Rates unchanged. Monthly caps are not — from 1 July 2026.
Select Black online cap: 2,000 → 1,000 pts/month. Insurance on PhonePe gets its own 500 cap. Several spends now earn zero.
₹20k insurance on PhonePe used to earn 2,000 pts. Now capped at 500 — up to ₹1,500/month left on the table.
₹40k/mo eligible online at 5% = 2,000 pts before. Cap is now 1,000. Lose ₹1,000/mo if you hit the ceiling.
Mixed spend under new limits? Same rewards as today. Ignore the panic if you never hit monthly ceilings.
SBI Cashback
Flat 5% online when PhonePe Select Black cap is full — simple overflow card.
Axis Ace
Another 5% option for bills and online after PhonePe rewards stop accelerating.
₹ loss by scenario, Purple caps, and new exclusions — with numbers.
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