# Credit card changes in India, April 2026 · Brief April 2026: 12 changes to Indian credit cards, 6 of them devaluations, across 21 cards from 7 banks. Every change dated April 2026, by the day it takes effect, each with its grade, its source and the day it was last checked. 12 changes · current to 26 October 2026 ## [ICICI Coral’s movie offer is now spend-gated](https://getbrief.cards/changes/coral-movie) Devaluation · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 the 25%-off BookMyShow/INOX offer requires ₹25,000 spend in the preceding quarter to be eligible. [ICICI Coral](https://getbrief.cards/cards/icici-coral) ✓ official · checked 14 June 2026 · Source: https://www.icici.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-card/coral-credit-card ## [Your Infinia now needs ₹18L a year to keep](https://getbrief.cards/changes/infinia-retention) Retention rule · 1 April 2026 From April 2026 HDFC Infinia needs ₹18 lakh of annual spend or ₹50 lakh of relationship value to be retained. [HDFC Infinia Metal](https://getbrief.cards/cards/hdfc-infinia-metal) ✓ official · checked 13 June 2026 · Source: https://www.hdfc.bank.in/content/dam/hdfcbankpws/in/en/personal-banking/discover-products/cards/credit-cards/infinia-credit-card/rewards-points-program-terms-and-conditions.pdf ## [Axis MyZone replaced its Sony LIV milestone with points](https://getbrief.cards/changes/myz-sonyliv) Devaluation · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 the Sony LIV subscription renewal on ₹1,50,000 of spend in a card anniversary year ended. [Axis Bank MyZone](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-myzone) ✓ official · checked 21 October 2026 · Source: https://www.axis.bank.in/docs/default-source/default-document-library/terms-and-conditions-for-myzone-credit-card.pdf ## [Your SBI Cashback card lost ground](https://getbrief.cards/changes/sbi-cashback) Devaluation · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 cashback is capped at ₹2,000 a cycle online and ₹2,000 offline (₹4,000 in all), and spends on digital gaming, tolls and government payments no longer earn cashback. [SBI Cashback](https://getbrief.cards/cards/sbi-cashback) ✓ official · checked 2 October 2026 · Source: https://www.sbicard.com/sbi-card-en/assets/docs/pdf/cashback-revised.pdf ## [IndusInd Pioneer Legacy domestic lounge is now spend-gated](https://getbrief.cards/changes/pioneer-legacy-lounge-gate) Lounge gating · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 (first enforced in the July 2026 quarter) the Pioneer Legacy domestic complimentary lounge visit (1/quarter) requires ₹1,50,000 of spend in the preceding calendar quarter to unlock. [IndusInd Bank Pioneer Legacy Credit Card](https://getbrief.cards/cards/indusind-pioneer-legacy) ✓ official · checked 4 July 2026 · Source: https://www.indusind.bank.in/pioneer/personal-banking/cards/pioneer-legacy-credit-card1.html ## [IndusInd Solitaire domestic lounge is now spend-gated](https://getbrief.cards/changes/solitaire-lounge-gate) Lounge gating · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 IndusInd counts spend toward Solitaire’s 4 complimentary domestic lounge visits a quarter, and from the July 2026 quarter they need ₹5,00,000 of spend in the quarter before. [IndusInd Bank Solitaire Credit Card](https://getbrief.cards/cards/indusind-solitaire) ✓ official · checked 22 October 2026 · Source: https://www.indusind.bank.in/content/dam/indusind-corporate/Other/Lounge-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf ## [BOBCARD telecom bills now earn reward points](https://getbrief.cards/changes/bob-telecom-apr26) Improvement · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 telecom spends earn core reward points on all BOBCARD variants. [BOBCARD Select](https://getbrief.cards/cards/bob-select), [BOBCARD Etihad Guest Premium](https://getbrief.cards/cards/bobcard-etihad-guest-premium), [BOBCARD Etihad Guest](https://getbrief.cards/cards/bobcard-etihad-guest) ✓ official · checked 2 October 2026 · Source: https://media.bobcard.co.in/media/nfkmkemd/revision-in-product-features-charges-wef-1st-april-26v1.pdf ## [Kotak Dream Different stopped earning reward points](https://getbrief.cards/changes/k811dd-rp-end-apr26) Devaluation · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 the Reward Points programme and the milestone offer on the Dream Different card ended. [Kotak 811 #DreamDifferent](https://getbrief.cards/cards/kotak-811-dreamdifferent) ✓ official · checked 2 October 2026 · Source: https://www.kotak.bank.in/content/dam/Kotak/files/english-rcas.pdf ## [ICICI puts the BookMyShow offers on Sapphiro, Rubyx and Emeralde behind ₹25,000 a quarter](https://getbrief.cards/changes/icici-bms-gate-2026-04) Retention rule · 1 April 2026 From 1 April 2026 the BookMyShow offer on Sapphiro, Rubyx and Emeralde needs ₹25,000 of spend in the preceding spends quarter. [ICICI Bank Sapphiro](https://getbrief.cards/cards/icici-sapphiro), [ICICI Bank Rubyx](https://getbrief.cards/cards/icici-rubyx), [ICICI Emeralde](https://getbrief.cards/cards/icici-emeralde) ✓ official · checked 26 October 2026 · Source: https://www.icici.