Jhanvi, Riya, Simran: How a woman and agency used multiple names to ‘maid’ off with money from Delhi homesA woman, using aliases like Jhanvi and Riya, allegedly ran a fake domestic help racket. Families seeking house helps were defrauded after p...
12 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
08 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
Can you use UPI abroad? Here’s what Indian travellers must know about charges, limits and security risksIndian travellers are increasingly using UPI abroad for convenient payments, but understanding its limitations and risks is crucial. While ...
29 May, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
One soundbox soon for all payment apps as NPCI readies platformNPCI is developing a unified, interoperable soundbox system for UPI transactions, aiming to eliminate the need for merchants to use multipl...
18 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India to use AI to protect consumers from money mule banking cyber fraud, announces Home Minister Amit ShahIndia will now use Artificial Intelligence to fight money mule banking cyber fraud. The Home Minister announced a partnership between the I...
13 May, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
IPL 2026 scam season is here: Over 600 fake ticket sites, 400 malware-linked streams cheat fansAs the IPL 2026 season kicks off, a rise in cyber scams is alarming eager cricket enthusiasts. Unscrupulous fraudsters are capitalising on ...
13 May, 2026, 12.34 PM IST
Trust at scale: What it takes to build a resilient digital asset ecosystem in IndiaAs India leads global digital asset adoption, building a robust trust infrastructure is critical. The article emphasizes a systems approach...
07 May, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Rewiring payments for the AI era: Inside PayU’s transformation playPayU is ramping up its AI-led payments push, building infrastructure for agentic commerce as UPI volumes surge and digital transactions sca...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
From trusted persons to kill switch: 6 ways how RBI is planning to safeguard your online paymentsAmidst rising online fraud, the RBI proposes enhanced digital payment security. Key measures include a one-hour wait for new payees and hig...
10 Apr, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
HC seeks RBI, Govt reply on UPI fraud safeguardsThe Delhi High Court has asked the Finance Ministry, Reserve Bank of India, and National Payments Corporation of India for their response. ...
20 Feb, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
NPCI to stop UPI P2P 'collect requests' from October 1 to combat fraudTo combat financial fraud, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed banks and payment apps to discontinue peer-to-pee...
14 Aug, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How the rise in online payment frauds pushed NPCI to kill ‘pull’ transactionsA pull transaction, which goes by “collect” or “request money” on some apps, is initiated by the recipient, who sends a payment request. Th...
13 Aug, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
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...
16 Jun, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why NPCI is pulling the plug on fraud-prone pull payments on UPIPull transactions are perhaps witnessing the largest number of fraud attacks. Here, users unknowingly authenticate a transaction via their ...
18 Mar, 2025, 08.44 PM IST
New UPI fraud trend: Fraudsters spamming UPI IDs with multiple collect requests; one careless approval means money gone from bank a/cUPI scam: Fraudsters are decoding your UPI ID to send spam UPI collect money and autopay requests. These requests are all genuine, however ...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Your casual digital transaction could lead to frozen bank account, police investigation. Read howA family in Ahmedabad found themselves trapped in an online fraud case after their UPI account was linked to a bitcoin trading scam. A teen...
11 Aug, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
Google Pay wants to teach you how to avoid UPI fraudstersGoogle Pay has urged users to keep their UPI PIN a secret, download only trusted apps, and use the payment app to reach customer care. The ...
24 Dec, 2019, 11.23 AM IST