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<ul><li>A Reddit user managed to get an <keyword id="19899647" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="iPhone-16" source="keywords">iPhone 16</keyword> by paying less than ₹27,000.</li><li>The user redeemed points from his <keyword id="19927314" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card" source="keywords">credit card</keyword> to get the iPhone 16 at this price.</li><li>Here’s everything you need to know about how the user got the iPhone 16 using ₹27,000.</li></ul>Credit cards are great if you use them correctly and pay your dues on time. They not only help you get access to free credit for a short period of time, but you can also accumulate reward points and redeem them while making your purchases. If you haven’t been taking your credit card reward points seriously, here is something that might change your mind. In a post, a Reddit user, Wild_Muscle3506, revealed that he purchased the recently launched<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-iphone-16-iphone-16-plus-price-specs/articleshow/113203568.cms"> iPhone 16</a> 256GB variant for under ₹27,000. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113204340" title="iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with bigger displays, A18 Pro chipset launched starting at ₹1,19,900" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> To recall, the iPhone 16 256GB variant is currently priced at ₹89,900. If you are wondering how the user managed to get such a big discount, the answer is reward points. As per the user, he was able to get the iPhone 16 for ₹26,970 by paying the remaining balance of ₹62,930 in reward points. The user was able to accumulate the points on his <keyword id="23469811" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc-bank-infinia-credit-card" source="Orion">HDFC Bank Infinia credit card</keyword>. This is a <keyword id="23469815" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="premium-credit-card" source="keywords">premium credit card</keyword> from the bank and comes with an issuance fee of ₹10,000 and an annual fee of ₹10,000. The user mentioned in the comments that he had to spend a huge amount to accumulate enough points to be able to get the iPhone 16 without having to spend a huge amount. In response to a user asking how much the person spent to accumulate enough points to get the iPhone 16, the user said around ₹15 lakh. However, this may not be entirely accurate as Infinia offers several accelerated reward point opportunities. In response to another comment, the user accepted this. “I never calculated how much I spent as I had also used my reward points earlier to book some flights,” the user said in a comment. Like most of us, a user was in awe of how the person was able to get the iPhone 16 at such a low price. “It makes me feel how little I know about credit cards and I was so dumb assuming that credit cards are scams,” the user chimed in. If you are thinking along the same lines and would like to know more about the <keyword id="23469814" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank-Infinia" source="keywords">HDFC Bank Infinia</keyword> credit card, do let us know and we will come up with a detailed post. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/here-are-the-benefits-you-get-with-indias-most-expensive-credit-card-with-a-3-54-lakh-annual-fee/articleshow/113123752.cms">Here are the benefits you get with India’s most expensive credit card with a ₹3.54 lakh annual fee</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/hyundai-swiggy-ather-upcoming-large-ipos-in-india/slidelist/114014140.cms">Hyundai To Swiggy: Everyone wants to cash in on the IPO bonanza</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/september-auto-sales-automakers-report-a-decline-mahindra-and-mahindra-overtakes-tata-motors/articleshow/113925972.cms">September Auto sales – Automakers report a decline, Mahindra and Mahindra overtakes Tata Motors</a>

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The Indian <keyword id="22196321" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card-industry" source="keywords">credit card industry</keyword> is struggling to grow, as new issues slow down on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. Not only has the growth i.e. issuance of new credit cards slowed down, but lenders are also becoming increasingly cautious of the asset qualities, a recent report by Nomura showed. From 19% in July 2024, the growth in the <keyword id="6368202" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card" source="Orion">credit card</keyword> spendings came down to 13% in August 2024. The year-to-date (YTD) growth has also significantly declined in FY25, currently standing at 17%, markedly down from 28% in FY24. For the fifth consecutive month, the number of new credit cards added to the system remained well below the 1-million, or 10 lakh mark. Around 9.2 lakh credit cards were added during the month, a slight uptick from the 7.55 lakh cards that came into the system In July 2024. However, there is growth in this space nevertheless, with about 10.55 crore active credit cards at present, marking a 15.6% YoY increase. Even the annualised spend per card, or the average amount spent via an annual card during an year grew 1% YoY to Rs 1.87 lakh. But this was far less than the 7% growth annual spends via one credit card saw in FY24. Meanwhile, what continues to burgeon consistently is the outstanding amount on these credit cards, which ballooned to Rs 2.7 lakh crore in June 2024, up from Rs 2.6 lakh crore in March 2024, and around Rs 2 lakh crore in the year ago period. To put this in perspective, pre-pandemic, the total outstanding amount stood at Rs 87,686 crore, which marks a 24% CAGR in this amount, in just a span of 5 years. <h2>Large drops, slowdown to sustain</h2>Even the monthly expenditure per card dropped 2% YoY to Rs 16,000 in August, 2024. Subsequently, the transaction volume via credit cards also dipped to 1.6% in August, along with the total amount of <keyword id="21084888" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="credit-card-spending" source="keywords">credit card spending</keyword>, which fell to Rs 1.69 lakh crore in August, from Rs 1.73 lakh crore in July. Also, there has been a hefty cutdown in provisions made for credit card reward points, which reflects in the quantum of credit card benefits that have been mowed out by companies of late, making credit cards far less lucrative than before. <h2>HDFC takes lead </h2>During August 2024, <keyword id="19895995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HDFC Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HDFC Bank">HDFC bank</keyword> added a total of 2.41 lakh credit cards, taking its total tally of active credit cards to 2.19 crore. <keyword id="19900482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ICICI Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="ICICI Bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> came a second distant, adding 1.45 lakh credit cards during the month, which means that the second-largest credit card issuer now holds over 1.75 crore active credit cards. Axis Bank and SBI Cards also added 1.27 lakh and 1.1 lakh cards, respectively to their repertoire during the month, while the growth numbers at Kotak Mahindra Bank remained largely flat, stagnating the bank's total card tally at 54.13 lakh. This was due to the ongoing ban on the bank due to its weak IT infrastructural issues imposed by RBI in April 2024. If anything, the bank's number of credit cards declined by 61,191 during the month. Even as the festive season approaches, experts think that it is unlikely to make a major dent in credit card spendings, which are expected to see a further slowdown in the quarters to come.

