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Credit card fees exposed: Can you be charged before your card is even activated?

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Can banks charge you a joining fee even before your credit card is activated? They cannot as the credit card account will not be created unless the card is activated. With compl... Read More


Is your health insurance plan being withdrawn? Here's how to quickly adjust and stay protected

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Tata AIG General Insurance has withdrawn its 'Medicare Protect Plan' with effect from September 5. The move will not impact customers who have to renew their policies within 90 ... Read More


Can your monthly rent payments earn you rewards and loans? See what RentenPe offers

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Are you prompt in paying rents to your landlord? If you are consistent with rent payments and live in Mumbai, you would be able to avail loans on that basis alone soon. Regular p... Read More


UPI: The world's favourite payment method hits $964 billion in record time

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which has emerged as the world's most popular alternative payments method (APM), processed transactions to the tune of Rs.80.8 lakh crore ($964 ... Read More


From HDFC to Star Health: Health insurers boost premiums to combat inflation

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- HDFC Ergo raises premiums, Star Health to hike premiums by 10%-15% for 30% of its policies, Niva Bupa and New India also to increase rates. After HDFC Ergo General Insurance tha... Read More


Beyond QR Codes: How biometrics will secure your UPI payments in the near future?

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Plastic cards are becoming passe with QR (quick response) codes that are scanned by using smartphones becoming the 'go-to thing' for most people who use it to make payments on th... Read More


NPCI implemented standard reward rates for RuPay credit cards on UPI transactions. Details here

New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Customers who use their RuPay credit cards to make payments on UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and other platforms will soon be able to earn the same reward points as their peers... Read More


Mutual Funds: Equity funds focused on PSU stocks soar in value over the past year-should you invest?

New Delhi, July 30 -- Government-owned companies have gained in a big way on bourses propelling the rise of mutual funds focused on PSUs, but should you invest? They are the best performers in the re... Read More


Budget 2024: With new tax rates, spike in property prices would lead to lower LTCG tax. This is how

New Delhi, July 25 -- Real estate transactions had enjoyed lower effective tax rates due to indexation benefits that adjusted for inflation before levies were made. With the union budget removing inde... Read More


SBI Unipay logs users out of credit card bill payments. Details here

New Delhi, July 20 -- Online bill aggregators such as SBI Unipay offer a common platform for paying all bills; attractive reward points are an added incentive for users to transact on these portals. ... Read More