Who is eligible?
We’re currently open only to Working Professionals who reside in India.
Is there a minimum balance?
For Plus, Infinite, Salary or Prime account plans, it is required to maintain their respective balances but no fees would be charged.
An average monthly balance of ₹5000 should be maintained for users on Regular account plan. If it isn’t maintained, a monthly fee of up to ₹200 (up to ₹1000 annually) is applicable.
What interest do I earn on my savings account balances?
3.00% is the interest rate for Savings Accounts.
Heads up! All banks change these rates (once in a while) based on market conditions, etc.
So, for a complete breakdown, head to
savings rate.
What about interest rates on Fixed Deposits and Smart Deposits?
You can get up to 6.8% p.a. interest on your Smart Deposit and up to 7.4% p.a. interest on your Fixed Deposit. We've partnered with Federal Bank to offer one of the best interest rates in the market.
For more details, check
deposit rate.
Account Maintenance
There are no charges for maintaining a Federal Bank Savings Account through Fi.
Visa Platinum Debit Card
Users on Regular, Standard and Plus account plans can order a physical VISA Platinum Debit Card for ₹299+GST. If you're on Infinite, Salary or Prime plans, you can order one for free. Annual maintenance charges for Regular, Standard and Plus are ₹299
Forex Charges on Debit Cards
You can enjoy Zero forex charges if you're on the Plus, Infinite, Salary or Prime account plans. For users on Standard & Regular plans, a 3.5% markup will be charged on international spends.
Plus: We’ve waived off international transaction charges for all transactions (except on crypto transactions) up to ₹30K per month w.e.f. 8 March 2024. Before 8th March 2024, forex charges on transactions up to ₹50K per month will be waived off.
ATM Transactions
Love the feeling of having cash in your wallet? We hear you. Use your Visa Debit Card at any ATM in India.
You can withdraw cash from any Federal Bank ATM for free.
At other ATMs, there’s a limit to the number of free transactions:
At other ATMs (Metro): 3/ month.
At other ATMs (Non-metro): 5/ month.
A fee of ₹25/transaction will be charged after the respective transaction limits.
International ATM charges
You can use your Debit Card wherever VISA is accepted 💳
When you withdraw cash from an International ATM, there is a fee of ₹200.
Card Replacements
Misplaced your Debit Card? Don’t worry.Here are the current charges for getting a replacement card as per your account plan:
Salary/Infinite: ₹199
Plus: ₹299
Standard/Regular: ₹299
Fuel surcharge
For POS transactions at Petrol Pumps, expect a surcharge.
It’s 2.5% of the transaction amount or ₹10, whichever is higher.
Purchase transaction decline fee (due to insufficient funds, Withdrawal Limit Exceeded, Transaction Channel Deactivated, Incorrect PIN and Blocked due to excessive PIN tries, invalid CVV.)
We’ll waive the fees on the first 2 transaction declines in a month.
However, from the 3rd transaction decline, a fee will be charged per decline as follows:
Domestic: ₹25
International: ₹200
Please ensure you have sufficient funds in your savings account before trying to withdraw money.
Payments - NEFT, RTGS Online
Fee-free transactions!
We’re digital – of course, we love online transfers⚡️
SMS /Email updates/ Mobile Banking/ Internet Banking
Stay updated, free of charge.
Get instant notifications the second you pay or get paid.
Digital Debit Card
Ordered a Visa Debit Card?
Get a ready-to-use virtual card. Immediately 💳
Payments - UPI / IMPS
Money management made smarter, not harder.
Swift money transfers: Hassle-free; zero transaction charges.
Digital Account Statements
A free snapshot of the cash in your account! Whenever you want one.
Chequebook
Since you’re on Fi, there’s very little need for chequebooks. But in case you really want it, here are two things to keep in mind:
- Only full-KYC users can send us a chequebook request.
Standard / Regular: For ₹100, we’ll deliver a chequebook with 10 cheque leaves.
Plus / Salary / Infinite & Prime: Your first chequebook with 10 leaves is on us. Subsequent chequebooks with 10 leaves will cost ₹100.
Demand Draft
Chances that you’ll require a Demand Draft (DD) are slim to none. However, if you need one, just holler!
DDs for upto ₹1 lakh per quarter are fee-free 🗞
For all DD-related fees, go to page 8 of this
document.
Stop Cheque Payment charges
Want to stop a cheque from getting processed? Let our Customer Care Centre know, and we can make it happen.
The charges for that are
₹100 per cheque.Or ₹500 for a series of three cheques or more.
Customer Care CentrePhysical Signed Account Statement Delivery
Working on your visa or loan application? You might need a signed banking statement.
If you want us to, our Partner Bank will sign & deliver one free statement (per month). Need more than one? There’s a ₹100 fee. For every 40 transactions listed, an additional ₹100 gets charged.
Balance Certificate
Need to produce a ’Proof of Funds’ document?
We can send you an official Balance Certificate 📜
In fact, we’ll deliver it to your doorstep.
All this for just ₹100!
Interest Certificate
This certificate verifies how much interest you earned.
Centred specifically on your savings account & Fixed/Smart deposits.
If you need one, we’ll send one for free on a yearly basis. Need more, we charge you ₹100 per interest certificate.
Other Bank ATMs Transactions decline charges (due to insufficient funds, Transaction Channel Deactivated, Incorrect PIN and Blocked due to excessive PIN tries, withdrawal failure in your account).
You can check your balance (for free) anytime on the Fi app!
So, there’s only a ghost of a chance that this scenario may happen👻
In any case, there’s a fee of ₹25 for every transaction decline at any bank ATM within India and ₹200 for every transaction decline at any bank ATM outside India.
So ensure you have sufficient funds before trying to withdraw.
Outward return charges
If the cheque bounces -
* First time: ₹125;
* Second time: ₹250;
* Three or more times: ₹500.
Note: Every financial quarter (3 months), the fee cycle is reset.
Inward return charges
Fi users have the option of submitting cheques as well. In an unlikely scenario, if a cheque gets returned there’s a fee.
It’s called an Inward Return Charge, and it’s ₹150.
Collection of cheques (outstation)/Inward LCC
Our banking partner is willing to collect cheques from users.
There’s a fee involved for processing these cheques.
It starts from ₹15 onwards. Read more on page 5 of this
document.
ECS/NACH
National Automated Clearing House (NACH) & Electronic Clearing Service (ECS).
They help complete high-volume, interbank online transfers that are fixed and periodic! Think regular EMIs, loan repayments, and so on. Turn to page 6 of this
document for the fees.
Note: Additional GST & other applicable taxes will be applicable on all the above-mentioned fees.