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The festive season is here and with it, you are likely to make several purchases from e-commerce platforms, be it for yourself or for your friends and family. Choosing the right credit card for <keyword id="19957108" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="online-shopping" source="keywords">online shopping</keyword> can make a significant difference in how much you save and earn from your purchases. <keyword id="19953671" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-cards" source="keywords">Credit cards</keyword> not only allow you to easily get products on credit, they can also make them cheaper thanks to cashback and reward points. You also get access to airport lounges, railway lounges, dining offers and more. In this post, we look at some of the <keyword id="23600028" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="best-credit-cards-for-online-shopping" source="Orion">best credit cards for online shopping</keyword> in India. <h2><keyword id="3294523" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="best-credit-cards" source="Orion">Best credit cards</keyword> for online shopping in India</h2><h3><keyword id="23600026" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amazon-Pay-ICICI" source="keywords">Amazon Pay ICICI</keyword> credit card</h3> <div type="image" title="Amazon Pay ICICI credit card" msid="114354421" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Amazon Pay ICICI credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Amazon Pay ICICI Credit card is among the most popular co-branded credit cards, offered by ICICI Bank in partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon India. It’s great for those who regularly shop on Amazon, as it offers a 5% cashback on all purchases on the platform. Key Features: <ul><li>Cashback: Up to 5% cashback on Amazon purchases, and 2% cashback on other online shopping.</li><li>Additional cashback: Earn 2% cashback at partner stores, and 1% on all other spends.</li><li>No annual fee: Lifetime free credit card.</li><li>Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.</li></ul> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="113123752" title="Here are the benefits you get with India’s most expensive credit card with a ₹3.54 lakh annual fee" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <h3>HDFC Millenia credit card</h3> <div type="image" title="HDFC Millenia credit card" msid="114354433" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HDFC Millenia credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The HDFC Millenia is a popular credit card from HDFC Bank and is among the most sought-after cards from the bank. This card offers good rewards on Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and other online platforms. It is also good for utility bills and fuel spending. Key Features: <ul><li>Cashback: 5% cashback on Amazon, BookMyShow, Swiggy, Flipkart, Myntra and more. It offers 1% cashback on all other spends.</li><li>Lounge access: 1 complimentary lounge access per quarter.</li><li>Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.</li></ul><h3>Flipkart Axis Bank credit card</h3> <div type="image" title="Flipkart Axis Bank credit card" msid="114354438" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Flipkart Axis Bank credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> With Amazon partnering with ICICI Bank, Flipkart joined the race and partnered with Axis Bank to launch the Flipkart Axis Bank credit card. The card offers 5% cashback on Flipkart and Cleartrip. Key Features: <ul><li>Cashback: 5% cashback on Flipkart and Cleartrip, 4% on preferred partners and 1% on other spends. </li><li>Lounge access: 4 complimentary lounge access per year on spending ₹50,000 during the previous 3 months.</li><li>Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.</li></ul> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="98090488" title="How to use credit card to make UPI payments" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <h3>Cashback SBI Card</h3> <div type="image" title="Cashback SBI credit card" msid="114354449" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Cashback SBI credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Cashback SBI Card has quickly emerged as one of the most popular cards from the state-owned bank, beating its SimplyClick card, which was one of the preferred cards for online spending. The USP of this card is that it offers a flat 5% cashback on all online spending. Key Features: <ul><li>Cashback: 5% cashback on all online spends, without any merchant restrictions. It also offers 1% cashback on all offline transactions.</li><li>Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.</li><li>Annual fee waiver: Fee waiver on spending ₹2 lakh in the preceding year.</li></ul><h3><keyword id="23600027" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Axis-Bank-Ace" source="keywords">Axis Bank Ace</keyword> credit card</h3> <div type="image" title="Axis Bank Ace credit card" msid="114354458" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Axis Bank Ace credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The Axis Bank Ace credit card is another excellent card, especially for those looking for a card for bill payments, utility spending and more. It is also one of the few credit cards that can be added to Google Pay. Key Features: <ul><li>Cashback: 5% cashback on all bill payments, mobile recharges and DTH recharges via Google Pay. It also offers 4% Swiggy, Zomato and Ola.</li><li>Lounge access: 4 complimentary lounge access per year on spending ₹50,000 during the previous 3 months.</li><li>Fuel surcharge waiver: 1% fuel surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.</li></ul> <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="102133212" title="HDFC Bank and Swiggy launch co-branded credit card – cashback, offers and more" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> <h3>American Express SmartEarn credit card</h3> <div type="image" title="American Express SmartEarn credit card" msid="114354467" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;American Express SmartEarn credit card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> While it is more challenging to get American Express cards than other cards on the list, getting your hands on the SmartEarn credit card is relatively easy compared to other cards offered by American Express. Key Features: <ul><li>Reward points: 10X membership reward points on Flipkart, Zomato, Myntra, Uber, Ajio and more. 5X membership reward points on every ₹50 spent on Amazon.</li><li>Monthly spends: Earn 500 membership reward points on spending ₹2,500 in a month on 10X reward point partners.</li><li>Annual fee waiver: Fee waiver on spending ₹40,000 in the preceding year.</li></ul>SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/here-are-the-benefits-you-get-with-indias-most-expensive-credit-card-with-a-3-54-lakh-annual-fee/articleshow/113123752.cms">Here are the benefits you get with India’s most expensive credit card with a ₹3.54 lakh annual fee</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/bigger-they-are-harder-they-fall-a-look-at-how-the-countrys-biggest-ipos-have-fared/articleshow/114307997.cms">Bigger they are, harder they fall – A look at how the country’s biggest IPOs have fared</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/hdfc-bank-and-swiggy-launch-co-branded-credit-card-to-offer-discount-to-customers/articleshow/102133212.cms">HDFC Bank and Swiggy launch co-branded credit card – cashback, offers and more</a>

