Federal Bank, private sector bank today announced a strategic alliance with OneCard and launched a mobile -first credit card that aims to provide a seamless digital experience to the young, tech-savvy population across the country.
With OneCard, Federal Bank will target the young working professionals between 23-35 years, primarily representing the millennials and Gen Z. This digitally native cohort is open to experimenting with new apps and have considerable disposable income.
According to the latest report by Deloitte, millennials and Gen Z alone comprise more than 35 percent and 27 percent respectively of the Indian population.
The co-branded card powered by smart OneCard app will give the customer full control of their credit card - spends, rewards, limits, payments and more, thereby minimising human intervention, according to a press release.
The mobile-first Credit Card offers seamless in-app on-boarding whereby the virtual card can be activated and used instantly, while the metal card is delivered to the customer in as less as 3-5 days.
As of March 31, 2021, there were 62 million credit cards in the system, which moved up to 62.4 million by the end of May. The government’s vision of a cashless society, digitalization, developments in e-commerce, and growth in POS infrastructure has encouraged the use of credit cards. Credit card spends have expanded robustly, growing at a CAGR of 25 percent from fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2021, and growth is expected to continue to reach Rs. 15 trillion in total credit card spends for fiscal 2024.
Shalini Warrier, Executive Director & Business Head- Retail, Federal Bank, said, “OneCard comes with a strong customer proposition, backed by state of the art technology and analytics. We are confident that this partnership will see the Bank and OneCard scale new heights in the credit card business.”
Anurag Sinha, Co-founder & CEO, OneCard said “OneCard is a new-age credit card specifically designed for the digitally native across the country. Our partnership with Federal Bank further fuels our vision of proliferating ‘smart banking’ through a mobile-first approach.”
OneCard has been launched by FPL Technologies - a fintech start-up which aims to digitally revolutionise credit and payments in India.
