Defying the after-effects of pandemic-related pay cuts and job losses, the credit cards business is booming like never before
Rama Mohan Rao Amara, MD & CEO, SBI Card spoke on the reasons behind record spends, the company's ideal run rate of issuance of credit cards, impact of RBI's discussion paper on payment charges.
Spends have topped Rs 1 trillion level for five consecutive months now
RBI had barred the loading of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) from credit lines
Paying hefty annual fee is justified if you can extract higher benefits from the card
HDFC Bank plans to aggressively issue cards after central bank withdraws ban, helping sector to make more gains.
Private banks put up a better show than other card financiers
A credit card does have some virtues; it can be beneficial in an emergency
Moreover, the number of credit cards outstanding is also projected to grow at fast pace of 23 per cent CAGR in the next five years
Credit cards: Avoid the minimum amount repayment trap
Yes, you will have to take some kind of loan, but it's better than paying usurious charges
The race to offer loans to customers who do not have any collateral to offer has prompted innovators to look at new sources of data on them
Here's how the charges and features of credit cards by different banks stack up