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<keyword id="20599258" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-consumers" source="keywords">Indian consumers</keyword> demonstrated a significant increase in their <keyword id="21084888" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="credit-card-spending" source="keywords">credit card spending</keyword> in July this year, marking a 19% increase compared to the same month last year. According to a report released by <keyword id="19945737" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SBI-Securities" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="SBI Securities" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="SBI Securities">SBI Securities</keyword>, the total expenditure by credit card users across the country reached an impressive Rs 1.7 trillion. This substantial uptick highlights the growing reliance on credit cards for transactions, reflecting broader economic trends and <keyword id="20740758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="consumer-confidence" source="keywords">consumer confidence</keyword>. The report also highlighted a considerable increase in <keyword id="21118324" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="transaction-volumes" source="keywords">transaction volumes</keyword>, which surged by 39% year-on-year, reaching a total of 38.4 crore transactions in July 2024. This increase in the number of transactions underscores the widespread adoption and usage of credit cards as a preferred <keyword id="20632158" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="payment-method" source="keywords">payment method</keyword> among Indian consumers. "Credit card spending in India increased 19% YoY to Rs 1.7 trillion in Jul'24. The transaction volume during the month was 38.4 crore, up 39% YoY" said the report. The report also noted that among the banks, <keyword id="19895995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HDFC Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HDFC Bank">HDFC Bank</keyword> emerged as the leader in terms of transaction volumes, with its credit cards facilitating 9.9 crore transactions during the month. <keyword id="19900482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ICICI Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="ICICI Bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> followed closely with 7.1 crore transactions, while SBI secured the third position with 6.3 crore transactions. In terms of transaction value, HDFC Bank again led the way, with a total spend of Rs 44,369 crore through its credit cards in July. ICICI Bank and SBI followed with Rs 34,566 crore and Rs 26,878 crore, respectively. The report said "In Jul'24, transaction volumes was led by cards issued by HDFC Bank (9.9 crore) followed by ICICI Bank (7.1 crore) and SBI (6.3 crore)". Additionally, the <keyword id="22988051" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="average-transaction-value" source="keywords">average transaction value</keyword> (ATV) also saw a marginal increase of 1.4% month-on-month in July 2024. This marks the first increase in ATV in ten months, suggesting a shift in consumer behaviour towards higher-value transactions after a period of stagnation. Overall, these figures reflect the growth of credit card usage in India, driven by increased consumer confidence and the convenience offered by credit card transactions.

Indians credit card spending increases 19% YoY to Rs 1.7 trillion in July 2024

<keyword id="19895995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="HDFC-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="HDFC Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="HDFC Bank">HDFC Bank</keyword> on Saturday posted a marginal 5 per cent increase in its standalone profit at Rs 16,821 crore in the second quarter ended September 2024. The country's biggest private sector lender had earned a <keyword id="19942166" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="net-profit" source="keywords">net profit</keyword> of Rs 15,976 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Total income increased to Rs 85,500 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 78,406 crore in the same period last year, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank reported <keyword id="20202322" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interest-income" source="keywords">interest income</keyword> of Rs 74,017 crore during the quarter compared to Rs 67,698 crore in the same period a year ago. Net Interest Income (NII) improved to Rs 30,110 crore, from Rs 27,390 crore in the second quarter of previous year, registering a 10 per cent growth. As regards asset quality, the bank witnessed slight deterioration with gross <keyword id="19927319" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Non-Performing-Assets" source="keywords">Non-Performing Assets</keyword> (NPAs) rising to 1.36 per cent of the gross loans by the end of September 2024 from 1.34 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans rose to 0.41 per cent from 0.35 per cent at the end of the second quarter of the previous fiscal. On a consolidated basis, the bank logged a growth of 6 per cent in net profit to Rs 17,826 crore as against Rs Rs 16,811 crore in Q2FY24. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/best-credit-cards-for-online-shopping-in-india/articleshow/114354358.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/best-credit-cards-for-online-shopping-in-india/articleshow/114354358.cms" target="_blank">Best credit cards for online shopping this festive season</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/best-smartphones-under-25000-in-india-in-october-2024/slidelist/114339207.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/webstories/best-smartphones-under-25000-in-india-in-october-2024/slidelist/114339207.cms" target="_blank">Best smartphones under ₹25,000 in India in October 2024</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/waaree-energies-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/114350114.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/webstories/waaree-energies-ipo-price-band-to-risk-factors-all-you-need-to-know/slidelist/114350114.cms" target="_blank">Waaree Energies IPO – Price band to risk factors, all you need to know</a>

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Are you an avid credit card user? Are you up to speed with all the changes that have come into effect starting today, which is all set to impact your credit card usage, and your pocket. Here's a quick snapshot of all the changes that you should be well aware of: <h2><keyword id="19900482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICICI-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="ICICI Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="ICICI Bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> </h2>Starting today, ICICI bank has done away with fees for many services, which include request for a charge slip, which was earlier chargeable at Rs 100/slip and cash and cheque pick up, which also carried a fee of Rs 100 earlier. Earlier, for outstation cheque processing and duplicate bank statement (for three months), a fee of Rs 100 was payable. Now, all those charges have been waived. However, going ahead, you'll have to dish out Rs 200 instead of Rs 100, if you wish to get your credit card replaced. <h2><keyword id="19952948" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Axis-Bank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Axis Bank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Axis Bank">Axis Bank</keyword></h2>If you hold a <keyword id="19941660" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Citibank" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Citibank" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Citibank">Citibank</keyword> credit card, this is for you. The migration of all Citibank <keyword id="19953671" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="credit-cards" source="keywords">credit cards</keyword> to Axis bank will be complete by 15th July, 2024. Post that, you will receive new credit cards from Axis bank .However, until then, your existing Citibank cards will continue to work just fine. All your unredeemed points will be converted into EDGE miles. After migration, they will have an expiration period of 3 years. Starting today, RBIs new rules mandate that all credit card transactions in the country be processed through <keyword id="20779381" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharat-Bill-Payment-System" source="keywords">Bharat Bill Payment System</keyword> (BBPS). This means that if your bank has not come on board with BBPS, you will not be able to make payment through their credit card on other third-party platforms. Out of 34 banks that can issue credit cards, 12 banks have come onboard the BBPS. These include SBI, <keyword id="19938728" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kotak-mahindra" source="keywords">Kotak Mahindra</keyword>, IndusInd, Federal, HDFC, ICICI and IDFC bank. Indian Overseas bank and <keyword id="45660" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="yes-bank" source="Orion">YES Bank</keyword> are expected to go live soon. <h2>SBI Bank</h2>Starting July 15th, if you hold one of the 22 specified SBI credit cards, you will no longer accrue any reward points while making certain transactions, particularly if they are related to government services. These include Air India SBI Platinum Card, Air India SBI Signature Card, Central SBI Select+ Card, Chennai Metro SBI Card, Etihad Guest SBI Card, Fabindia SBI Card SELECT, IRCTC SBI Card, Mumbai Metro SBI Card and more. <h2>YES Bank </h2>If you hold a YES Bank credit card, the criteria for you to qualify for complimentary lounge access has changed. Starting today, you will have to spend at least Rs 35,000 from your credit card in the previous quarter, in order to be able to get a complimentary access to domestic airport lounges in the next quarter. Earlier, this threshold was set at Rs 10,000. This will impact YES Marquee, YES SELECT, YES Reserv, YES First Preferred, YES Bank ELITE, YES BYOC, and YES Wellness Plus cards. <h2>HDFC Bank</h2>Starting August 1st, if you make rent, or education related payments via platforms like Cred and Paytm, you will have to pay a fee of upto 1% of the transaction, which will be a maximum of Rs 3,000. However, if you make the payment directly through your school or college's website, you will be able to save on this charge. Similarly, on all fuel expenses of over Rs 15,000, a 1% fee will be applied, which can be a maximum of Rs 3,000.

