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TimesofMoney launches new entertainment credit card with Barclays Card

TimesofMoney, a Times Group Company today launched an entertainment card in collaboration with Barclays Bank. The co-branded credit card “Times Card from Barclaycard and TimesofMoney” is targeted at the creamy layer who tend to spend a lot on their credit... (Continue reading)

Kotak launches credit card business with four credit cards

Kotak launches credit card business with four credit cards

  As reported earlier in my blog Kotak Bank had plans to launch their credit card business by March. Kotak has finally announced the launch of its credit card business in April by releasing four new credit cards. Kotak’s credit... (Continue reading)

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MasterCard sponsors IPL team Mumbai Indians

MasterCard sponsors IPL team Mumbai Indians

  Credit Card major MasterCard has joined the IPL band wagon by announcing itself as the founding sponsor of the Reliance Mumbai Indians team. MasterCard is celebrating its 25th year in India. With every major company wanting a piece of the... (Continue reading)

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Credit card complaints on the rise in India

Credit card complaints on the rise in India

An RBI report put the total number of banking complaints at 38,638 in 2006-07 up 22% from 2005-06 which was at 31,732. The banking ombudsman’s scheme now also includes credit card complaints which may have lead to the increase in... (Continue reading)

LIC credit card launch still on by year-end

I had posted earlier that that LIC with its joint venture partner GE Money would launch its credit card operation by September. However, after various speculations on will they or wont they it looks like they finally will launch their... (Continue reading)

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SBI Credit Cards Posts Rs.186.61 cr loss

SBI Credit Cards has posted a loss worth Rs.186.61 crores for the quarter ending Dec 2007. Its non performing assets (NPA) amounted to a record breaking 16.28% the highest in the industry. SBI and its partner GE Money had entered into... (Continue reading)

PNB to finally launch credit card business by October

Failing to get approvals from the RBI for its proposed joint venture with AIG and InfoTech Global, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has decided to go it alone with the launch of its credit card business. Last year PNB had announced... (Continue reading)

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ICICI Bank and American Express Launch Two Credit Cards Jointly

ICICI Bank and the world leader in financial services American Express today launched two new credit cards for the Indian consumer. The two cards are “ICICI Bank Ascent American Express Card” and the ICICI Bank Business Ascent American Express Card”.... (Continue reading)

HSBC India launches HSBC Platinum Credit Card

HSBC India launches HSBC Platinum Credit Card

 HSBC customers in India and credit card users in general have something to cheer about. HSBC entered the premium credit card space by launching the HSBC Platinum Visa Credit Card for high net worth individuals. This the third card in... (Continue reading)

Axis Bank launches India’s first (EMV) chip based credit card

Axis Bank launches India’s first (EMV) chip based credit card

 Its finally here, India’s first chip based credit card from Axis Bank. Based on the EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) standard the visa platinum credit card from Axis Bank uses the latest chip based technology to store the credit card holder... (Continue reading)

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