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...
A loan you never took; How PAN fraud is wrecking credit scores in India and what you should do to protect yourselfIndians are facing a new threat: PAN-based loan fraud. Criminals are using stolen PAN details to take out loans without consent. This is da...
Reliance Jio halts plans of express home delivery of SIM cardsReliance Jio has halted its plan to launch express home delivery of SIM cards. This happened after the Department of Telecommunications rai...
Airtel-Blinkit express SIM delivery service paused over security concernsAirtel's express SIM card delivery service with Blinkit has been paused following government concerns over security protocols. The Departme...
Not only veggies and smartphones, now get sim cards in 10 minutes as Airtel and Blinkit team upBharti Airtel has partnered with Blinkit to offer SIM card delivery within 10 minutes, a first in India's telecom sector. This service is c...
Verification mandatory for SIM card dealersThe Indian government has made it mandatory for SIM card dealers to be verified and has discontinued bulk connections to combat online fina...
Cyber frauds: Verification now mandatory for SIM card dealers, no bulk connectionsThe telecom operators will do mandatory registration of franchisee, point of sale (PoS) agents and distributors. This will help in eliminat...
Centre mandates police verification for SIM dealers, ceases bulk connections, KYC also mustThe minister said that the government has disconnected 52 lakh mobile connections. While 67,000 dealers have been blacklisted, 300 FIRs hav...
How to convert Jio prepaid number to postpaidYou can convert your Reliance Jio pre-paid customer to postpaid by visiting the jio website or Jio store. Here is a complete guide.
COAI warns mobile users against fraud messages, calls relating to KYC detailsThe industry body urged the general public not to fall for any fraudulent messages and calls, and to stay vigilant. It asked mobile users n...
ACT moots self-KYC process for issuing SIMs to new mobile subscribers amid lockdown; writes to DoTACT, in a letter to Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash, said that during this "unprecedented lockdown period", there are no options available ...
No threat of disconnection for SIM cards issued through Aadhaar: GovernmentIn a joint press statement, both the DoT and the UIDAI clarified that the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar nowhere states that the mobikle...
UIDAI announces phased rollout of face authentication with telcos from September 15The face recognition feature is aimed at tightening the security around issuance & activation of mobile SIMs.
Over 25% of SIM cards linked to Aadhaar: UIDAILinking a SIM to Aadhaar requires a trip to the mobile operator’s service centre, unlike the process for PAN or bank account number, which ...
Trai may suggest Aadhaar eKYC for outstation users buying SIMThe facilitation of Aadhaar-driven eKYC for the existing customer base will ensure proper verification of subscribers and address the secur...
Bharti Airtel to deploy e-KYC solution in 5,00,000 storesOn a daily basis, over 50,000 subscribers, including those in rural India, are activating their Airtel mobile SIMs using Aadhaar-based digi...
Aadhaar to act as an e-KYC get mobile SIM cards, IB ojections to be over-ruledIB's concerns are being addressed but the project cannot be derailed," a senior government official said.