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-card/sapphiro-card ## [Axis dropped Marriott, Accor and Qatar as transfer partners](https://getbrief.cards/changes/axis-partners) Partner removed · 2 April 2026 From 2 April 2026 Axis EDGE Reward Points and EDGE Miles no longer transfer to Marriott Bonvoy, Accor or Qatar Airways. [Axis Magnus](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-magnus-std), [Axis Magnus for Burgundy](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-magnus-burgundy), [Axis Atlas](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-atlas), [Axis Reserve](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-reserve), [Axis Bank Horizon](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-horizon), [Axis Burgundy Private](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-burgundy-private), EDGE Reward Points, EDGE Miles, EDGE Miles (Horizon) ✓ official · checked 22 October 2026 · Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260401211809/https://traveledge.axis.bank.in/travel/common/termsandcondition ## [Airtel Axis card was devalued and lost lounge access](https://getbrief.cards/changes/airtel-deval) Devaluation · 12 April 2026 From 12 April 2026 the Airtel Axis card’s monthly cap on 25% Airtel cashback is twice the 1% base cashback earned that month, and the cap on 10% Airtel-category cashback equals the base cashback; both were ₹250. [Airtel Axis Bank](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-airtel) ✓ official · checked 22 October 2026 · Source: https://www.axis.bank.in/docs/default-source/default-document-library/terms-and-conditions-for-airtel-cbcc-cvp.pdf ## [Swiggy HDFC raised the minimum spend for 10% cashback](https://getbrief.cards/changes/swig-minrise) Devaluation · 21 April 2026 From 21 April 2026 a transaction must be at least ₹249 to earn 10% on the Swiggy app. [Swiggy HDFC Bank](https://getbrief.cards/cards/hdfc-swiggy) ✓ official · checked 2 October 2026 · Source: https://www.hdfc.bank.in/content/dam/hdfcbankpws/in/en/personal-banking/discover-products/cards/credit-cards/swiggy-hdfc-bank-credit-card/pdf/terms-and-conditions-swiggy-hdfc-bank-credit-card-26052026.pdf ## Questions this page answers ### What changed on Indian credit cards in April 2026? As of 26 October 2026, 12 changes are on record for April 2026: ICICI Coral’s movie offer is now spend-gated; Your Infinia now needs ₹18L a year to keep; Axis MyZone replaced its Sony LIV milestone with points; Your SBI Cashback card lost ground; IndusInd Pioneer Legacy domestic lounge is now spend-gated; IndusInd Solitaire domestic lounge is now spend-gated; BOBCARD telecom bills now earn reward points; Kotak Dream Different stopped earning reward points and 4 more. ### Which credit card devaluations are dated April 2026? As of 26 October 2026, 6: ICICI Coral’s movie offer is now spend-gated; Axis MyZone replaced its Sony LIV milestone with points; Your SBI Cashback card lost ground; Kotak Dream Different stopped earning reward points; Airtel Axis card was devalued and lost lounge access and Swiggy HDFC raised the minimum spend for 10% cashback. ### Which banks changed their credit cards in April 2026? As of 26 October 2026, Axis (3), HDFC (2), ICICI (2), IndusInd (2), BOBCARD (1), Kotak (1) and SBI (1). ## Other months - [November 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/november-2026) - [October 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/october-2026) - [September 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/september-2026) - [August 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/august-2026) - [July 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/july-2026) - [June 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/june-2026) - [May 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/may-2026) - [January 2026](https://getbrief.cards/changes/january-2026) - [June 2025](https://getbrief.cards/changes/june-2025) --- Dates are the issuer’s, not Brief’s. A change that has been announced but has not taken effect yet reads “from” and sits at the top. Where an issuer published no date, the earliest dated confirmation stands in its place, and the entry is marked verified rather than official. Every change, dated: https://getbrief.cards/changes Canonical: https://getbrief.cards/changes/april-2026