Compare Federal Bank Celesta Credit Card and YES BANK ELITE+ Credit Card on annual fee, rewards, fee waiver, lounge access, forex markup, best-fit use case and source evidence.
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Travel-oriented Federal Bank customers who value lounge access and a lower 2% forex rate compared with the bank's Signet/Imperio tiers.
Upper-mid-tier users who can use online reward acceleration, limited international lounges and recurring lifestyle benefits without paying a large annual fee.
bankingreference.info · Comparison research sheet
Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare/federal-bank-celesta-credit-card-vs-yes-bank-elite-plus-credit-card/
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Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
4 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
4 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
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| Decision factor | Federal Bank Celesta Credit Card | YES BANK ELITE+ Credit Card |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee | Nil under the currently reviewed Federal Bank onboarding terms | ₹999 + applicable GST |
| Annual fee | Nil under the currently reviewed onboarding terms; Federal Bank currently describes its credit-card lifetime-free offer as limited-period | ₹999 + applicable GST |
| Fee waiver | Not required while issued under the current no-membership-fee onboarding terms | Spend ₹20,000 within 30 days to waive first-year membership fee; spend ₹2 lakh in the anniversary year to waive the next renewal fee |
| Rewards | Federal Bank markets Celesta with 3X rewards on travel/international categories, 2X on dining and 1X on other eligible categories, plus lifestyle benefits | 12 YES Rewardz Points per ₹200 on eligible online shopping, 6 per ₹200 on eligible offline shopping and 4 per ₹200 on select categories; accelerated online earn is capped at 12,000 points per statement cycle |
| Lounge | Complimentary airport lounge access is part of the Celesta positioning; current quota and eligibility should be confirmed from latest issuer terms | 2 complimentary domestic lounge visits per quarter and 3 complimentary international lounge visits per year in the reviewed value chart; domestic access is subject to current qualifying-spend rules |
| Forex markup | 2% foreign-currency markup in the reviewed Federal Bank MITC | 2.75% foreign-currency conversion charge in the reviewed Schedule of Charges |
| Network | Visa / Mastercard premium variants as offered | Visa / Mastercard / RuPay variant as offered |
| Eligibility / approval | Subject to Federal Bank underwriting and current premium-card eligibility | Subject to YES BANK underwriting, documentation and internal eligibility policy |
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Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
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Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 4 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 4 attached first-party sources