ICICI Bank enables facial recognition, fingerprint authentication services for UPI transactions up to Rs 5,000: How to activate service on iMobile AppICICI Bank now allows users to authorize UPI payments up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face recognition on its iMobile app. This feature...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Fast-track immigration in India: Eligibility, registration and key details explainedIndia's Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme is now operational at 13 airports, allowing eligible Indian citizens and OCI car...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Apple rolls out age checks for UK usersApple began rolling out age verification requirements for UK users as part of a software update Wednesday, as the government increases pres...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdownMessaging platform Discord announced Monday it will implement enhanced safety features for teenage users globally, including facial recogni...
09 Feb, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
All candidates to undergo face authentication at exam centres: UPSCThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will implement face authentication for all candidates appearing in its recruitment examinations ...
10 Jan, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
NTA to introduce facial biometric verification, live photography in major entrance exams from 2026The National Testing Agency (NTA) will implement facial biometric authentication and live photography for all entrance exams, starting with...
23 Dec, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
Explained: What changes with the new Aadhar authentication rules?Face authentication is now legally on par with existing methods such as OTP, fingerprint, and iris-based verification.
16 Dec, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
UPSC introduces AI-enabled facial authentication technology to secure candidate verificationUPSC chairman Ajay Kumar announced a successful pilot of AI-based facial recognition for candidate verification, conducted during NDA, NA, ...
19 Sep, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
TTD to deploy anti-drone, AI and facial recognition tech to boost security and pilgrim experience at Tirumala TempleTTD (Google Trends): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board is set to implement anti-drone technology and AI-based systems, includi...
22 May, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
Digi Yatra policy should spell out all rules on passenger info deletion, suggests studyA study by NITI Aayog recommends that the Digi Yatra policy clearly outline rules for deleting passenger information post-travel, amid priv...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
India lets banks use face recognition, iris scan for some transactions: SourcesA few large private and public banks have begun using the option, said one of the sources, a banker, who declined to name the banks. The ad...
13 Jan, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Govt needs to bring codified data protection regime at earliest, says NITI paperIn 2019, the government introduced the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill in parliament, which was subsequently withdrawn this year.
07 Nov, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
One glance at a phone unlocks many doors, but facial recognition risks demand extra cautionThese technologies rely on many of the processes and techniques associated with artificial intelligence (AI).
30 Nov, 2021, 08.32 PM IST
How to use SBI Card's video-based KYC featureSBI Card has launched VKYC following recent Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines permitting VCIP as a method of establishing customer ide...
15 Jun, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Digital identity verification firms are seeing higher demand as businesses rule out physical interaction with usersDigital identity verification firms, are seeing higher demand for their services in India.
06 Sep, 2019, 04.20 PM IST
Zoomcar partners with Onfido to make user verification safe and secureOnfido’s identity verification technology is expected to enable Zoomcar to safely rent cars to its users.
19 Jul, 2018, 03.05 PM IST