What changes will RBI’s new rules bring to digital payments from April 1?India's digital payments are getting a security upgrade. From April 1, the Reserve Bank of India will require two-factor authentication for...
30 Mar, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
Experts welcome RBI’s digital payment authentication overhaulWhile maintaining the mandatory two-factor authentication requirement, the framework moves away from a mere one-time password (OTP) approac...
06 Oct, 2025, 12.02 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: RBI’s digital payment authentication rules & their impactUntil now, India’s digital payment ecosystem largely relied on SMS-based one-time passwords (OTPs) as an additional factor of authenticatio...
26 Sep, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
RBI issues directions for digital payment transaction authentication mechanismThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for digital payment authentication, effective April 1, 2026, mandating two-factor...
26 Sep, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Digital payment norms revised, two-factor nod mandatoryThe Reserve Bank of India has announced new guidelines for digital payment security. Two-factor authentication will become mandatory for al...
26 Sep, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
New rules for authenticating payments beyond SMS OTP to kick-in from April 2026The RBI will implement new digital payment authentication rules from April 1, 2025, allowing alternatives to SMS OTP while keeping two-fact...
25 Sep, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
RBI issues draft framework on Alternative Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment TransactionsThe Reserve Bank of India announced new alternative methods for additional factor authentication (AFA) in digital payments, including optio...
31 Jul, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Canara Bank internet banking customers can now generate offline OTP, OTP over the callCanara Bank customers can generate offline OTP facility and OTP over the call facilty for all internet banking customers, according to the ...
17 Jul, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our eraThe US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and...
15 Sep, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
How your UAN details can help in transferring EPF account to new employerIndividual employees can effortlessly transfer their EPF with the help of their UAN numbers. Before completing an account transfer applicat...
14 Mar, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
After OTP and SMS services disruption, Trai asks telcos to switch off new filter for 7 daysET had, in its March 9 edition, reported about the disruption caused to several online services because of the inability of telemarketers a...
10 Mar, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
Tata Mutual Fund launches "contact-less" on boarding for first time investorsTata Mutual Fund has launched "contact-less on boarding" for first time investors in mutual funds. This process will make the account openi...
25 Sep, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
Aadhaar introduces dynamic OTP in its app"TOTP addresses OTP related shortcomings like residents dependency on mobile network for SMS delivery, etc,” Pandey added.
11 Oct, 2017, 07.22 PM IST
Going digital? 5 frauds you need to beware ofWith digital payments witnessing record transactions and more and more people joining the cashless bandwagon, safety is a big concern.
30 Dec, 2016, 10.13 AM IST
Aadhaar App to allow people 'lock', inbox informationThe app will be first enabled for Android phones, followed by those of Apple and Microsoft operating systems.
16 Sep, 2016, 09.29 AM IST
The importance of overcoming security concerns and moving to cloudAccording to IDC, adoption rate of cloud computing in India is 67%. Experts estimate that Indian cloud market will touch $1.3 bn by 2017, g...
22 May, 2014, 01.02 AM IST
25% credit card payments take place onlineIt is the sheer convenience of online and utility payments such as telephone, electricity and water bills and insurance are driving growth ...
13 Sep, 2013, 11.42 AM IST