Compare Federal Bank Signet Credit Card and IDFC FIRST Millennia Credit Card on annual fee, rewards, fee waiver, lounge access, forex markup, best-fit use case and source evidence.
Compare exact issuer-backed terms and practical trade-offs without a universal winner badge.
Fee-sensitive users who want a mainstream Federal Bank rewards card and can use its partner benefits without relying on premium travel economics.
Users who prioritize no annual fee and want a mainstream rewards card.
bankingreference.info · Comparison research sheet
Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare/federal-bank-signet-credit-card-vs-idfc-first-millennia/
General product research only. Recheck the listed first-party sources before acting because product terms can change after the recorded review dates.
Each checkpoint reproduces the recorded product fields instead of assigning a winner. Read the condition, scope and missing-data state before treating a difference as useful to you.
Source review: September 9, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Source review: September 11, 2026
Maintenance: Within the scheduled review window
3 attached sources. A review date is not a guarantee that terms have stayed unchanged.
Full issuer-backed wording stays visible because a waiver condition, cap or qualification rule can matter more than the headline number.
On a small screen, scroll this table sideways. The factor column stays visible.
Table region. When the region itself has keyboard focus, use Left and Right arrows to scroll horizontally; Home and End move to the start or end.
| Decision factor | Federal Bank Signet Credit Card | IDFC FIRST Millennia Credit Card |
|---|---|---|
| Joining fee | Nil under the currently reviewed Federal Bank onboarding terms | Nil under the current IDFC FIRST Bank schedule of charges. |
| Annual fee | Nil under the currently reviewed onboarding terms; issuer FAQ describes the lifetime-free offer as limited-period | Nil under the current IDFC FIRST Bank schedule of charges. |
| Fee waiver | Not required while issued under the current no-membership-fee onboarding terms | Not applicable: the standard FIRST Millennia card is currently listed with Nil joining and annual fees. |
| Rewards | Federal Bank currently markets Signet with its 3-2-1 rewards structure plus partner vouchers and dining offers; product-specific caps and redemption value should be rechecked before applying | 3X reward points on regular eligible spend and 10X on eligible monthly spend above ₹20,000 and on the cardholder birthday under current lifetime-free card guidance. |
| Lounge | Complimentary airport lounge access is advertised on the current issuer listing; current access quota and spend conditions should be confirmed before travel | 4 complimentary railway-lounge visits per quarter under the current lifetime-free card guidance. |
| Forex markup | 3.5% foreign-currency markup in the reviewed Federal Bank MITC | 3.50% markup under the current IDFC FIRST Bank schedule because Millennia is not listed among the lower-forex exceptions. |
| Network | Visa / Mastercard / RuPay variants as offered | Network variant as issued by IDFC FIRST Bank; the reviewed current issuer pages do not identify one mandatory network for every Millennia card. |
| Eligibility / approval | Subject to Federal Bank underwriting, documentation and current product eligibility | Current IDFC FIRST card directory lists annual income above ₹3 lakh; issuance remains subject to the bank’s assessment. |
These cautions remain attached to the underlying card records instead of being converted into a score.
These tools are arithmetic aids only. They do not predict approval, issuer offers or future benefits.
Each side keeps its own review date, source set and evidence state.
Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
Open primary issuer source ↗Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more
Open primary issuer source ↗These are the exact source URLs already attached to the two research records. Re-open the controlling documents before relying on a fee, rate, limit, eligibility rule or benefit.
Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources
Reviewed September 11, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources