AU Small Finance Bank & ixigo bring co-branded Travel Credit card

By Gloria Mathias

AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) and ixigo have announced the launch of their premium co-branded credit card for modern travellers.

This strategic partnership combines the strengths of AU SFB’s financial expertise with ixigo’s penetration in tier 2 and tier 3 markets, aiming to offer their customers a blend of premium financial rewards with travel benefits.

The ixigo-AU co-branded credit card will empower customers to enjoy a seamless, rewarding, travel experience across all travel verticals, flights, trains, buses & hotels. The co-branded credit card provides a range of exclusive benefits designed to cater to the requirements of both frequent and occasional travellers.

The USPs of the credit card are the exclusive benefits tailored for train travellers to make their travel more rewarding. The card offers the convenience of zero payment gateway charges for train bookings twice a month along with reward points on all offline and online spending. It claims to be the only OTA travel credit card to give access to up to 8 railway lounges and 8 domestic airport lounges per calendar year (without any spending criteria) along with one international lounge access per year.

Sanjay Agarwal, Founder and MD & CEO, AU Small Finance Bank, said, “AU Small Finance Bank has partnered with ixigo, India’s foremost travel platform catering to the next billion users, to offer unparalleled banking services to travel enthusiasts. The ixigo-AU Credit Card showcases AU’s banking innovation and ixigo’s travel expertise, ushering in a new era of rewards and convenience.”

Rajnish Kumar & Aloke Bajpai, Co-founders, ixigo said, “We are thrilled to partner with AU Small Finance Bank for the launch of our co-branded credit card. This collaboration marks a significant step in our mission to offer travellers a seamless, rewarding, and memorable journey. With this innovative card, we aim to redefine the travel experience, providing customers with access to credit along with unmatched benefits.”