Category: Credit Card

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited recently launched TMB prepaid card and TMB gift card to assist customers with digital banking. The TMB prepaid card functions similar to a debit or credit card with the RuPay platform. This payment instrument is valid for five years and the top-ups are available in multiples of Rs 100. This multipurpose […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the norms for NPA classification of credit card accounts. Until now, you had 120 days’ time to pay your credit card bills before being classified as a non-performing asset (NPA). But now things are set to change. If you don’t pay your minimum credit card dues within […]

How you use a credit card greatly influences your financial present and future. Credit cards can either support you economically or drain you financially. This journey begins right at the time you start looking for a credit card. So when you make this first crucial step, ensure that it’s a step in the right direction. […]

State-run lender Bank of India has tied up with MasterCard to launch three new cards — Platinum Credit MasterCard, International Travel MasterCard and Business Debit MasterCard — to enrich customers’ payment experience. The bank will also offer two new banking solutions — In Control for Spend Management and MasterCard Rewards Program — to its card […]

As our dependency on credit cards has increased, so have the frauds. If you go by the newspapers, in Hyderabad alone, over 200 people have first-hand experienced credit card fraud in the first four months of 2015. And, Hyderabad is just one example. Such frauds are not restricted to one city alone but are fast […]

For the first time since Feb 2010, the credit card base of the country has gone beyond the pre-crisis level, crossing the 20-million mark. As per the data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), credit cards reached 20.29 million at the end of December 2014. According to bankers, boom in the e-commerce industry and […]

In a major boost to promote the use of contactless card transactions, India’s apex bank — The Reserve Bank of India — has decided to waive off the second level of authentication on card transactions. This move will enable customers to carry out transactions up to Rs. 2000 without PIN authentication by using the fast-emerging […]

ICICI Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, has partnered with Tech Mahindra to launch “Tap-n-Pay”, a payment service. This service will allow customers to make payments without using cash, thus reducing dependence on cash. Essentially, ‘Tap n Pay’ is a prepaid account to which customers can transfer money online from their […]

In an attempt to make inroads into the young consumer segment, the State Bank of India (SBI) launched a new SimplySAVE credit card on 30 March. The latest product from the SBI stable offers its users a chance to earn 10 points on every Rs 100 spent on dining out, purchasing movie tickets and shopping […]

A GOOD credit score helps us establish our borrowing credibility in front of banks and lending institutions. If you have a good score, you have a better chance of getting your loan approved. Most often we forget the con­tribution of credit cards towards our credit score. Here's how you can make the most of credit […]