked to provide identification documents
and boarding passes for validation.
● The offer is only for the eligible card member and is not transferable,
non-negotiable and cannot be en-cashed for money
● Usage of the participating airport lounges under the reward program is
conditional upon presentation of a valid Credit Card and coupon code.
Please note that the Bank (or any of its authorized service providers), in
its sole and absolute discretion, may alter, cancel, or amend eligibility of
any Credit Card benefits, at any time without prior notice
● Eligible participating airport lounges are owned and operated by third
party organizations. Eligible Cardholders and relevant accompanying
guests must abide by the rules and policies of the respective
participating airport lounge
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● Bank (or any of its authorized service providers) shall not be held
responsible under any circumstances for any disputes that may occur
in, or in relation to the usage of, a participating airport lounge
XI. Disclosure
The Bank shall part with all available information about you, your repayment
history etc. to Credit Information Bureaus or to such other agencies approved
by law. Please note that this Credit Card is being issued by the Bank where Fi
is solely involved in providing marketing and promotion services for the Card.
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Version 3.0 | Documentation last updated on: 05th December 2023
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