What has changed for your credit cards, starting today?

<ul><li>Three banks would be most impacted by the move as their capital ratios would be affected by 30-85 basis points.</li><li>Capital buffers will have to be further strengthened by banks if they want to lend to consumers for unsecured loans.</li><li>Borrowers with more than five personal loans rose from 1% in 2018 to 7.7% in March 2023, as per a report.</li></ul> Shares of <keyword id="116253" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sbi-cards" source="Orion">SBI Cards</keyword>, RBL Bank, <keyword id="6357149" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="hdfc-bank" source="Orion">HDFC Bank</keyword> and <keyword id="6653" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="icici-bank" source="Orion">ICICI Bank</keyword> are expected to come under pressure after the Reserve Bank of India asked lenders on Thursday to set aside more capital for consumer loans. This move is expected to impact the capital buffers of these banks. According to analysts, these banks would be most impacted by the move as their capital ratios would be affected by 30-85 basis points. For banks the first line of defense against bad loans is CET Tier 1 capital or Common Equity Tier 1 capital (CET1), which is the highest quality of regulatory capital, as it absorbs losses immediately when they occur. According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services, the CET 1 impact would be maximum for RBL/HDFC Bank/ICICI Bank at 84 basis points/72 basis points/64 basis points. Among non banks, SBI Cards would be the most vulnerable with a 416bp impact on capital ratios. Capital buffers will have to be further strengthened by banks if they want to lend to consumers for unsecured loans. If a bank had to set aside say ₹20 for loans, it will now have to set aside 25% more for every unsecured loan it issues. Not just this the banks will have to set aside more capital if they want to lend to shadow banks or non banking financial institutions as well. When cost of capital increases, so will lending rates. In the years after the pandemic broke, unsecured personal loans to retail borrowers have been on a steady rise. Not just banks but even non banks have been merrily issuing such loans to borrowers, and in many cases these borrowers have multiple such loans used for consumption. From 12-14% these loans are now growing at 30% rate. The central bank has cracked down on some non banks for not adhering to norms while underwriting such small ticket loans. The red flags have been flying high for a while now. According to proprietary research done by UBS, borrowers with more than five personal loans rose from 1% in 2018 to 7.7% in March 2023. New disbursement of personal loans to borrowers with weaker credit profiles accounted for 22% of disbursements. Of all banks, UBS was of the view that state-owned banks and non banking financial companies had a much higher share of weak borrowers compared to private banks. Analysts believe that pressure on net interest margins and higher credit costs to impact earnings of banks and shadow banks over FY24 and FY25. Paytm, a fintech company, has recently built a large loan portfolio which is mostly comprised of personal loans. With the <keyword id="30067" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rbi" source="Orion">RBI</keyword> cracking down on these loans, the loan growth will be impacted for Paytm too. Deepak Shenoy, CEO of Capital Mind, took to social media to explain the impact, “See how it affects SBI cards: SBI Cards had credit card receivables of ₹ 45,000 crore with 23% capital adequacy ratio (CAR). So ₹10,500 cr in capital (23% of ₹45Kcr). Increase risk weight to 125% means ₹45K cr=₹56K cr risk weighted assets.” Shenoy explains that if “SBI Cards wants to grow, and keep high CARs (min is 15% I think?) they’ll need to raise capital and dilute. Which means for the same profit = higher capital. Means lower ROEs.” ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/foreign-investors-continue-to-bet-big-on-banks-and-nibbling-on-small-and-mid-cap-stocks/articleshow/104462273.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Borrowers with multiple personal loans a big risk to profitability of banks and NBFCs</a>

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<ul><li><keyword id="6357149" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hdfc-bank" source="Orion">HDFC Bank</keyword> and Swiggy have announced the launch of a co-branded credit card.</li><li>The credit card will offer a 10% cashback on Swiggy and a 5% cashback on popular e-commerce platforms.</li><li>The card will be available to eligible customers in the next 7-10 days.</li></ul>HDFC Bank, India’s biggest bank has partnered with food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy to launch a co-branded credit card, the first such offering from Swiggy. The HDFC Swiggy co-branded credit card comes with several offers for customers and will be rolled out on the Swiggy app over the next few days, allowing eligible customers to apply for the credit card. The credit card will be hosted on the Mastercard payments network. “We recognise that modern-day consumers actively seek rewards, offers, and cashback programs that add value to their spending. Keeping this in mind, we have launched this all-encompassing card in partnership with HDFC Bank and Mastercard that makes everyday shopping moments across a range of categories more rewarding and convenient,” said Rahul Bothra, chief financial officer, Swiggy. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="HDFC Bank Swiggy credit card benefits" comment="subhead" text="HDFC Bank Swiggy credit card benefits">HDFC Bank Swiggy credit card benefits</cmsannotation> The main highlight of the co-branded credit card from Swiggy and HDFC Bank is that it will offer a 10% cashback on spends on food, groceries and dining out on Swiggy. This means that you can avail a 10% cashback every time you order food, get groceries or use Dineout to eat at your favourite restaurant. In addition to this, the card also offers a cashback of 5% on platforms such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Ola, Uber, Zara, BookMyShow and more. Apart from this, users will get a flat 1% cashback on all other spends. It is to be noted that the cashback will be deposited in the form of Swiggy Money in the customer’s Swiggy account and will be usable only on its platform. As part of an introductory offer, users who get the co-branded credit card will get a complimentary 3-month membership of Swiggy One, the company’s premium membership. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Other HDFC Bank cards that offer cash back" comment="subhead" text="Other HDFC Bank cards that offer cash back">Other HDFC Bank cards that offer cash back</cmsannotation> This is not the first time that HDFC Bank has partnered with another platform to offer a co-branded credit card. The company already offers co-branded credit cards with companies like Tata Neu, IRCTC, Indigo and more. As part of this, the credit card offers a high cashback on spends on their respective platform and a nominal cashback on other platforms. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Zomato discontinues its credit card" comment="subhead" text="Zomato discontinues its credit card">Zomato discontinues its credit card</cmsannotation> Zomato had earlier partnered with RBL Bank to offer a co-branded credit card, which included access to its premium membership. However, the card has now been discontinued and users who had the card have been given the option to shift to another credit card from RBL Bank. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/here-are-the-top-10-companies-in-india-as-per-market-valuation/slidelist/102129586.cms">RIL to HDFC Bank to ITC – Here are the 10 most valuable Indian companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-motors-posts-net-profit-of-3203-cr-in-q1-2023-24-on-improved-jlr-performance/articleshow/102108825.cms">Tata Motors posts net profit of ₹3,203 cr in Q1 on improved JLR performance</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-5-z-flip-5-galaxy-watch-series-6-and-more-set-to-launch-july-end/articleshow/101538049.cms">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Galaxy Watch Series 6 and more set to launch today</a>

