Kotak Bank ban: In the past, the RBI removed restrictions on the issuance of credit cards on HDFC Bank in August 2021, while the restrictions on HDFC Bank’s Digital 2.0 program only got lifted only in March 2022.
Against this backdrop, the valuation where it is and also given the fact that the rural portfolio is still not really growing fast and because the rural India spend is still slow, against a combination of these factors I would stay away from the stock.
Kotak Mahindra Bank was aggressively growing its credit card business over the past few years, while it also amassed significant number of customers on the back of its 811 digital strategy.
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