Tanuj Lalchandani

Imagine you’re taking out a personal loan for your dream wedding or an unexpected medical bill, and you’re bombarded by smallprint for pages and pages. What if there was a one-page easy to read summary document that told you everything that matters in plain language?

Nobody thinks about their CIBIL score until a loan application is in front of them. By that point, years of high credit card utilisation, a couple of missed EMIs, or just never having borrowed at all have already shaped the number sitting in the bureau's records.

One has to submit a comprehensive application with a wealth of details to apply for a personal loan. Lenders then review your details, verify documents, and assess your repayment capacity before approving the request.

A debt trap starts when loan repayments become difficult to manage with your regular monthly income. People often take another loan or use a credit card to pay existing dues, but the payments keep piling up rather than reducing. After a point, a large part of the salary goes toward EMIs, interest, and pending bills each month.

Anita wanted a personal loan to pay for an urgent medical expense. She had a regular income, so she expected the application to move ahead without any problems. During the process, the lender checked several details apart from her salary.

Do you, despite setting up multiple reminders, always end up missing payment deadlines? EMIs and subscriptions are a way of life now, and if you add to this how hectic life is, the most common answer you'll get is 'yes.'

Picture this: you’re sipping tea at a roadside stall. It’s time to pay. You grab your phone, scan a QR code, and ka-ching. The payment is settled within minutes. Now imagine you’re in the queue for the next iPhone. When it’s your time to pay, you repeat the action. Scan and pay. 

UPI's immense convenience and real-time transaction capability make it the most preferred payment method today. In August 2025, UPI recorded 20 billion transactions worth INR 24.5 lakh crores.

Did you know that of the ₹1,572 trillion in transactions made in the first half of 2025, ₹1,536 trillion, or 99.8%, were made using UPI? This shows how popular UPI has become among Indians, traversing both the urban and rural populations.