# Google Pay Flex Axis now pays 0.8% back, 1.6% past ₹15,000 a cycle

**Improvement** · effective 16 October 2026

From the cycle that started 16 October 2026, every eligible spend earns 0.8% back in Stars, on UPI and on the card alike.

Affects: [Google Pay Flex Axis Bank](https://getbrief.cards/cards/axis-gpay-flex)

✓ official · checked 22 October 2026 · recorded 22 October 2026

Source: https://www.axis.bank.in/docs/default-source/default-document-library/upgraded-reward-structure-for-google-pay-flex.pdf

## Also on these cards (2)

- 28 August 2026: [Axis cards earn nothing on gift card purchases](https://getbrief.cards/changes/axis-giftcard-aug26)
- 28 August 2026: [Axis Bank portfolio revision, 28 Aug 2026: tolls stop earning, DCC markup rises, late fees up](https://getbrief.cards/changes/axis-portfolio-2026-08-28)

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