IT secretary signals stricter govt controls for AI, biometric devicesIndia's IT secretary, S Krishnan, emphasized the need for strategic autonomy and control over AI and biometric hardware. Citing concerns ov...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Banks, telecom companies to chuck OTPs, adopt silent authenticationBanks and telecom companies are developing a silent authentication mechanism to combat SIM cloning and eSIM swaps. This background check ve...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to achieve 100% farmer registration for schemes within six months, emphasizin...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 cr farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed farmer registration, fertilizer distribution, and pulse procurement with state mi...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Forgot your UPI PIN? BHIM app now lets you pay up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face—here’s howForget your UPI PIN? BHIM app now allows transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This new biometric authentica...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
Aadhaar reaches 134 crore holders as government outlines multi-tier security frameworkAadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders, the Ministry of Electronics & I...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Startup develops AI tool that creates multi-faceted authentication systemA woman-led start-up has developed an AI-based tool 'Divya Drishti' integrating facial recognition with gait analysis. Founded by entrepren...
14 Jun, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Indian consumers favour biometrics over passwords: VisaThe payments ecosystem is witnessing a rapid change in adoption of new form factors of payments and modes of authentication, Visa India and...
16 Jan, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
Citibank launches voice password in IndiaThe voice biometrics authentication capability uses voiceprint, similar to fingerprint, which is unique to each person.
10 Jan, 2017, 07.31 PM IST
Five technologies that are fast making your passwords 'obsolete'According to a global report released by JWT on the future of payments, there will be 471 million global biometrics smartphone users by 201...
24 Aug, 2016, 07.07 AM IST
Banks back PIN-based authentication even as NDA regime pushes for biometric verificationDirt and grime on fingers of labourers and farm workers may often block biometric recognition; even when fingerprints are recorded.
19 Dec, 2014, 10.17 AM IST
Service providers experiment with voice biometrics as an additional layer of security for remote transactionsIn India, a large number of solution providers utilising speech recognition and authentication are startups and growth-stage companies focu...
22 Nov, 2014, 03.20 AM IST
Will PM Narendra Modi's financial inclusion plan use Aadhaar for authentication?The programme, called Sampoorn Vittiyea Samaveshan (SVS), seeks to add 20 crore new bank accounts. These will be linked to Aadhaar.
02 Aug, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Banks looking at voice biometrics for securityBanks are in talks with Nuance, a US company specializing in voice recognition and whose technology powers Apple and BlackBerry phones.
01 Aug, 2013, 10.31 AM IST
- UIDAI: Banking on biometrics to give you a unique identity
Fingerprints & iris are key to UID project & e-governance in India. ET tracks biometric tech to find what makes it unique and challenges fa...
26 Apr, 2012, 03.05 AM IST
- Visa for payment solution using UIDAI platform for Aadhaar holders
Global electronic payments technology company, Visa, today said it has developed a payment solution using the Unique Identification Authori...
11 Nov, 2010, 07.32 PM IST