Got a Rs 7 Lakh PM Mudra loan approval asking for Rs 860? You are being scammedScammers are using fake approval letters on social media, claiming eligibility for PM Mudra loans and demanding a fee for release. The Pres...
06 Mar, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
RBI cautions against fraud using its nameThe Reserve Bank of India warns the public about fraudsters falsely using its name through fake letterheads, emails, and calls. These crimi...
30 Aug, 2024, 07.30 AM IST
RBI to make repository of authorised digital lending apps: Take app loans only from these to avoid being scammedReserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to create a public repository of digital lending apps to curb rising menace of illegal loan apps in India...
08 Aug, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
How to sidestep the great app trap: Instant money, dire resultsDigital loans have become increasingly popular in India, with a 49% surge in disbursements in the financial year 2023-24. However, this gro...
26 Jul, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
Fintechs scramble to protect brands from fraudstersFor years, banks and large insurance companies have battled fraudsters. Now, even prominent fintech startups like Razorpay, Zerodha, Groww,...
22 Jul, 2024, 07.40 AM IST
MHA wants 100+ apps linked to China, Philippines blockedThe Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), in the past, has sought a ban on as many as 500 apps that were sending data of Indians to...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
UP Police unearths Rs 4,200 cr fraud with links to Chinese operatorsEarlier this year, the police found a link with China-based operators and were cheating people out of crores of rupees across India. This w...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
Fake loan App racket: Mumbai Police take 3 accused on remandMallik was arrested by EOW, Odisha, on July 2, while Sushant and Rakhit, were arrested on June 10. The accused ran illegal shell companies ...
07 Aug, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Fintechs band together to weed out fakesLast year Google had pulled the plug on more than 500 instant-credit apps that had their roots in China and were not compliant with central...
11 May, 2022, 06.39 AM IST
RBI panel suggests steps to broaden digital lendingThe Reserve Bank of India is proposing to keep commercial banks at the centre of the digital lending universe to ensure that technology is ...
19 Nov, 2021, 06.44 AM IST
ED attaches Rs 76.67 crore of Chinese companies in instant loan app fraud cases"The Fintech companies have agreement with respective NBFCs for disbursement of loans through digital lending apps. The amount attached by ...
11 May, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
RBI forms working group to regulate digital lending through loan apps“Recent spurt and popularity of online lending platforms/ mobile lending apps (‘digital lending’) has raised certain serious concerns which...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
426 'rogue' lending apps currently on Play Store: Citizens' collectiveMany of these apps, researchers say, indulge in "abusive lending practices” and seek wide-ranging intrusive permissions from users.
29 Dec, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
Harassment by instant loan apps firms: Chinese national among 3 arrested by Telangana policeThe action comes close on the heels of the arrest of four people, including a Chinese national, on Friday for allegedly using coercive meth...
27 Dec, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
RBI cautions public against unauthorised digital lending appsOnly licensed banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) given authorization by the central bank can do public lending activities, t...
23 Dec, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
Here's how not to fall for fake loan appsOne of the indicators of genuineness is whether a lender wants to check your credit report before lending you money. Reputable lenders make...
24 Oct, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
IIT Bombay likely to help Whatsapp fight fake newsA group of academicians at the engineering institute is in the process of working on a project to fight fake news on WhatsApp, for the comp...
06 Aug, 2018, 09.58 AM IST