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UPI emerges as the second most preferred repayment method for digital loans: CASHe Report
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UPI emerges as the second most preferred repayment method for digital loans: CASHe Report

| @indiablooms | 06 Apr 2023, 08:31 pm

Kolkata: UPI emerged as the second most preferred repayment method after e-NACH for borrowers on CASHe, a credit-led, AI-driven financial wellness platform.

In a report based on a pool of 540,000 customers, CASHe said 27 percent of customers used UPI as the repayment method for money borrowed on the platform while 32 percent used e-NACH.

One of the top findings of the report is that 84 percent of its customers prefer to take a credit line over personal loans (14 percent) and BNPL (2 percent).

Satchetised loans of less than Rs 10,000 are preferred by 49 percent of millennials.

The data further indicates a significant credit demand from bureau-based prime (44 percent) and near-prime (38 percent) millennials, thereby reinforcing the need for unsecured and hassle-free digital credit products that are easily accessible by all.

Unforeseen medical and monthly expenses are the top two reasons for availing of short-term digital credit followed by shopping, home renovation, education, etc. Bangalore leads all the cities in India for credit demand followed by Hyderabad, Pune, Ghaziabad, and Gurgaon. 

The data also throws up a surprising insight – West Bengal, Punjab, Gujarat, Assam, and Kerala represent the states from where millennials with the highest bureau scores have availed credit from CASHe. Incidentally, the customers chose  2022- 23 also saw an uptick of 1 percent in women borrowers compared to previous years.

The report also sheds interesting light on millennial investment habits using the customer base of its Sqrrl investment platform. It is observed in the report that 68 percent of millennials seek assistance from financial advisors for making investment decisions. Another 45 percent trust social media as a prime source to make investment decisions.

The report also states that about 37 percent of millennials are still somewhat financially dependent on their parents, but a majority of 63 percent of millennials are financially independent.

SIP has emerged as the most popular option for online investors, accounting for 35 percent of their investing activities, interest in digital gold (18 percent) is beginning to catch up, followed by tax-saving products (15 percent), goal-based investments (10 percent), real-estate (9 percent), & fixed deposits (5 percent).

There is a growing consciousness among millennials to start saving early for their post-retirement life. More than 33 percent of millennials stated they believe in saving 20 percent of their annual income to become financially secure for retirement.

V. Raman Kumar, Founder Chairman, CASHe, said, “The report offers unrivaled access to a large sample of data covering over 540,000 millennials – the insights provided here are valuable to policymakers, financial institutions, and researchers to better understand the borrowing, spending and saving habits of over 125 million credit-starved and underbanked urban mass of millennials.

“The India consumption story is defined by the credit and spending habits of this cohort. CASHe is committed to building its entire financial wellness business around catering to this cohort in order to create a financially inclusive Bharat in the coming years.” 
 

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