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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Compare PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card and Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card on annual fee, rewards, fee waiver, lounge access, forex markup, best-fit use case and source evidence.

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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 9, 2026
Punjab National BankPNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

UPI-heavy users who want a virtual-card route with no standard annual fee and prefer cashback-style KIWI rewards over traditional bank points.

Annual fee
Nil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical card
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
3 issuer sources
Open card research
Federal BankFederal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Existing Federal Bank credit-card customers who want a RuPay credit-card layer for eligible merchant UPI payments without a separate credit limit.

Annual fee
₹199 + GST in the reviewed KFS
Reviewed
September 9, 2026
Evidence
3 issuer sources
Open card research
No universal winnerFee, rewards, lounge and forex matter differently by use case.
Conditions stay visibleCaps, waivers, exclusions and qualification rules are not stripped out.
Evidence stays separateOne issuer's source set never validates the other card.
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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card vs Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare/pnb-kiwi-rupay-select-credit-card-vs-federal-bank-wave-rupay-credit-card/

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01Would the card still fit if you miss its fee waiver?Read the recurring fee and qualifying-spend rule together before counting rewards as value.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Annual fee
Nil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical card
Fee waiver
Physical-card annual fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh spend in the previous year

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Annual fee
₹199 + GST in the reviewed KFS
Fee waiver
No general waiver threshold highlighted in the reviewed Wave/KFS terms
02Do your actual purchases qualify for the rewards?Check the reward structure and the recorded cautions; a headline earning rate is not the return on every purchase.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Reward rules
0.5% cashback as KIWIS on eligible online transactions and 1.5% on eligible scan-and-pay transactions; monthly KIWI cap is linked to the card credit limit

Recorded cautions

  • The cashback currency is KIWIS and the monthly cap is linked to credit limit, so headline percentages are not uncapped cash.
  • The physical and virtual card fee structures differ materially.
  • The 3.50% forex markup makes it unsuitable as an international-spend card.

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Reward rules
Designed primarily as a UPI-enabled RuPay floater card linked to an existing Federal Bank primary credit card; reward treatment follows current issuer programme terms

Recorded cautions

  • It is a floater linked to an existing primary Federal Bank credit card, not a standalone new credit line.
  • The reviewed KFS lists an annual fee of ₹199 + GST even though virtual joining is nil.
  • UPI credit-card payments are mainly for eligible merchant transactions, not every UPI transfer.
03Which travel and approval conditions apply to you?Check lounge conditions, foreign-currency costs and issuer eligibility independently of reward value.

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Lounge conditions
Not listed as a core benefit on the reviewed PNB KIWI product page
Forex costs
3.50% foreign-currency markup under PNB’s schedule for non-LUXURA cards
Eligibility
PNB lists gross annual income of ₹2.5 lakh and above for this co-branded RuPay Select route, with approval subject to underwriting

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Lounge conditions
Not positioned as a lounge-led product
Forex costs
3.5% foreign-currency markup in the reviewed Federal Bank charge material
Eligibility
Available subject to Federal Bank policy and an existing eligible primary Federal Bank credit card; shares the primary card's credit limit
Other maintained comparisons for PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit CardOther maintained comparisons for Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card
Shared research themes
RuPay / UPI Credit Cards
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Credit-card terms side by side for PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card and Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card
Decision factorPNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit CardFederal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card
Joining feeNil for the virtual card; ₹500 for the physical cardNil for the virtual floater card; ₹199 + GST if a physical card is offered/opted under the reviewed KFS
Annual feeNil for the virtual card; ₹750 for the physical card₹199 + GST in the reviewed KFS
Fee waiverPhysical-card annual fee waived at ₹1.5 lakh spend in the previous yearNo general waiver threshold highlighted in the reviewed Wave/KFS terms
Rewards0.5% cashback as KIWIS on eligible online transactions and 1.5% on eligible scan-and-pay transactions; monthly KIWI cap is linked to the card credit limitDesigned primarily as a UPI-enabled RuPay floater card linked to an existing Federal Bank primary credit card; reward treatment follows current issuer programme terms
LoungeNot listed as a core benefit on the reviewed PNB KIWI product pageNot positioned as a lounge-led product
Forex markup3.50% foreign-currency markup under PNB’s schedule for non-LUXURA cards3.5% foreign-currency markup in the reviewed Federal Bank charge material
NetworkRuPay SelectRuPay
Eligibility / approvalPNB lists gross annual income of ₹2.5 lakh and above for this co-branded RuPay Select route, with approval subject to underwritingAvailable subject to Federal Bank policy and an existing eligible primary Federal Bank credit card; shares the primary card's credit limit
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Punjab National Bank

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

  • The cashback currency is KIWIS and the monthly cap is linked to credit limit, so headline percentages are not uncapped cash.
  • The physical and virtual card fee structures differ materially.
  • The 3.50% forex markup makes it unsuitable as an international-spend card.
Federal Bank

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

  • It is a floater linked to an existing primary Federal Bank credit card, not a standalone new credit line.
  • The reviewed KFS lists an annual fee of ₹199 + GST even though virtual joining is nil.
  • UPI credit-card payments are mainly for eligible merchant transactions, not every UPI transfer.
Decision tools

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Independent source state

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Punjab National Bank

PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

3 issuer sources8/8 core fields confirmedReviewed September 9, 2026
Issuer product pageFee / charge scheduleMITC / controlling terms

Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more

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Federal Bank

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

3 issuer sources8/8 core fields confirmedReviewed September 9, 2026
Terms & conditionsIssuer product pageTerms & conditions

Checked: Joining fee · Annual fee · Fee waiver · Rewards · Lounge · Forex · +2 more

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MethodologyResearch statusMore card comparisons

First-party source appendix

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PNB KIWI RuPay Select Credit Card

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://pnbcard.in/types18.html
  2. Fee / charge schedulehttps://pnbcard.in/Documents/pnb_sofc.pdf
  3. MITC / controlling termshttps://pnbcard.in/PDF/MITC.pdf

Federal Bank RuPay Wave Credit Card

Reviewed September 9, 2026 · 3 attached first-party sources

  1. Terms & conditionshttps://www.federalbank.co.in/documents/10180/717168356/TERMS%2BAND%2BCONDITIONS%2BFLOATER%2BCARD_Legal%2Bvetted05.02.2024.pdf/39943057-c183-ec5c-f574-6e9a49dfe946?t=1707476279725
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.federalbank.co.in/en/credit-cards
  3. Terms & conditionshttps://www.federalbank.co.in/-/credit-cards-general-terms-and-conditions-1