China tightens rules on $1.3 trln credit card business

Persons film the new indicator of China Banking and Insurance coverage Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the freshly merged regulatory system, at its workplace in Beijing, China April 8, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

SHANGHAI, July 8 (Reuters) – China unveiled tighter procedures late on Thursday to better regulate its $1.3 trillion credit rating card field, urging loan companies to undertake a “prudent” progress system, and monitor challenges extra carefully.

Banking institutions are also barred from employing the variety of playing cards issued or current market share as primary performance metrics, and are demanded to cap the variety of dormant playing cards at 20% of full, in accordance to rules jointly printed by China’s central financial institution, and the country’s banking regulator.

“China’s credit history card small business has been increasing fast, enjoying a essential purpose in facilitating payment and use,” the China Banking and Insurance plan Regulatory Fee (CBIRC) claimed in a assertion on its site accompanying the release of the new procedures.

“Not too long ago, however, some banking companies … are lax in possibility management, and have behaved in means that harm customers’ curiosity,” the regulator claimed.

Chinese banks have issued a overall of 800 million credit rating playing cards as of the close of 2021, with exceptional loans totalling 8.62 trillion yuan ($1.29 trillion), according to the People’s Financial institution of China. Around 86 billion yuan of credit card financial loans, or 1% of overall outstanding, are overdue for six months or lengthier.

The new principles involve banking companies to tighten scrutiny over credit history card financial loans, and strengthen threat administration management.

Banks have to also established up a seem system to check, recognize, notify and avert abuse in the credit history card business, in accordance to the policies.

($1 = 6.7005 Chinese yuan renminbi)

Reporting by Samuel Shen and Brenda Goh
Editing by Shri Navaratnam

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