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UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
AI-driven cybercrime threatens India's $5 trillion dreamAs the battle against cybercrime intensifies, sophisticated hackers are using advanced AI tools to penetrate the fragile defenses of Indian...
DoT’s financial risk indicator blacklists 300-400k SIMs since May launchThe telecom department's Financial Risk Indicator (FRI) has blacklisted 300,000-400,000 SIMs used in fraudulent schemes. This initiative fl...
Bank frauds in India have tripled and they need a sensible responseBank frauds in India have tripled. Payment scams are increasing rapidly. Digital transactions account for more than half of all frauds. The...
Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath warns of rising broker frauds as SEBI rolls out UPI safeguardsTo combat rising fraud, SEBI introduces a new UPI security feature for registered intermediaries like brokers and mutual funds, effective O...
Jumped deposit scam: Entering UPI pin casually can empty your bank account, know how you can protect yourselfJumped deposit scam: Scammers are using innovative methods to target UPI users these days. Sending money into your bank account is the easi...
New UPI scam: Fraudsters send you Rs 200.00 and ask to return Rs 20,000; how to protect yourself from UPI overpayment scamUPI overpayment scam: You should be careful before sending or accepting any UPI collect money request especially from unknown numbers or ID...
Digital payments get festive lift; Zomato to relaunch XtremeHappy Tuesday! Customers favoured digital payments for this year’s ecommerce festive sales, especially credit instruments. This and more in...
Scam alert! 10 common tricks used by scamstersMiddle-aged and elderly people are most vulnerable, though even youngsters fall into the traps laid by fraudsters. Know about the latest on...
'Your online order will be cancelled if you don't update address': Latest India Post delivery scam here, how it works, how to avoidOnline order delivery scam: A new scam has been in regard to delivering online orders in your address. What happens if fraudsters first sen...
"Rs 15,000 credited to a/c XXXXX9082": This 'bank message' could be a scam; how to identify, save moneyBank phishing scam: You may get an authentic looking SMS saying that a sum of money has been credited to your bank account. However before ...
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...
What steps should be taken to prevent AI based scams? Rahul Tyagi answersFor example, they will call your family member and say that I am in trouble. I am being arrested by the cops and please talk to my lawyer. ...
7 latest highly deceptive online scams; how to identify them and protect your moneyOnline scam and how to protect yourself: If you are not aware of their latest methods and tricks, you can easily fall into their trap, resu...
"FedEx" con scam: Family of the Brigadier (Retd) Army writes to the PMO, seeks interventionA retired Brigadier from the Indian Army has fallen victim to a ‘drugs-con call scam’. The former officer's family has written to the Prime...
How HDFC Bank customers can identify fake SMS messagesCountless people have been cheated by fraudulent SMSs. Numerous bank customers have received texts from strange numbers informing them that...
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 ...
Banking on digital: Fintech faces strong barriers as it ventures out of manicured urban landscapesThe wavering internet connection, with frequent time-outs and pocket drops, doesn’t inspire a lot of faith and confidence amongst the consu...
Cyber fear: New season of Jamtara unfolds pan-IndiaEntry-level job losses, more digital payment, and easy gains are pushing small-town youngsters into cybercriminals’ gangs
Truecaller ‘bug’ starts automatic enrolment of users to UPI, alarming peopleTruecaller was automatically been sending out UPI-linking requests after an update to the app that came out recently.