Nowadays, all the major banks and card issuers have started offering credit cards on the basis of different categories, like shopping, travel, movies, lifestyle, and many more. This is because different people have different spending habits and requirements, and choosing a card as per their needs helps them a lot in saving more & more. […]
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India has seen phenomenal growth in personal loans, credit cards and now BNPL in recent years. Thus, numerous websites and apps provide you free Cibil report every month. In this article, I share names of a few apps/websites that give you free Cibil report or score How to get a free CIBIL report? Numerous websites/apps […]
Given that credit line cards such as Lazypay, Slice, Postpe, Kreditbee etc are making headlines nowadays. I decided to look at the fine prints of these cards and I was surprised by the permissions they seek. Further, I will highlight a few potential issues that you may face with your Cibil score if you have […]
Let’s discuss the best ways to pay insurance premium using credit cards and earn reward points/cash back on the same. Over the next few months, we all will have a hefty insurance premium due on us. Typically, a household’s annual insurance premiums would easily be above 100k+. Given that we all have those dreaded LIC […]
Citibank recently decided to exit the consumer banking business from 13 countries, including India. While this raises many questions, but a couple of important ones are what to do with existing Citi credit cards and reward points? Moreover, which alternate credit card to apply for? Below are my thoughts on these questions. Citi Credit Cards: […]
2021 promises to be a good year in terms of credit card launches. In the first 3 months, we have already seen a few good launches i.e. SBI Aurum credit card and 4 credit cards from IDFC First Bank. In the rest of the year, I expect around 6 new card launches to happen. Below […]
Amex MRCC has announced changes in the reward structure from April 2021. In an email to its customers, Amex has outlined the changes. Below are all the details about the new changes, how they affect you as a cardholder, what could be Amex’s rationale behind the move and what should be your strategy with MRCC […]
During these COVID times, rent payment using credit card has become a thriving segment for banks and rent payment platforms. Not only have many platforms come up for rent payment in the last few months, but also many credit card issuers have introduced multiple offers for rent payment. Check out the best platforms for rent […]
While doing the detailed review of Amex Platinum Travel credit card, I realised how good the product is. In a gist, it gives you ~5% reward rate on spending 4 lakhs in a year. Thus, I applied for it right away. In this post, I discuss my thoughts behind applying this card and the application […]