Soon, you may see callers’ real names by default on your phoneCaller name display will now be enabled by default for all phone users. This move aims to curb fraud and cybercrime. The service will be av...
29 Oct, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
Telcos, banks review interface to record, review and revoke consent for receiving commercial calls, messagesTelecom companies and banks are collaborating on a user-friendly platform. This platform will empower consumers to manage their consent for...
22 Jul, 2025, 05.42 PM IST
No more spam calls from banks for loans, credit cards: TRAI, RBI join forces to provide relief to customersTRAI has launched a pilot project focused on digital consent management, collaborating with RBI and certain banks, and directed all telecom...
18 Jun, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
Sebi issues advisory on use of '1600' number series for investor calls to curb securities market fraudSebi has directed all regulated entities to use the ‘1600’ phone number series for service and transactional calls to existing customers, a...
08 Apr, 2025, 08.00 PM IST
New initiatives launched to combat spam and cyber fraud in IndiaThe Department of Telecom, Trai, and private telcos are intensifying efforts to combat spam and unsolicited commercial communication. Initi...
30 Sep, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
DoT, telcos develop new mechanism to block spoof overseas calls masquerading as Indian numbersThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and mobile operators have developed a system to detect and block spoofed international calls tha...
26 May, 2024, 03.57 PM IST
Tackling mobile frauds in new govt's 100-day plan; caller ID service, National Cyber Security Agency to be set upIndia is set to implement a multi-pronged approach to combat online and phone frauds, involving both government and private telecom cos. Th...
16 Apr, 2024, 06.42 PM IST
Plan in works to compensate victims of financial fraudsThe finance ministry said that banks and financial institutions will share information in a standardised format for ease of analysis by law...
09 Feb, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Fake documents lead to 5.5 million phone numbers being shut offThe regulator has already issued a public advisory alerting citizens not to heed fraudulent calls threatening disconnections from companies...
13 Dec, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
Here is govt's big plan to stop online frauds in IndiaThe government is taking steps to combat cyber fraud in the financial sector by blocking IMEI and imposing withdrawal limits on suspicious ...
29 Nov, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Airtel develops AI-based solution to tackle fraud messagesBharti Airtel and HDFC Bank have partnered to develop a solution using artificial intelligence/machine learning to identify and prevent phi...
05 May, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
You may soon get an AI shield to thwart phishing via SMSesThe initial results from a trial of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution being undertaken by Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Tanla Platfor...
03 Mar, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Trai ropes in financial regulators to curb phishing, cyber fraudsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India panel analysed the matter and has identified certain areas in a bid to find ways to prevent finan...
15 Nov, 2022, 09.17 AM IST
Scamsters beware! Trai to get AI help to curb fraud calls, SMSesThe telecom department recently conducted an AI-based probe in an emerging cybercrime hotspot of Mewat in Haryana, for SIM verification in ...
02 Jul, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Govt improving cyber fraud redressal mechanism on National Consumer HelplineAmid rising number of cyber fraud complaints even on National Consumer Helpline (NCH), the Consumer Affairs Ministry has tied up with its H...
26 Oct, 2021, 09.24 PM IST
Paytm: Telcos not doing enough on fraud callsThe move comes after the Noida-based company had also shared data of 3,500 numbers with Trai, the home affairs ministry and cybersecurity a...
27 Feb, 2020, 11.11 AM IST
Paytm moves against fraudsters, files FIRPaytm has also filed a first-information report (FIR) with Noida police’s cyber wing against the 3,500 numbers which, the company believes,...
25 Jan, 2020, 02.44 PM IST