HDFC Bank and Swiggy launch co-branded credit card – cashback, offers and more

In mid-March, a scammer in California tried to buy $150 worth of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trying-wingstop-first-time-review-photos-2022-9">Wingstop</a> using my debit card. Aside from being impressed at the sheer size of the order, I was relieved because Citibank, which issued my card, declined the transaction on the spot and alerted me to the fraud. In minutes I was able to shut off my card, heading off any more purchases by the scammers, and order a new card. All's well that ends well.When I went to Buenos Aires in April, I figured I might <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/why-was-my-credit-card-declined">run into a similar situation</a>. Sure, the banks say you don't have to call ahead when you travel anymore, but I assumed I'd still have some purchase flagged as potential fraud, as had happened in past trips abroad. Miraculously, everything went off without a hitch. I don't know how JPMorgan Chase knew that I would spend $200 on Botox in Argentina, but it did. (No, I didn't book my flight on the same card, and whatever, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/botox-injections-fillers-plastic-surgery-gen-z-social-media-filters-2024-5">everybody gets Botox now</a>.)It's great that banks and credit-card companies are getting better at discerning which payments are fraudulent and which are legit. Many people have some horror story about having their credit card stolen or having their own legitimate transactions flagged as suspicious. And it's nice not to have to spend 20 minutes on the phone before a vacation explaining where you're going and when. Credit-card fraud protection is still far from perfect, but there's no denying that the technology is improving. On the flip side, it's also kind of wild to consider just how much financial institutions must know about you to make the right calls.I was curious about how it all works — and, frankly, a little creeped out. So I reached out to some credit-card companies and academics to learn more. Why don't people have to alert their credit-card companies about travel anymore? And, more broadly, just how have banks gotten so good at figuring out what's normal about our spending habits and what isn't?The Federal Trade Commission receives thousands of card-fraud complaints each year. The Nilson Report, which tracks the card industry, says payment-card fraud resulted in $33 billion in losses worldwide in 2022 and $13.6 billion in losses in the US. As such, credit-card issuers and banks are keen to do what they can to spot fraud. They want to keep their customers happy, and, more importantly, they want to stem their losses. In the US, the major credit-card issuers and banks <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/credit-card-lost-stolen-what-to-do">generally have a zero-liability policy</a>, which means that when a customer gets scammed, the organization, not the customer, has to eat the cost.Years ago, whether a transaction went through was based on things like whether a physical card was present, whether you had enough money to make the purchase, and (if the cashier wanted to look) whether your signature on the receipt matched the one on the back of your card. In some cases, the cashier may have even asked for ID or called the bank to verify the funds. We've come a long way from those bad old days by using the same tools that power most innovations: data and computers. Credit-card companies and banks know a lot about us — where we shop, when we spend, and how much we're usually willing to pay for things — and they're getting better and better at turning that knowledge into action. While it's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/generative-ai-exaggeration-openai-nvidia-microsoft-chatgpt-jobs-investors-markets-2024-3">all the rage to talk about newfangled forms of artificial intelligence</a>, fraud detection owes a lot to machine learning, a field within AI that's been around for years. A bunch of data gets dumped into computer systems, and algorithms figure out patterns and relationships. The algorithms create decision trees to predict the likelihood of different outcomes and identify what may be considered normal or fishy. It's not that your credit-card company knows that you, specifically, would blow a bunch of cash on A and not on B — it knows that customers with your profile are in the "likes A" camp and not the "likes B" one."It's looking at what's happening that is very much out of the ordinary for your general behaviors," said Tina Eide, an executive vice president of global fraud risk at American Express. "And when I talk about general behaviors, it is generalized, right? It is not down to the specific purchase or to the specific merchant." Eide added, "The models are evaluating a trillion dollars' worth of transactions a year."The machines know more now than ever. Mike Lemberger, Visa's regional risk officer for North America, said that over the past five years the number of data points people generate with their credit cards has grown tremendously. People are increasingly using cards over cash. And they don't just have a physical card they're pulling out at the store — they've got their card credentials in their Amazon account, Netflix account, iPhone, etc. The more purchases the card issuer can analyze, the more accurate the fraud detection will be."Visa, we don't have consumer information — that's your financial institution that has that — but what we have is this triangulation of all these data points," Lemberger said. "We can create more and better scores, layer on top of that machine learning and AI abilities, and it becomes a much, much more powerful predictor, which we then feed into all of our partners to say, 'Hey guys, if you want to make the best decisions, here's a whole bunch of really good information.'"Visa isn't going to block your card directly, but it'll alert your bank that your purchase looks suspicious or that fraud has been detected at the merchant you're dealing with.This all seemed pretty simple until I talked to Yann-Aël Le Borgne and Gianluca Bontempi, a pair of researchers at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium who <a target="_blank" href="https://fraud-detection-handbook.github.io/fraud-detection-handbook/Foreword.html#authors">work on machine learning and card fraud</a>. They emphasized the vast scale of this fraud-detection technology. Companies and their algorithms are ingesting millions of transactions and creating so many decision trees to categorize certain activities that it can defy human logic, they said. Basically, the computer may be right that your transaction looks funky even if it's made in your home city at a fairly innocuous vendor, or it may be right that the transaction is fine even though it's made in a faraway place — but when humans try to figure out what did or didn't sound the alarm, nobody will really be able to pinpoint why."Machines can consider many more features, and at the end of the day it's not clear if all those features have meaning for humans," Bontempi said. "Humans are used to working with two, three features, at most five features, while machines can work with hundreds of features. So there are really different levels between what a machine can do."There are human-written rules, which are generally interpretable, and there are machine-written rules, which can be a black box. They're more accurate, but they may be harder, if not impossible, for people to reverse engineer. And banks may be using several different algorithms, making this even more complicated. Data scientists are the ultimate decision-makers, but the information they're dealing with is based on highly complex tech. When I explained to experts my somewhat embarrassing wings-versus-wrinkles conundrum and asked what may have triggered one alert and not the other, they offered up different explanations. Eide, from American Express, said that even though I hadn't booked my trip to Argentina with the credit card I used to buy the Botox, something else had probably tipped off the system that I was there. I realized I'd also bought a package of spin classes in Buenos Aires on my phone with the same card. I had also paid for a meal in the city. Lemberger, from Visa, emphasized that it's about all the data and spending patterns and said that given my spending patterns, the Botox likely matched my profile more than the massive delivery order."I hate to say this to you, but at the end of the day, all these data points build personas. Just like in marketing somebody would use personas to market to you, we're using that same technology to protect you," he said. "And the fact is that we use those data points to not just secure you but the whole ecosystem."At some point it occurred to me that the supercomputers that credit-card companies and banks are working with could know more about me than I even know or understand about myself."It's probable that the exact reason why a transaction caused your card to be blocked has no straightforward interpretation," Le Borgne said.I also asked whether there was a big difference in credit-card protections and debit protections and was told not really — maybe banks will be a little more restrictive about credit because they're technically lending you money that's not limited by your actual cash balance. I also asked if companies don't worry about preclearing travel because they don't care as much about losing money to fraud anymore, to which the answer was a hard no."At the end of the day, somebody's got to pay for the fraudulent activity," Lemberger said. Credit-card companies will give you your money back if you're a victim of fraud, but they'll find another place to recoup that money, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-late-fees-cap-swipe-mastercard-visa-jpmorgan-rewards-2024-4">just as they always do</a>.Instinctually, I am not a technology-is-awesome person — if the AI really is going to kill us, I feel like we should unplug it. I'm not super freaked out about the privacy stuff, but I also don't love the idea that AmEx and JPMorgan and Citi have me so pegged. But it's cool that companies really are making fraud detection better, especially in a world where fraudsters themselves are constantly getting better. I don't want to be like "Yay, banks!" but maybe here the answer really is a little "Yay, banks!" At least that's the case until the next major data-privacy breach, at which point I will regret everything.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/emily-stewart">Emily Stewart</a> is a senior correspondent at Business Insider, writing about business and the economy.

