This
bank is in the first place for Credit card expenses..!?
In
india, the number of new buyers of credit cards is increasing every month and it is also known that the amount spent through credit cards is also increasing. In this situation, it has been reported that in July, credit card spending increased by 6.4% and a total of 1.16 lakh crore rupees has been spent through credit cards.
The number of credit card transactions has increased by 3.1 percent, data released by the RBI has revealed. The number of credit card transactions rose 3.1 percent from
june to 23.5 crores in July, RBI said. RBI also said that the pace of new credit card issuance slowed in July and the number of cards outstanding at the end of July increased by 1.95 percent month-on-month to 8.03 crore. DBS
bank, SBM
bank, AU Small Finance
bank, South
indian bank, and Federal
bank RBI data shows that credit cards are over-issued.
Both credit card issuance and spending have been on the rise since
april this year. The country's economic revival and rising consumer purchasing power, along with the rise in e-commerce transactions, have been attributed to the increase in credit card spending. Economists predict that credit card spending will increase in the coming years, especially due to expectations of increased travel and spending during the festive season.
HDFC
bank tops both the number of credit cards and credit card spending. The
bank had a 28.4 percent market share in credit card spending in July. It is also worth noting that credit card spending for July was Rs 2,845 crore.
State
bank of
india is the most involved in credit card transactions after
hdfc Bank.