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UPI and personal loans are replacing credit cards in Indians' wallets: CIBIL

9 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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9 July 2026

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Fintech

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India

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Fusion42 · 9 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

UPI and personal loans are displacing credit cards in India's consumer payment landscape, driven by infrastructure expansion and changing consumer preferences. This shift signals fundamental changes in fintech product-market fit and lending dynamics in India.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Credit card displacement in India's largest market is reshaping fintech unit economics—founders building lending, BNPL, or payment solutions need to understand whether credit products can compete with UPI's structural advantages and if personal lending is cannibalizing card revenues.

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