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<ul><li>Rising inflation has dampened overall credit card spends in August, but experts say they will bounce back in September thanks to festival sales.</li><li>Overall, Indians spent over ₹1 lakh crore for the sixth consecutive month, and the average dues have continued to rise.</li><li>Indians also spent three times as much using credit cards versus debit cards while buying things on e-commerce websites.</li></ul>Credit card users have spent over ₹1 lakh crore now for the sixth consecutive month. In August, credit card users spent ₹1.13 lakh crore in August, down from ₹1.17 lakh crore in July. This is despite a decline of 2 million in terms of active credit cards in August – the fall is due to RBI’s new guidelines. Trends suggest that people will continue to swipe more credit cards and their spending will hit the ₹1.2 lakh crore mark in September. The spends in September are expected to be buoyed by festive sales across e-commerce and offline retail platforms, after ecommerce spends fell in August. “Upcoming e-com festive sales (Big Billion day and Great Indian Festival) are likely to revive the e-com mix (% of total spends) back to Apr-Jul '22 levels,” said a report by <keyword id="46909" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="icici-securities" source="Orion">ICICI Securities</keyword>. A rise in prices and Indians’ love for travel has set the perfect tone for an increase in overall credit card outstandings. “Revival in air travel, hospitality sector as well as increasing inflation outlook set a positive backdrop to credit card spend as well as receivables,” the report added. Indians being tired of not going out anywhere for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic has helped boost demand in the hospitality sector, according to a report by ratings agency CARE. “FY22 has been a promising year for the sector wherein the revival in the occupancy and RevPAR has led to green shoots for the industry players. The decline in Covid cases, resumption of international flights from March 2022, and strong leisure and wedding demand are the positive factors that should lead to growth in occupancy and ARRs in FY23,” the CARE report said. Dues per card continued their upward trajectory, too. “Receivables, in terms of CC outstanding per CIF at industry level, have trended from ₹18,000 as of December 2021 to ₹20,100 for January to May 2022 and increased to ₹20,300 in July 2022,” the ICICI Securities report added. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Here’s a snapshot of the Indian credit card industry" comment="subhead" text="Here’s a snapshot of the Indian credit card industry">Here’s a snapshot of the Indian credit card industry</cmsannotation> <keyword id="6357149" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="hdfc-bank" source="Orion">HDFC Bank</keyword> continues to lead the market in total credit cards and spends. <div type="image" title="Credit Card market share August 2022." msid="94537974" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Credit card market share August 2022&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> However, SBI Card is closing the gap in terms of credit cards in force. <div type="image" title="Credit cards in force trend Jan-Aug 2022." msid="94537984" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Credit cards in force&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Despite accounting for only 21% of the total credit cards in use, HDFC Bank users spent 29% of the total money. <div type="image" title="Credit card spends market share August 2022." msid="94537997" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Credit card spends market share August 2022&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> As far as spends are concerned, HDFC Bank continues to go from strength to strength. <div type="image" title="Credit card spends per card trend Jan-Aug 2022." msid="94538006" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Credit card spends per card trend&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> However, HDFC Bank credit card users aren’t the most lavish spenders – and two unassuming names are in a tug of war when it comes to this. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/indusind-bank-has-most-valuable-credit-cardholders-in-india-compared-to-hdfc-sbi-citi/articleshow/91784122.cms">IndusInd Bank was once the leader in this metric</a> – it was<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/indians-love-for-travel-is-so-strong-that-its-boosting-credit-card-spends/articleshow/93859780.cms"> dethroned by Bank of Baroda in July</a> – and now it has won back its throne again. <div type="image" title="Credit card value per card August 2022." msid="94538034" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Credit card value per card&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/adani-greens-54-rally-tempts-totalenergies-to-book-profits/articleshow/94529227.cms">Adani Green’s 54% rally this year tempts TotalEnergies to book profits</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/jewellery-chains-are-growing-at-the-cost-of-standalone-jewellers-and-its-only-going-to-get-worse-says-world-gold-council-report/articleshow/94510142.cms">Jewellery chains are growing at the cost of standalone jewellers – and it’s only going to get worse, says World Gold Council report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/amid-concerns-of-jio-airtel-duopoly-analysts-suggest-new-telecom-bill-empowers-govt-to-maintain-competition/articleshow/94502923.cms">Amid concerns of Jio-Airtel duopoly, analysts suggest new telecom bill empowers govt to maintain competition</a>

