New Aadhaar app with facial authentication launched in testing phase; will make verification as simple as making UPI paymentThe UIDAI will soon launch a new Aadhaar app with an upgraded design and facial recognition feature, enabling secure Aadhaar data sharing w...
08 Apr, 2025, 10.06 PM IST
Banks eye fintech turf; Sluggish year for edtech investmentsHappy Wednesday! Banks are intensifying competition with fintechs in merchant payments and beyond. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
05 Feb, 2025, 07.23 AM IST
I-T dept not looking at Digi Yatra data to crack down on tax evadersThe Income Tax department has clarified that it is not using Digi Yatra data to identify tax evaders. Digi Yatra employs Facial Recognition...
30 Dec, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Maharashtra's Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana: Who is eligible to get Rs 1,500 a month, how to registerMaharashtra's Ladki Bahin Yojana aimed to support over one crore women with direct financial help of Rs 1,500 monthly was officially launch...
16 Aug, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
SBI, Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kolkata police warn about this Aadhaar fraud; 2 ways to lock Aadhaar biometricsAadhaar biometrics: The fraud does not require SMS or OTP authentication, which is much more concerning. According to the reports, the Indi...
03 Nov, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
How Google Pay users can use Aadhaar for UPI activationUsers can now register for UPI with Aadhaar and set their UPI PIN without requiring a debit card through the National Payments Corporation ...
12 Jun, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
SpiceJet may be defaulting on EPF: How to check if your employer is depositing itIn Budget 2021, the government amended the income tax law to ensure that employers deposited employees' EPF dues on time.
05 Sep, 2022, 02.19 PM IST
Aadhaar: A bit of resin is putting India’s welfare system at riskAadhaar is being very successfully used — by fraudsters. Blame it on ubiquity combined with lax controls. While the unique ID was conceived...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
UPI market cap rules may be put off; banks tell customers to tokenise cardsThe National Payments Corporation of India’s controversial rules, which would impose a 30% market share cap on all UPI apps, may be postpon...
06 Jun, 2022, 08.19 AM IST
View: AatmaNirbhar app innovation challenge-Empowering IndiaAatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge is momentous an opportunity for Indian tech developers, entrepreneurs and companies to build f...
10 Jul, 2020, 12.03 PM IST
HC declines to order linking of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp accounts with Aadhaar, PANA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said linking of accounts with social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook a...
09 Dec, 2019, 06.56 PM IST
Linking Aadhaar with social media can lead to insidious profiling of peopleAadhaar is a unique identifier which ties across databases — driving licence and vehicular registration, PAN, social security benefits, emp...
01 Sep, 2019, 12.23 PM IST
Supreme Court cautions government on linking Aadhaar with social mediaCourt points to privacy implications after A-G said move would help tackle crime, terrorism, fake news.
21 Aug, 2019, 08.00 AM IST
ET Awards 2018 for Policy Change Agent of the Year: NPCINPCI was the unanimous choice of the jury for the Policy Change Agent award, for the way it revolutionised the payments landscape of the co...
18 Nov, 2018, 12.29 PM IST
View: Forget the silly spat over ‘leaking’ political apps. Data protection should be the real worryGoI has warned Facebook that it will summon Zuckerberg to India if data of Indian users is stolen. The party has said that any attempt to i...
27 Mar, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
Oz expert tests Aadhaar site for safety, finds flawsHunt is a regional director with Microsoft. He holds workshops and hosts courses on information security. He is also the person behind the ...
12 Jan, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
WhatsApp all set to launch P2P payment services in India?What is important to note is the fact that WhatsApp has decided to go the UPI way for its payment system and not the more popular Digital W...
04 Apr, 2017, 10.42 AM IST