The RBI has allowed the linking of RuPay credit cards with UPI. But it will also carry a merchant fee. Will UPI on credit cards take off? Or the merchant fee will spoil the party? Let's find out
NPCI will come up with the guidelines in consultation with the ecosystem. It will send a formal proposal to the RBI, and after the apex bank's nod, it will be operationalised.
RBI had barred the loading of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) from credit lines
Issuers given more time for OTP-based activation, ensuring credit limit is not breached without cardholder's consent
There is no clarity on whether linking to UPI facility will be extended to credit cards of other card networks, such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, etc
In October last year, the new e-mandate guidelines kicked in, wherein any mandate registration, modification, and deletion will require additional factor authentication (AFA)
Industry looks at credit card penetration as a key growth driver in future
In terms of the number of transactions, credit card transactions were marginally lower online at 11 crore as against 11.1 crore offline or at PoS machines
This decision of not storing card information on file has been taken by the US tech giant Apple in light of the card data storage norms of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that will kick in shortly
In April this year, Apple had also allowed users in India to make payments using Apple's ID account using UPI and netbanking
RBI also made it clear that NBFCs will have to take prior approval from the RBI for issuing credit cards to their customers.
Minimum net-owned fund mandated at Rs 100 crore; cards cannot be unilaterally upgraded.
UnionPay's decision affects Sberbank, Russia's biggest commercial bank, and smaller institutions, RBC reported Wednesday
In a span of almost four years, Citibank has lost 600-basis points (bps) in spends market share.
The affluent credit card segment was seen as a gap in Axis Bank's customer positioning and will fit in the lender's retail portfolio.
The all-cash deal includes Citi's credit cards, retail banking, wealth management and consumer loan
Cheaper-than-expected valuation for the above-average customer franchise is positive; extracting synergies, smooth integration among key challenges
Exclusive experiences for CSK fans via the card include exclusive meet and greet session with select players, an opportunity to attend a practice session of the team
The card covers 18,000-plus pin codes, with nearly a million cards issued in under a year owing to the increase in online adoption and digital transactions