E-commerce sales likely to drive credit card spends in September even as active cards decline

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Visa and Mastercard settled a dispute with US retailers over credit-card swipe fees.</li><li>The settlement could ultimately affect credit-card reward programs.</li></ul>One of the great American pastimes — using your credit card to accumulate points — could be about to change.On Tuesday, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/visa-mastercard-lawsuit-settlement-credit-card-fees-checkout-2024-3">Visa and Mastercard settled with US retailers</a> over a long-standing dispute tied to credit-card swipe fees.The crux of the issue is interchange fees, which networks such as Visa and Mastercard charge merchants for processing their transactions. Under the agreement, which still needs to be approved by the courts, these fees would be lowered and capped for five years.So what does that have to do with your sacred stash of points?Even though the networks set interchange fees, the card issuers (banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America) get the lion's share of the revenue. <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-26/visa-mastercard-reach-30-billion-swipe-fee-deal-with-merchants">Bloomberg</a> reported that last year, JPMorgan took home $31 billion of interchange and merchant-processing income.Again, you ask, what does that have to do with my points?Well, a good chunk of that revenue is spent by banks encouraging you to use their fancy cards. And the best way to do that is via points and rewards. Cards with better rewards and cash-back economics typically charge higher interchange fees.Which gets us back to Tuesday's settlement. Merchants have to accept all types of credit cards from Visa and Mastercard under an "honor all cards" rule. But now, they'd be able to charge consumers more depending on the type of card they're using.Suddenly, the cash back you get from your Chase Sapphire Reserve doesn't seem as enticing when paying a premium on the bacon-egg-and-cheese sandwich at your local bodega.It's not likely that banks will completely punt on rewards. David Morris, a principal analyst for payments at eMarketer, said the card programs were too important for banks to stop engaging those customers."They can make allowances of their own in terms of the kinds of rewards, adjusting the rewards accordingly. These are highly profitable programs, so there is some flexibility here for the card companies to be able to make some adjustments along those lines," he said.Morris acknowledged that some changes in consumer behavior might occur as a result, "but that would discount the levers that these credit-card issuers do have to be able to ensure that they are providing the card value that premium cardholders expect."Merchants, especially retailers, don't seem pleased with the settlement. The National Retail Federation, which represents chains including big-box stores and supermarkets, said it "amounts to pennies on the dollar" toward their costs. And the Retail Industry Leaders Association called it "a mere drop in the bucket."Both trade groups expressed support on Tuesday for the Credit Card Competition Act before Congress, which would require large banks to offer multiple payment networks for processing transactions through their credit cards.While many small businesses already charge an extra fee for those paying with a credit card, David Silverman, a senior director at Fitch Ratings, said most major retailers wouldn't pass the interchange costs directly to consumers."These retailers have been absorbing costs across any number of cost functions," such as labor, he said.It's not yet clear what impact the settlement will have. The agreement hasn't yet been approved, and time will tell how merchants and banks handle the changes.But the points game can be one of fine margins, and a change to interchange fees could have ripple effects for rewards programs.Don't be surprised if it starts taking a lot longer to rack up the points required for your next getaway.Correction: March 27, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated a detail from a Bloomberg report. Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan alone took home $31 billion of interchange and merchant-processing income last year, not that the biggest US banks took home this sum.

