RedGiraffe RentPay is accepting credit card rent payments again, but the economics have changed: paying ₹50,000 in rent now costs about ₹1,475 in fees, versus roughly ₹230 earlier.
Offer Details / Changes
- Credit card rent payments are live again on RedGiraffe
- Platform fee example: ₹50,000 rent now costs about ₹1,475 (previously around ₹230)
- Landlord must explicitly consent, followed by RedGiraffe verification and approval
Eligible Cards / Who Can Avail
- Most major credit cards
- Many cards add their own rent surcharge and/or give no rewards on rent — check your card’s policy
Benefits
- Lets you pay rent on a credit card again, which can help with milestone spends or cards that still reward rent
How to Claim / Steps
- Log in to RedGiraffe RentPay
- Initiate the payment and get your landlord’s consent
- Complete RedGiraffe’s verification
- Pay with your card, accounting for any card-level fee
Validity / Important Notes
- Live now, with higher fees and extra verification steps
- Add up RedGiraffe’s fee plus your card’s rent surcharge and compare against the rewards or milestone value you’d actually earn
- For many cards, the maths is now worse than before
Is RentPay still worth it for you at the new fee? Tell us which card you’d use and why.