Kotak Bank Royale Signature Credit Card

The Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card offers travel and lifestyle benefits, with accelerated rewards on travel, dining, and international spending. It includes airport lounge access, fuel surcharge waiver, and annual fee waiver on Rs.1 lakh spend.

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Updated On - 12 Dec 2025

The Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card provides rewards across categories, such as dining, travel, and shopping. It comes at a joining fee of Rs.1,499 and charges an annual fee of Rs.999, which is waived if yearly spending exceeds Rs.1 lakh. Read on to know more details about Kotal Royale Signature credit card.

Key Highlights of Kotak Bank Royale Signature Credit Card

Some major highlights about Kotak Royale Signature credit card are given below: 

  1. Offers four reward points on accelerated categories per Rs.150 spent and two reward points on base categories. 
  1. Offers complimentary domestic airport lounge access to the cardholders. 
  1. Ensures annual fee waiver on annual retail spend of Rs.1 lakh. 
  1. Bonus reward points of 10,000 and 30,000 on spending more than Rs.4 lakh or Rs.8 lakh on anniversary year, respectively. 
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Features and Benefits of Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

The key features and benefits of Kotak Royale Signature credit card are given below: 

Features and Benefits

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Travel with Comfort

  1. Lounge Access: 2 complimentary visits every quarter to select Dream Folks Lounges in India by swiping your credit card.
  2. Amenities: Gourmet meals, comfortable seating, widescreen TVs, newspapers, magazines, and free Wi-Fi. 
  3. Get access to airport lounge in next calendar quarter by spending Rs.75,000 or more in the current calendar quarter. 

Reward Points

  1. Earning Rate: Up to 4 reward points for every Rs. 150 spent.
  2. Special Categories: 4 points for Hotels, Restaurants, Travel Agencies, Package Tours, Airlines, and International Spends.
  3. Other Categories: 2 points. 

Choice on Rewards

Redemption Options: Accumulate reward points and redeem against air tickets, mobile recharge, merchandise, and more through Easyrewardz.

Priority Attend

  1. Customer Support: SMS ‘KASSIST’ to 5676788 for a call back within two hours.
  2. Cheque Pickup: Complimentary service for paying monthly dues.

Fuel Surcharge Waiver

  1. Transaction Range: Applicable on transactions between Rs.500 and Rs.5000.
  2. Annual Limit: Maximum waiver of Rs.3500 per anniversary year.
  3. Reward Points: Not earned on fuel transactions.

Railway Surcharge Waiver

  1. IRCTC website: 1.80% on transaction amount.
  2. Indian Railways Booking Counters: 2.50% on transaction amount.
  3. Annual Limit: Maximum waiver of Rs.500 per anniversary year.
  4. Reward Points: Not earned on railway surcharge waivers.

Add-on Card

  1. Spend Limit: Set individual spend limits on add-on cards.
  2. Tracking: Monitor spends separately for each add-on card. 

The revised reward points on various categories are listed in the table below: 

Categories 

Conditions on earning reward points 

Utility Spends 

Spends up to Rs.50,000 per statement cycle 

Education and insurance 

Spends up to Rs.70,000 per statement cycle 

Government 

Spends up to Rs.40,000 per statement cycle 

Wallet Load, Fuel, Rent, Online skill-based gaming 

Discontinued 

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Reward Redemption

The details about the reward redemption on Kotak Royale Signature credit card are given below: 

  1. Reward Points can be redeemed for Mobile Recharge, Shopping (more than 10,000 products), E-vouchers (various brands), Movies (BookMyShow vouchers), Travel, and more. 
  1. From 1 June 2025, cash value for redemption will be revised to Rs.0.20 per Reward Point (from Rs.0.25). 
  1. For cash value redemption, a minimum of 2,000 Reward Points is required. 
  1. For categories like Mobile Recharge and Shopping, 1 Reward Point is equal to Rs.0.25. 

Milestone Program

The details about Kotak Royale Signature credit card milestone program are mentioned below: 

  1. Earn Bonus Reward Points on meeting spending milestones during the anniversary year: 
  1. Spend Rs.4 lakh: Get 10,000 Bonus Reward Points 
  1. Spend Rs.8 lakh: Get 30,000 Bonus Reward Points 
  1. Bonus points are credited at the end of the anniversary period based on eligibility. 
  1. Only one milestone bonus can be earned per year. 

Milestone Program Periods

  1. Cards issued before 25th Feb 2017: Anniversary period is 1st Feb to 31st Jan. 
  1. Cards issued after 25th Feb 2017: Anniversary period runs from issue date to next anniversary. 
  1. For milestone benefits, only transactions settled during the milestone period are counted. Example: If the milestone period is 1 Jan 2025 to 31st Dec 2025, only transactions settled by 31 Dec 2025 apply. 

Note: Spends on Utility, Wallet Load, Fuel, Online Skill-based Gaming, Insurance, Government, Rent, and Education will not count toward milestone benefits from 1 June 2025. 

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How to Redeem Reward Points on Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card?

Before making a purchase, check your rewards points balance on the Kotak Rewards website or app. You can redeem your Kotak Rewards by following the instructions given below: 

  1. Visit the official page of Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card. 
  1. Navigate to ‘Reward Redemption’ page or visit the kotakrewards page directly. 
  1. Click on your preferred category, such as travel, shop, recharge, voucher, and deals. 
  1. Select a product and add it to your cart. 
  1. Redeem your reward points during check out and complete the transaction. 

