# Credit card additions hit second-highest monthly level in 2026 as banks gear up for festive season

- Source: Economic Times
- Published: 2026-10-27T18:59:37+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/credit-card-additions-hit-second-highest-monthly-level-in-2026-as-banks-gear-up-for-festive-season/articleshow/135248516.cms
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/credit-card-additions-hit-second-highest-monthly-level-in-2026-as-bank-330b55/

HDFC Bank and Axis Bank together accounted for nearly 43% of the net additions during September, adding 539,878 cards between them. The two private sector lenders emerged as the largest contributors to fresh additions, followed by SBI Cards.

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