IRCTC join hands with BOB Financial Services to present Contactless Card

21 Feb 2022 , 04:09 PM

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), has announced its collaboration with the BOB Financial Services Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda to bring in IRCTC BOB Contactless Credit Card on the RuPay platform with NPCI.

The said card is designed to offer maximum savings to frequent railway travelers. Users will also receive other benefits for shopping across other categories ranging from groceries to fuel. This card could also be used to make payments at international merchants and withdraw money from ATMs through the JCB network.

Cardholders can earn up to 40 reward points (per Rs100 spent) on n 1AC, 2AC, 3AC, CC, or EC bookings made through the IRCTC website or using its mobile app. Customers can also avail of 1% transaction fee waiver on all their train ticket bookings. Customers making a single purchase worth Rs1,000 or more within 45 days of card issuance are also eligible to get 1,000 bonus reward points.

The customers can get 4 reward points per Rs100 spent on grocery and departmental stores and 2 reward points on other categories, and shall be entitled to 4 complimentary visits every year at partner railway lounges. Customers also get 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps in India.

IRCTC ended at Rs804.40, down by Rs11.95 or 1.46% from its previous closing of Rs816.35 on the NSE. It touched day’s high and low of Rs816 and Rs796 respectively.