Dhaka, March 18 -- Cross-border credit-card transactions in India by Bangladeshi users saw a significant decline in January 2025, falling to Tk 326 million from Tk 400 million in December last year, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank data.

This marks an 18.5-per-cent drop, reflecting a slowdown in overseas spending amid economic uncertainties.

A country-wise breakdown of cross-border transactions reveals that the majority of credit card transactions took place in the USA, accounting for 15.44 per cent.

The remaining transactions were spread across other countries: Thailand (14.38 per cent), Singapore (8.58 per cent), Malaysia (7.87 per cent), UK (7.45 per cent), India (7.31 per cent), Saudi Arabia (6.812), Netherlands (3.90 per ce...