Note: If you do not have enough points for your desired redemption, pay the remaining amount using your Kotak Credit or Debit Card. This allows you to complete your transaction without missing out on the products or services you want. 

Credit Limit on Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

The credit limit of Kotak Royale Signature Credit card along with the cash limit will be communicated to each cardholder at the time of card delivery. The credit limit on the card typically depends on the income of the applicant. Cash limit is a portion of the credit limit reserved for cash withdrawals. If you enable international transactions on your Signature credit card, the credit limit of the transactions remains the same as the total limit on the card. The available credit limit on the credit card is different from the total credit card and it varies as per your card usage. You will find the available credit limit in your monthly credit card statement.

You can apply for credit card limit enhancement by contacting the bank directly. However, such requests can be made after using the card for a certain period as stipulated by the bank.

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Fees and Charges of Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

The fees and charges applicable on Kotak Royale Signature credit card are listed below: 

Fees and charges 

Amount 

Joining fee 

Rs.1,499 

Annual fee 

Rs.999 

Add-on card fees 

Nil 

Annual fee waiver (first and second year) 

On annual spending of Rs.1 lakh 

Interest on outstanding charges 

3.75% per month (45% per annum) 

Minimum Amount Due (MAD) 

1% of transaction amount 

Cash Advance, cash withdrawal, fund transfer, or call a draft 

2.50% of advance amount (minimum of Rs.500) 

Over limit charge 

Rs.500 

Cheque Bounce Charges 

2% of bounce amount (minimum of Rs.500) 

Fee for Cash payment at Bank and Reissue or Replacement per card 

Rs.100 

Foreign currency markup fee 

3.50% 

Late payment fees 

Less than Rs.100: 0Rs.100 to Rs.500: Rs.100Rs.501 to Rs.5000: Rs.500Rs.5,001 to Rs.10,000: Rs.600Rs.10,001 to Rs.Rs.25,000: Rs.800Rs.25,001 to Rs.50,000: Rs.1000More than Rs.50,000: Rs.1,200 

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Other charges

Applicable charges 

Platform 

Conditions 

1% transaction charges will be applicable on: 

Fuel 

Spending more than Rs.35,000 per statement cycle. 

Utility 

Spending more than Rs.50,000 per statement cycle. 

Rent 

All spends 

Education 

Transactions made via third-party apps and are not applicable on transactions made directly through educational institution websites or their card-swipe machines. 

Wallet Load and Online skill-based gaming platform 

Spending more than Rs.10,000 per statement cycle. 

Note:  

  1. Fees on outstation cheque processing, charge slip request, duplicate statement request, web pay service, balance enquiry charges at non-parent bank ATM, and machine surcharge at ATMs are waived off. 
  1. The revised fees and charges are applicable from 1 June 2025. 

Eligibility to Apply for Kotak Bank Royale Signature Credit Card

You can apply for the Kotak Bank Royale Signature Credit Card if you meet the following conditions:

  1. You are aged between 21 to 65 years and the supplementary cardholder is at least 18 years of age.
  2. You are a resident of India and reside at any of the following locations including Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune and Mumbai.
  3. Your annual income is at least Rs.24 lakh.
  4. Must be an Indian resident. 

Documents Required to Apply for Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

You will have to submit an identity proof and proof of income. Documents like PAN card, salary slip, Income Tax returns statement, Voter ID, Aadhar, etc. will be asked for during the application process. Kotak Mahindra Bank would inform you if it needs some additional documents.

FAQs on Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card

  • What is the maximum surcharge waiver that I can get with the Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card?

    For fuel purchases, the maximum fuel surcharge waiver allowed in a year is Rs.3,500. For railway transactions, it is limited to Rs.500 per year.

  • When would the bonus reward points get credited to my Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card account?

    The bonus reward points will be credited to your account at the end of the anniversary period.

  • Am I offered an interest-free period on cash withdrawal with my Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card?

    No, the interest-free period is applicable only for card-based transactions and not for cash withdrawals.

  • Can I use the contactless payment facility of the Royale Signature Credit Card at all merchant locations?

    You can use the contactless payment facility only at merchant locations that accept Visa PayWave transactions. Just check for the Visa PayWave mark and contactless logo at the point of sale to know about the acceptability of contactless payment at the merchant locations.

  • Can NRIs apply for this credit card?

    No, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) cannot apply for this credit card. It is mandatory for the applicant to be the resident of India to be eligible to apply for this card.

  • How to apply for Kotak Royale Signature Credit Card?

    You can apply for the Kotak Royale Signature credit card online by visiting the official website and clicking on ‘Apply now’. Fill in the required details and submit the application form. You can also apply offline by either visiting the bank branch or calling the customer care center. 

  • Which customer care number to contact for any issue related to my Royale Signature Credit Card?

    Contact Kotak Mahindra credit card customer care by dialling 1860-266-2666.

  • I lost my credit card. What should I do?

    In case you lose your credit card, inform the bank immediately and get it blocked. You may also have to file an FIR and submit a copy of it to the bank so that the bank can issue you a duplicate card. You can get your card blocked by either calling the customer care number of the bank or through the net banking portal.

  • What is the mode of payment of my credit card bill?

    You can pay your credit card bill through debit card, UPI, or net banking. You can also set a standing instruction where the said amount will be debited from your account on the due date. If you want to pay offline, you can do so via cheque, demand draft, or simply by cash.

  • I found my lost credit card. Can I use it?

    In case you found your card after getting it blocked, do not use it. Instead, destroy the card by cutting it across the magnetic strip.

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