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American Express strengthens market position via enriched rewards and exclusive experiences
As the exclusive issuer of charge cards in India, American Express continued to leverage its long-standing strength in premium services to enhance customer engagement and sharpen the product’s aspirational appeal throughout 2025. The company expanded its suite of lifestyle, travel, and experiential benefits, ensuring that charge card holders gained access to a differentiated set of privileges unavailable through mainstream credit cards.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Charge Card Transactions industry in India with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Charge Card Transactions industry in India, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Charge Card Transactions in India report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Charge Card Transactions in India?
- What are the major trends key to understanding Charge Card Transactions in India?
- How has COVID-19, recession and macroeconomic volatility impacted the market?
- How long will the market take to recover? What are the opportunities now?
- How will political context and shifting cultural values shape future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Charge Cards in India - Category analysis
Charge Cards in India - Company Profile
KEY DATA FINDINGS
High-end image
Exclusive positioning drives steady adoption amongst affluent consumers
Digital adoption and security features reinforce premium usage
Gradual expansion amongst high-income segments
Digital and experiential innovations to drive engagement
High-value, curated spending to sustain relevance
American Express strengthens market position via enriched rewards and exclusive experiences
Table 1 Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 2 Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 3 Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 6 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 7 Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 8 Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 9 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 10 Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 11 Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 12 Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 13 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 14 Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 15 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 16 Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 17 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 18 Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 19 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 20 Commercial Charge Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 21 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 22 Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 23 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 24 Personal Charge Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 25 Forecast Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 26 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 27 Forecast Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 28 Forecast Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 29 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 30 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 31 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 32 Forecast Commercial Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 33 Forecast Personal Charge Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 34 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 35 Forecast Personal Charge Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 36 Forecast Personal Charge Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Credit Cards in India - Category analysis
Credit Cards in India - Company Profile
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Further expansion of credit cards
Moderate growth in transaction value driven by higher spend per card
Commercial credit cards continue to gain traction amongst corporate clients
Digital adoption and premiumisation set to drive strong credit card usage in the forecast period
Government initiatives and regulatory measures to influence market dynamics
Tier 2 and 3 city expansion and technology adoption to underpin growth
HDFC leads the market as competition intensifies through technological and lifestyle innovations
Table 37 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 38 Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 39 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 40 Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 41 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 42 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 43 Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 44 Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 45 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 46 Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 47 Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 48 Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 49 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 50 Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 51 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 52 Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 53 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 54 Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 55 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 56 Commercial Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 57 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 58 Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 59 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 60 Personal Credit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 61 Forecast Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 62 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 63 Forecast Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 64 Forecast Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 65 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 66 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 67 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 68 Forecast Commercial Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 69 Forecast Personal Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 70 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 71 Forecast Personal Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 72 Forecast Personal Credit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Debit Cards in India - Category analysis
Debit Cards in India - Company Profile
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Debit cards remains important, but for specific payment occasions
High penetration and moderating retail spend constrain growth
Changing consumer behaviour impacts debit card usage
Stable card issuance to support base growth
Declining retail transaction volumes and spend per card
Regulatory and infrastructure developments influencing the market
Public sector banks retain leadership with RuPay dominating the debit card network
Table 73 Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 74 Debit Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 75 Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 76 Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 77 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 78 Debit Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 79 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 80 Debit Cards Payment Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 81 Forecast Debit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 82 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 83 Forecast Debit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 84 Forecast Debit Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Pre-Paid Cards in India - Category analysis
Pre-Paid Cards in India - Company Profile
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Younger urban consumers use open loop pre-paid cards for everyday payments
Open loop cards emerging as everyday payment choice
Closed loop cards retain strength in corporate and retail ecosystems
Open loop cards set to capture mass-market momentum
Closed loop cards retain high-value niche relevance
Transaction behaviour and regulatory support to shape growth
Competition and transaction trends support market leadership
Table 85 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 86 Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 87 Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 88 Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 89 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 90 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 91 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2020-2025
Table 92 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2020-2025
Table 93 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 94 Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 95 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 96 Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 97 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 98 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 99 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 100 Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 101 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 102 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 103 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 104 Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transaction Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 105 Forecast Pre-paid Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 106 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 107 Forecast Pre-paid Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 108 Forecast Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 109 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 110 Forecast Closed Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Table 111 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions 2025-2030
Table 112 Forecast Open Loop Pre-paid Cards Transactions: % Growth 2025-2030
Financial Cards and Payments in India - Industry Overview
More segmented use of payment methods
KEY DATA FINDINGS
Evolving financial cards and payments landscape
Electronic transfers dominated by UPI for everyday payments while cards used for intentional high-value transactions
Rising adoption in smaller cities reshapes product demand
Ongoing development of the payments ecosystem
Segmented competitive landscape
Table 113 Number of POS Terminals: Units 2020-2025
Table 114 Number of ATMs: Units 2020-2025
Table 115 Value Lost to Fraud 2020-2025
Table 116 Card Expenditure by Location 2025
Table 117 Financial Cards in Circulation by Type: % Number of Cards 2020-2025
Table 118 Domestic versus Foreign Spend 2025
Table 119 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2020-2025
Table 120 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2020-2025
Table 121 Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 122 Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
Table 123 Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 124 Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
Table 125 M-Commerce by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 126 M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 127 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 128 Financial Cards: Number of Cards by Operator 2020-2024
Table 129 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Operator 2020-2024
Table 130 Financial Cards: Card Payment Transactions Value by Issuer 2020-2024
Table 131 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Cards in Circulation 2025-2030
Table 132 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Accounts 2025-2030
Table 133 Forecast Financial Cards Transactions by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 134 Forecast Financial Cards by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
Table 135 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 136 Forecast Consumer Payments by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
Table 137 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 138 Forecast M-Commerce by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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Summary 1 Research Sources
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Charge Card Transactions
- Commercial Charge Card Transactions
- Personal Charge Card Transactions
Charge Card Transactions
A charge card (sometimes referred to as a Travel and Entertainment card) shares the “pay later” component with credit cards. However, charge card balances normally have to be paid off monthly and do not attract interest charges. Charge cards typically possess high (or even no) pre-set spending limits and may carry a high annual fee. Payments are tracked based on the country of residence / account issuance and include outbound spend while excluding inbound spend.
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