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<ul><li>The Indian central bank, RBI, mandates that a late fee can be charged only three days after the due date. </li><li>If payment is not made by the due date, interest is levied on a daily basis with a GST of 18% additionally charged on the interest </li><li>Signing up for the autopay facility provided by the issuing bank, and setting up timely reminders for your due dates can help. </li></ul>Using a <keyword id="6368202" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card" source="Orion">credit card</keyword> comes with several advantages. You basically get an interest free loan for 45 days, you get reward points which you can redeem for goodies. Plus, it also helps build credit history. As long as you pay your dues on time, all is well and good. But if you cannot or do not, all hell breaks loose. Literally. What makes it worse is that penalties and late charges on credit cards have gone up in recent times. “We have seen a rise in penalty charges and penal interest rates across the board. This varies depending on the card and the usage. There’s no standard hike,” says Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com, an online financial marketplace. However, in most cases, the late payment fees have gone up by a few hundred rupees across slabs. Says Mohit Bedi, co-founder, Kiwi, a fintech that offers virtual credit cards, “Notable players have hiked their charges pertaining to credit cards including late payment fees in the last one year.” Shetty adds that around 11.67 million cards were added in the last financial year (FY23), and outstanding credit cards stood at 85 million at the close of the year. At the same time, credit card spends rose 47% year-on-year, and credit card dues went up by 31%. While the credit card segment is not showing any signs of stress, issuers are taking a number of steps to mitigate potential risks from creeping in as the demand for credit cards continues to rise. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The pinch of late payment fees" comment="subhead" text="The pinch of late payment fees">The pinch of late payment fees</cmsannotation> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Banks </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Interest rate </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Late payment fees for outstanding amounts </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SBI </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.50% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹0-₹500: Nil ₹500 - ₹1000: ₹400 ₹1000 - ₹10,000: ₹750 ₹10,000 - ₹25,000: ₹950 ₹25,000 - ₹50,000: ₹1100 Greater than ₹50,000: ₹1300 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Axis Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.60% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹0- ₹500: Nil ₹501 - ₹5,000: 500 ₹5,001 - ₹10,000: 750 Greater than ₹10,000: ₹1200 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.60% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹0- ₹100: Nil ₹100 to ₹500 : ₹100 ₹501 to ₹5,000: ₹500 ₹5,001 to ₹10,000: ₹600 ₹10,001 to ₹25,000: ₹800 ₹25,001 to ₹50,000: ₹1,100 Greater than ₹50,000: ₹1,300 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.4-3.67% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹0- ₹100: Nil ₹100 - ₹500: ₹100 ₹501- ₹5,000: ₹500 ₹5,001-₹10,000: ₹750 ₹10,001-₹25,000: ₹900 ₹25,001- ₹50,000: ₹1000 Greater than ₹50,000: ₹1200 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kotak Mahindra Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.50% </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.75pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.75pt;vertical-align:top;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹0- ₹500: Nil ₹500- ₹10,000: ₹500 Greater than ₹10,000: ₹700 </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What happens when you miss a credit card payment" comment="subhead" text="What happens when you miss a credit card payment">What happens when you miss a <keyword id="1069333" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card-payment" source="Orion">credit card payment</keyword></cmsannotation> It is noteworthy that the Indian central bank, RBI, mandates that a late fee can be charged only three days after the due date. Once that deadline is missed, you will have to pay a late fee, and also interest charges that could be as high as 3.6% or more per month. Even if you make the minimum payment you have to pay the interest charges. “Added to this it will have an impact on their credit score. Late payment fees charged on a credit card depend on the type of credit card and the amount due,” says Bedi. Moreover, if payment is not made by the due date, interest is levied on a daily basis with a GST of 18% additionally charged on the interest as per Government norms. Let us take an example. Payment made after due date: Transaction Date: 1 April 2023 Amount: ₹1,00,000 Statement Date: 6 April 2023 Minimum Amount Due: ₹5,000 (Usually 5% of non-EMI retail purchases + other charges such as joining fee, annual fee, etc.) Bill not paid by due date, but later on. Amount Paid: ₹50,000 Payment Date: 15 April 2023 Next Statement Date: 6th May 2023 ● Interest levied for 15 days (between 1nApril and 15 April): ₹1,726 (15*1,00,000*3.5%*12/365) ● Interest levied for 21 days (between 15 April and 6 May): ₹1,208 (21*50,000*3.5%*12/365) Total Interest levied = ₹2,934 GST on Interest = ₹528 Late Payment Fees = ₹1,000 (for eg. only) Total Interest + Penal Charges = ₹4,426 <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="With a little discipline you can avoid these charges" comment="subhead" text="With a little discipline you can avoid these charges">With a little discipline you can avoid these charges</cmsannotation> “The important thing to note is that the charges that have gone up are typically penalties and interest rates. With a little discipline, you can completely avoid them,” says Shetty. “Signing up for the autopay facility provided by the issuing and setting up timely reminders for your due dates is also important,” says Bedi. Moreover, today, most issuers allow users to convert purchases to EMIs at a very low interest rate. Some even have no-cost EMI options for select purchases. So it is possible for customers to revolve their credit without incurring very high interest rates. Things can go wrong only if you spend more and miss your payments, or pay the minimum amount due. To avoid these charges, you need to spend wisely and clear all your dues on time.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>There's a new card from OTH Network that influencers are swiping to redeem products and services.</li><li>The influencer-focused fintech platform uses AI to match brands and creators.</li></ul>There's a hot new card influencers are swiping at restaurants and retailers to redeem products and services.The card is offered by OTH ("on the house") Network, an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/influencer-fintech-channelmeter-launches-youtuber-early-payment-app-2020-7">influencer-focused fintech platform</a> that uses artificial intelligence to monitor content created for brands and match creators with marketing deals. Influencers use the OTH Network app to gather offers from local businesses. Then, after creating <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-reach-out-to-brands-influencer-collaboration-post-email">sponsored content</a>, they can spend the payment added to their account in person at the business.The closed platform has a waiting list, which influencers must apply for by filling out questions like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-influencers-charge-sponsored-posts-ai-other-takeaways-data-2024-5">follower count, content category</a>, and location. Once accepted, the creator will receive a black and gold card (like a loyalty card) to use in person to redeem products and services.For example, Sushi Bar in Miami, Flowrbombr Skincare in Los Angeles, and Footnanny Nail Spa in Beverly Hills have all partnered with OTH for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/influencer-marketing-is-booming-as-brands-take-creators-more-seriously-2024-7">influencer campaigns</a>.Cofounders Maximiliaan Van Kuyk and Ketan Rahangdale started the company in 2020 and, in September, raised <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-economy-startups-raised-vc-money-in-bear-market-2023-11">VC funding</a> from Innovate Ventures, according to Pitchbook.In some ways, OTH is part of a familiar practice in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-ways-to-make-money-as-content-creator">influencer world</a>: gifting. Brands will often send influencers free products or services with the hope or expectation that they will post about it on social media. But OTH is putting a new twist on this practice by looking to streamline the process using an AI-powered app and giving it an exclusive feel with a physical card."We see influencers opening up like 10 packages a day and putting it on social," Van Kuyk said, referring to traditional influencer gifting practices. "But it's super inorganic."Van Kuyk told Business Insider that the platform currently has over 3,000 creators and over 90,000 global creator applications. In the US, it's available to creators in cities including Miami, LA, Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York, with plans to expand. The company started in hospitality and then expanded into wellness, beauty, and fashion."We are being extremely diligent on only letting in the top creators in cities we are operating in," Van Kuyk said.Influencers who use the platform include Roz Model (15 million Instagram followers), Montana Tucker (3.2 million Instagram followers), Kat Graham (9.7 million Instagram followers), and Matt Staffanina (3.7 million Instagram followers).Creators must have at least 10,000 Instagram followers to be considered, and for now, OTH rarely accepts creators <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/micro-influencer-campaigns-decline-marketers-turn-to-big-stars-2024-10">under 100,000 followers</a>, Van Kuyk said. But he added that the platform plans to expand into micro influencer categories."We have made some exceptions to that, just because some merchants enjoy that, but for the most part that's where we've been focusing," he said. "We 100% acknowledge that space and we will be moving into that space over time. Maybe we will release a micro influencer strategy product that will be a little bit separate and have different rules around it. But, as a startup, we have to stay focused on what our strengths are."<h2 id="7bd36f65-955d-4320-957f-3b0cd78e7e3d">How OTH Network structures its partnerships</h2>Typically, influencers on the platform are asked to create two pieces of content, like an Instagram story or reel, or TikTok, that features themselves and the restaurant or product. They upload the content to the OTH app, and the platform's AI technology checks the quality of the content.Once the content is approved, the influencer can post it, and the business can then use that content on their own marketing channels.Van Kuyk said the platform makes money by charging the merchants, but declined to expand on its business model and fee structure.Using AI and other third-party systems, OTH checks its applicants for bots, fake followers, and overall engagement. Brands care about a creator's audience, brand safety, and if the creator fits the right aesthetic, Van Kuyk said.Once accepted, the influencer is asked to jump on a call, which is part of an interview process with the company's creator team.OTH is not partnered with a bank. Instead, the card works more like a reimbursement or loyalty card, and each business uses the app to tap the card and redeem the influencer's credit."That is a direction that we're planning on going in, to actually have that be a real Visa or Mastercard that the influencers are banking with," Van Kuyk said. "We have a serious tech team in-house that is constantly building and upgrading these things. It's not just an agency with an app in front of it."

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