 "Delinquency in credit card industry improved by 5 bps in 2019: Report")
The overall volume delinquency in the credit card industry improved by 5 basis points (bps) in 2019 and stood at 0.8 per cent, with private banks improving their performance compared to other card financiers. As of December 2019, there are more than 50 million credit cards in circulation and portfolio of the credit card industry stood at Rs 1.24 trillion as of December 2019, growing at 44 per cent over the previous year.
According to a report by credit bureau CRIF High Mark, “Volume delinquency 30+ for private banks improved by 2 basis points over the previous year while volume delinquency 90+ improved by 7 basis points as of Dec 2019. Volume delinquency 30+ for other card financiers remained high, increasing by 14bps Y-o-Y in Dec 2019, while volume delinquency 90+ remained stable but above 1 per cent in Dec 2019”.
As of December 2019, there are more than 50 million credit cards in circulation, clocking a 25 per cent growth over last year, with 69 per cent of them issued by private banks and the rest 31 per cent by public sector banks and foreign banks.
The outstanding portfolio of private banks in the credit card space has increased by 59 per cent year-on-year while other issuers saw a 20 per cent growth in 2019 over 2018.
The outstanding portfolio of private banks in the credit card space has increased by 59 per cent year-on-year while other issuers saw a 20 per cent growth in 2019 over 2018.
The credit bureau expects credit card sourcing to increase by 1 million over the next 5-6 quarters.
“An assessment of credit card quarterly sourcing projected2 till Q4 FY21 shows an increase of 1 million cards over the next 5-6 quarters. The projected growth is steady through the quarters, except a dip in Q1FY21, in line with the historical trend in sourcing”, CRIF High Mark said in its report.
“An assessment of credit card quarterly sourcing projected2 till Q4 FY21 shows an increase of 1 million cards over the next 5-6 quarters. The projected growth is steady through the quarters, except a dip in Q1FY21, in line with the historical trend in sourcing”, CRIF High Mark said in its report.
Currently, the incremental credit card sourcing is of lower ticket sizes. According to the report, in the last four years, share of less than Rs 10,000 segment has more than doubled to reach 45 per cent in FY20 (till December).
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