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Not in the catalog until we can rank it honestly.

Every launch arrives wrapped in a press release; the earn rate arrives later, in a T&C PDF, wearing a disguise. This page is the holding pattern — 4 cards and revamps we're watching but refusing to rank until the numbers survive our spreadsheet. Rumors are labelled as rumors. Every row carries a source and a verified-on date, because a pipeline without sources is just gossip.

Launched, pending our review

Publicly live. Not in the catalog until we can rank it honestly — the spreadsheet runs before the verdict does.

Gaj IDFC FIRST Bank

pending review

Live since 29 Dec 2025 — invite-only

What we know
Invite-only metal flagship for IDFC FIRST Private Banking clients. ₹12,500 + GST joining and annual fee, offset by 12,500 reward points (1 RP = ₹1 on in-app travel), 0% forex markup, 1:1 earn rate.
Why it matters
IDFC chasing the Infinia/Reserve HNI segment right as those incumbents cut benefits. Invite-only cards sit awkwardly in a ranking you can act on, so Gaj only graduates if readers can realistically get it. It's on the bench, not in the game.
mediabrief.com verified 10 Jul 2026

IndiGo Axis Bank Credit Card (+ Premium) Axis Bank × IndiGo

pending review

Live since 18 Feb 2026

What we know
Two BluChip co-brands on RuPay and Visa: a ₹799 retail variant and a ₹5,000 premium variant with lounge access, milestone rewards and reduced forex markup. Accelerated BluChip earn on direct IndiGo bookings; a 2x signup-bonus window ran at launch.
Why it matters
India's biggest airline finally has a serious co-brand — and Axis already pipes EDGE points into BluChip at an intro 1:2 (see /offers). If the premium variant's direct earn beats the EDGE transfer route, our optimizer maths for IndiGo changes. That's exactly the review we're running.
livefromalounge.com verified 10 Jul 2026

Scapia Credit Card (BOBCARD) Bank of Baroda × Scapia

pending review

Live since Jan 2026 (public, post-beta)

What we know
The Federal Bank Scapia formula on a second issuer: lifetime free, zero forex markup, 20% Scapia-coin rewards on app travel bookings and 10% on other spends, unlimited domestic lounge access at ₹20,000 monthly spend, plus a RuPay variant for UPI.
Why it matters
Two issuers, one card, doubled approval odds — and the Federal original was devalued in Feb 2026 (lounge bar doubled to ₹20k, insurance/utility earn killed). We need to verify the BOB variant carries the post-nerf terms, not the brochure ones, before it can be ranked.
bobcard.co.in verified 10 Jul 2026

Primus Axis Bank

pending review

Live — invite-only, ₹1.8L fee

What we know
Ultra-luxury Visa Infinite Privilege at a ₹1,80,000 fee, by invitation to Axis's ultra-HNI clients only. Private-jet access, companion tickets, bespoke itineraries and event invitations; eligibility criteria undisclosed.
Why it matters
We rank cards a reader can get and value in rupees. Primus is neither — the benefits are concierge-shaped, not spreadsheet-shaped. It stays on the radar because it anchors Axis's top end while Magnus and Reserve get trimmed beneath it.
axis.bank.in verified 10 Jul 2026

Beta / waitlist

Live for a closed group. Real terms, unreal availability.

No closed betas on the radar right now. Indian issuers mostly skip this stage — they launch first and read the feedback later.

Announced

On the record from the issuer or program. Dates in this business are aspirations.

No on-the-record announcements pending. The press releases will come; they always do.

Rumored

Community chatter, not commitments. Treat every row here as a rumor — we do, loudly.

No rumor currently clears our bar. Most never should.

How rows get here — and how they leave

A daily RSS-watch job reads the launch feeds and proposes new radar rows as pull requests; a human merges or kills each one. From here a card goes one of two ways: it survives our review and graduates to the rankings with a real verdict, or the rumor dies and the row goes with it. Nothing on this page is a recommendation — it's a watchlist with receipts.