Compare Axis Bank Future Stars Visa Platinum Debit Card and Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.
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Eligible Future Stars account holders who need a controlled child debit card and whose family is comfortable with its separate issuance/annual fee.
FedFirst minor customers who need a low-limit contactless card and can either accept the AMC or meet the published spend-waiver condition.
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Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare-banking/axis-future-stars-visa-platinum-debit-card-vs-federal-visa-fedfirst-contactless-debit-card/
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Source review: September 9, 2026
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Source review: September 11, 2026
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| Decision factor | Axis Bank Future Stars Visa Platinum Debit Card | Federal Bank Visa FedFirst Contactless Debit Card |
|---|---|---|
| Cost / charges | ₹200 issuance fee and ₹200 annual fee under the current Future Stars product page; replacement and other charges follow current Axis schedules. | Federal Bank current sources disagree on FedFirst debit-card AMC qualification: the dated 20-May-2026 debit-card charge schedule uses ₹250 AMC with a ₹35,000 spend waiver, the current FedFirst account page says Nil AMC subject to ₹35,000 POS/e-commerce spend, while the current card page says Nil AMC subject to ₹10,000 annual POS/e-commerce spend. Treat the exact current waiver threshold as unresolved and confirm before relying on it. |
| Linked account | Requires the Future Stars savings relationship and its applicable balance or alternate relationship-value route. | Requires an eligible FedFirst savings relationship; account AMB is separately documented by the FedFirst product. |
| Core benefits | Personalised card option, EDGE Rewards participation and liability/insurance benefits subject to the current Future Stars conditions. | Contactless payments, debit-card rewards/offers and child-oriented controlled spending. |
| Transaction limits | ₹5,000 daily ATM withdrawal and ₹10,000 daily purchase limit when issued with Future Stars. | FedFirst account material publishes ₹2,500 daily ATM withdrawal and ₹10,000 daily POS/e-commerce limit, including ₹5,000 contactless. |
| Eligibility | Available with the Axis Future Stars minor savings relationship; current product page permits the minor card/account under its age/guardian rules. | Minors with an eligible FedFirst savings relationship under the bank's age/guardian rules. |
| Account relationship | Relationship-specific card endpoint so the engine preserves the child limits published for Future Stars instead of inheriting a different Visa Platinum limit from another Axis account. | Exact FedFirst card endpoint backed by the account page plus Federal Bank's dated 2026 debit-card charge schedule. |
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Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 1 attached first-party source
Reviewed September 11, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources