The credit card base has grown at a 18% CAGR during FY14-FY18, the current credit card base is only 45mn – this compares to 210mn customers with a 700+ CIBIL score (Super-Prime, Prime Plus and Prime), implying a 20% penetration and massive headroom for growth while staying on the same risk curve.
2 Big Credit Card Business Models in India The primary business model is centered on internal-to-bank customers (in practice at larger banks) while a secondary business model is emerging around new-to-bank customers (in practice at mid-sized banks). Large banks with a sizeable customer franchise grow their credit card portfolio purely as a cross-sell offering to their
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