DoT introduces 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' to fight cyber fraudThe Telecom Department's 'Financial Fraud Risk Indicator' (FRI) enhances intelligence sharing with financial institutions to combat cyber f...
21 May, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
Plan in works to catch 'mule' accounts in real timeTo combat financial fraud, the government is collaborating with banks to develop a real-time due diligence process for identifying 'mule' a...
12 May, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
UPI ID linked to inactive mobile number? Starting April 1, it will be hard to misuse your UPI ID with recycled numberStarting next month, users will soon be able to delink their old or inactive mobile numbers from UPI IDs easily. From April 2025 onwards, b...
27 Mar, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
UPI users alert! Banks & UPI apps to implement new mobile number verification rules from April 1, 2025NPCI issues new guidelines requiring banks and UPI apps to update mobile number records weekly to avoid errors from recycled numbers. From ...
25 Mar, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
Cyber frauds on RBI’s radar: Banks mandated to use TRAI’s MNRL technology by March 31, 2025RBI acts big on cyber fraud: The RBI has advised all regulated entities like banks, etc to use TRAI's Mobile Number Revocation List (MNRL) ...
28 Jan, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
Use '1600xx' number series to call customers for transactions: RBI to banksThe Reserve Bank of India has directed banks to use specific phone numbering series for transactional and promotional purposes to prevent f...
17 Jan, 2025, 09.04 PM IST
Trai to ask government firms to secure OTP-based verification“We are going to write to all government entities and semi-government firms which use mobile number to authenticate one-time password (OTP)...
06 Mar, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
TRAI looks to check misuse of recalled numbers“Providing a revocation list is important to check misuse. If a consumer surrenders a number, the transactional one-time password will go t...
15 Dec, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
Karvy Stock Broking scandal: How retail investors can safeguard against such fraudsThe Karvy Stock Broking demat account fraud has shaken the trust of retail investors in their brokers. However, the question is to what ext...
02 Dec, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
Telcos asked to list disconnected numbersThe move is aimed to address a potential security risk situation when a mobile user has had his/her number permanently disconnected but fai...
23 Nov, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
BJP-Sena will beat Cong's 221-seat Maha poll record: JavadekarHe said the ruling alliance would break the Congress' record of winning 221 seats in the 288-member House.
12 Oct, 2019, 07.30 PM IST
What is Aadhaar Virtual ID and how you can generate oneAadhaar virtual ID will allow you to authenticate transactions and e-know-your-customer services instead of providing your Aadhaar number.
13 Sep, 2018, 10.24 AM IST
DoT asks telcos to offer Aadhaar number, virtual ids for new SIMs from July 1DoT had extended the deadline for re-verifying mobile numbers through Aadhaar in March, until the Supreme Court decides on the validity of ...
12 Jun, 2018, 10.44 PM IST
- DoT may tweak MNP norms to help Syniverse roll out services nationally
The telecom department plans to tweak the MNP guidelines to allow a single company, Syniverse Technologies India, to roll out its services ...
02 Sep, 2010, 03.06 AM IST
- Govt delays mobile number portability by 2 months to May
Security concerns raised by home ministry have forced FIPB to defer its own approval to one of two MNP service providers selected by Depart...
22 Feb, 2010, 05.06 PM IST
- Security worry may delay cell number portability
Consumers are in for a long wait and even potential withdrawal of the proposed launch of mobile number portability (MNP), with the proposal...
22 Feb, 2010, 11.52 AM IST
- Security worry may delay cell no. portability
Consumers are in for a long wait and even potential withdrawal of the proposed launch of mobile number portability (MNP), with the proposal...
22 Feb, 2010, 11.33 AM IST