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Turning credit card money into hard cash is possible

And it is free if done through e-wallets. But wallet companies can block repeat offenders

Photo: Reuters
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MasterCard credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph. <b>Photo: Reuters</b>

Tinesh Bhasin
A few weeks earlier, Paytm had started charging its customers a two per cent fee for adding money to the wallet using their credit cards. However, the mobile wallet company withdrew the fee after a week, saying it would cause inconvenience to a large section of their customers.

So, how does one transfer credit card money into a bank account via an e-wallet? The mechanism is quite simple. A user sends money to the wallet through his credit card, say Rs 15,000. Well-established mobile wallets such as Paytm, MobiKwik and FreeCharge allow funds in the wallet to be sent to