Hyderabad cops want RBI to plug gaps that facilitate cybercrimeHyderabad Police's crackdown on cyber fraud, revealing systemic banking gaps and Rs 400 crore annual losses, has prompted a high-level meet...
01 May, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SCAuthorities are launching a major crackdown on digital arrest scams. WhatsApp has banned thousands of accounts involved in these frauds. Ne...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
Beware of cyber fraud: Railway pensioners urged to stay vigilant against scammersThey have been urged to stay vigilant against cyber fraudsters who are making fake phone calls and sending SMS/WhatsApp messages in the nam...
26 Feb, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal pushes for safer digital paymentsGopal Vittal from Bharti Airtel emphasizes the importance of safer digital payment practices for consumers. He encourages individuals to cr...
27 Nov, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Banks step up checks on deposit accounts to thwart mulesBanks are grappling with a surge in fraud linked to deposit accounts, surpassing loan accounts in risk. The rise of mule accounts used for ...
02 Sep, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
You are under digital arrest! How fake cop scams are draining victims’ bank accountsVictims of online scams are finding themselves in the grip of fake cops, leading to empty bank accounts. As the battle against cybercrime i...
04 Nov, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
48 lakh applicants, 60,244 positions: UP Police Recruitment Board set to conduct its largest recruitment drive for constablesThe UP Police Recruitment & Promotion Board is set to conduct its largest constable recruitment drive, with 48 lakh applicants competing fo...
23 Aug, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
On KYC compliance front, payment aggregators may be second to someAs fintech startups try to onboard merchants faster than competition, they’re mostly conducting only the basic checks prescribed by the RBI...
01 Mar, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Money laundering suspected: More payment banks under scannerAbout 30,000 of these are with payments banks other than Paytm Payments Bank and details have already been given to the Reserve Bank of Ind...
16 Feb, 2024, 12.56 AM IST
What's KYC fraud and how to stay safe from this scamFraudsters are continuously finding new ways to bypass these checks and steal personal information or engage in criminal activities.
27 Jan, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Nithin Kamath on measures Zerodha has put in place to prevent financial fraudsZerodha, India's largest brokerage firm, has implemented in-person verification as a measure to prevent online financial fraud. Also known ...
30 May, 2023, 06.21 PM IST
TRAI’s DLT mechanism to check pesky messages has failed: Route CEO Rajdip GuptaThe implementation process, which started in 2019, has been stuck on the third stage - gathering consumer consent to receive messages from ...
01 Apr, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
SBI warns customers against engaging with these numbers: Here's whyThe State Bank of India (SBI) has warned its customers about phishing scams through several channels of communication, including text messa...
21 Apr, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Banking customers need to beware of this KYC fraud doing the roundsAs recently as this week, a Whatsapp message was being sent to customers to upload eKYC and to provide the contact number, else the number ...
09 Feb, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
Vodafone Idea cautions customers against online, KYC fraudsSounding out a warning against such unauthorised calls and messages, VIL said its "customers are advised to not give their KYC details or s...
29 Jul, 2021, 11.06 PM IST
RBI told DCCBs to show scrapped notes as loss: Pawar"It shows the treatment of the union government towards farmers' money," said veteran politician and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
27 Feb, 2018, 10.05 PM IST
- Citibank fraud: RBI probes possible violation of KYC, STR norms
RBI is probing whether there have been any violation of norms related to customer verification and monitoring of accounts.
16 Jan, 2011, 12.15 PM IST