Evaluating only Uni Cards’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Regulation as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
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Documented cause
Uni Cards built a credit card with a PayIn3 feature allowing users to split any purchase into three equal monthly installments. The company raised $70M from Accel and General Catalyst. When RBI tightened fintech co-lending norms in 2022, the partner bank pulled back from the card program. Uni announced shutdown in September 2022.
Lesson
“Credit card fintechs in India need either an NBFC license or a multi-bank partnership structure to survive a single regulatory tightening.”