Truecaller CEO says 5.25 lakh people flag calls from 1600, 140 series as spam everydaySpammers are exploiting Trai's directive on specific phone number series. Truecaller data shows millions of users label these calls as spam...
10 Jul, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
TRAI bars apps from blocking, tagging calls from 1600 number seriesTelecom regulator Trai stated no app can block calls from 1600 number series. Promotional calls from 140 number series also cannot be filte...
10 Jul, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Regulators against bankers, insurers trading in commodities: Tuhin Kanta PandeyIndia's banking and insurance regulators are against allowing lenders and insurers to trade in commodity markets due to valid concerns, acc...
05 May, 2026, 05.47 AM IST
Lost insurance records? Here’s how IRDAI’s Public Insurance Registry aims to fix the problem for policyholdersIndia's insurance sector is set for a major upgrade. The IRDAI is creating a Public Insurance Registry and Bima Sugam platform. These initi...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
IRDAI holds talks on Public Insurance Registry designIndia's insurance regulator, IRDAI, met with industry leaders to discuss the new Public Insurance Registry and Bima Sugam platform. This di...
18 Mar, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
Financial sector regulators to work on universal KYCFinancial sector regulators, led by the RBI, are developing a universal KYC framework with the CKYCR to streamline verification processes. ...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.56 AM IST
Banks seek common insurance repository, shared customer data access to curb policy-backed loan fraudBanks are advocating for a unified insurance repository and shared access to customer data to combat loan fraud involving life insurance po...
14 Apr, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
KYC rules to change: Uniform KYC for all — opening bank account to buying insurance to investing in stocks, mutual fundsIn its recent meetings, FSDC, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed to bring uniform KYC to verify customers, ease inter...
15 Mar, 2024, 10.26 AM IST
Irdai forms task force to facilitate ease of doing KYC using Aadhaar for policyholders: What will be coveredThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has announced the formation of a task force to enable the use of Aadhaa...
18 May, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Use HPR to build network of doctors for healtchare services: Irdai to insurers"The General and Health Insurers offering health insurance policies can also consider leveraging on the Health Professional Registry for bu...
23 Nov, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
RBI, banks in talks to strengthen KYC identification formatAt present, any one of the six documents-passport, Aadhaar, voter's identity card, NREGA card, PAN card or driving licence-is required towa...
25 Aug, 2022, 11.24 PM IST
IRDAI gives insurers freedom to empanel hospitals for cashless treatmentEarlier, only those network providers which were registered in the Hospital Registry ROHINI maintained by Insurance Information Bureau (IIB...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.07 PM IST
IRDAI extends CKYCR to legal entitiesAs the CKYCR is now fully operational for individual customers, it has been decided to extend the CKYCR to Legal Entities (LEs), regulator ...
26 Jan, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
IRDAI opens application window for regulatory sandbox participationIRDAI said that the first window for applications will open from September 15 to October 13.
13 Sep, 2019, 09.30 PM IST
Irda fiat: Use judgement to invest, don’t go by ratings alonerdai has asked the insurers to make provisions for their exposure to the infra lender.
06 Mar, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Submit KYC documents just once for all account openingSoon, completing KYC requirements with one bank will be good enough for opening an account.
14 Jul, 2016, 11.53 AM IST
Irdai to launch portal for health insurance plans informationThe portal will be having all the information like treatment facility, cost of treatment and cost of claims among others relating to the 35...
06 Dec, 2015, 02.32 PM IST