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| 31.08.2024 | India’s Fintech Surge: A Digital Revolution on the Rise | India's fintech sector is a phoenix rising from the ashes of traditional banking. Over the past decade, it has attracted a staggering $31 billion in investments. This surge is not just a number; it represents a transformation. Prime Ministe... |
| 30.08.2024 | India's Fintech Diversity Amazes People Across World: PM "From landing at the airport to experiencing street food and shopping, India's fintech revolution is visible everywhere," said Prime ... | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Fintech sector has played an important role in making financial services democratic and it has made access to credit easy, inclusive, in Mumbai.
Addressing a gathering at the Global Fintech F... |
| 30.08.2024 | 'India Is Where It Is Today Because of The FinTech Sector' Says Executive Director of RBI Harshil Mathur, CEO of Razorpay, had a compelling discussion with Vivek Deep, Executive Director at the Reserv... | At the Global FinTech Fest, Harshil Mathur, CEO of Razorpay, had a compelling discussion with Vivek Deep, executive director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The conversation delved into the state of the FinTech ecosystem in India, the r... |
| 29.07.2024 | FinTech: The New Backbone of Government Financial Transactions | In the age of digital transformation, Financial Technology, or FinTech, is reshaping the landscape of government financial transactions. It’s like a fresh coat of paint on an old building—brightening the structure and making it more efficie... |
| 28.07.2024 | The Role of FinTech in Enhancing the Security and Efficiency of Government Payments | Share
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Financial technology, or FinTech, has transformed the way governments handle payments. By leveraging innovative technologies, FinTech solutions have improved both the security and efficiency of governmental fin... |
| 28.07.2024 | ITR filing deadline: Eight tips for filing error-free income tax returns at the last minute | Despite multiple reminders from the income tax department and tax consultants, many tax-payers make the mistake of leaving the unavoidable task of filing income tax returns to the last minute. That is, July 31, which is now just three days ... |
| 24.07.2024 | The Role of FinTech in Facilitating Transparent and Efficient Government Financial Transactions | Share
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Financial Technology, or FinTech, has revolutionized the financial sector, introducing innovative solutions that streamline operations, enhance transparency, and boost efficiency. Governments, recognizing these... |
| 15.07.2024 | Worldcoin — провал Сэма Альтмана? | В 2019 году Альтман и два других инвестора, заручившись поддержкой Andreessen Horowitz и сооснователя LinkedIn Рида Хоффмана, запустили Worldcoin. Стартап быстро привлек внимание, предложив бесплатные криптовалютные токены людям, которые со... |
| 06.06.2024 | Update your Aadhaar details for free till June 14: All you need to know | - |
| 06.06.2024 | Banks reach out to BSBDA, PMJDY customers for linking mobile numbers | Mumbai
Bank branches have embarked on an exercise to reach out to Basic Saving Bank Deposits Account (BSBDA) and Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) customers, whose accounts were opened in the initial years when the schemes were introdu... |
| 04.06.2024 | Here are the consequences of not linking your pan and aadhaar | - |
| 28.05.2024 | Link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid higher TDS deduction: I-T dept | - |
| 24.05.2024 | Steps to check PF balance via SMS, missed call, & more: All you must know | - |
| 22.05.2024 | EPFO update: Now, EPF death claims can be processed without seeding Aadhaar | - |
| 25.04.2024 | India's public grievance redress system recognised as best in Commonwealth | - |
| 11.04.2024 | Cash at your doorstep: Get post office delivery via Aadhaar ATM service | - |
| 10.04.2024 | PM MUDRA Yojana: How to get a collateral-free loan with this Scheme | Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) was launched in April 2015 with the aim to facilitate easy and collateral-free micro credit of up to Rs 10,00,000 for non-corporate, non-farm small and micro entrepreneurs. Loans under PMMY are provided by... |
| 09.04.2024 | A decade of fast-paced digital financial revolution | As the ruling NDA seeks its third term in office, the rapid strides made in digitising payments and the entire financial services ecosystem have been among its main achievements. The last 10 years have seen the country emerging as a major g... |
| 08.04.2024 | Mahila Samman Savings Certificate: All you need to know | The Mahila Samman Savings Certificate is a one-time savings scheme for women announced by the central government in budget 2023. The scheme is valid till March 2025 and aims to empower women by increasing their participation in investments.... |
| 05.04.2024 | Cyberspace integral part of country's security: NCSC Lt Gen M U Nair | Cyber space is an integral part of national security and it can have an impact on decision making, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen M U Nair said on Thursday.
He was delivering the valedictory lecture at the grand finale of the 48... |
| 12.08.2022 | India@75: A look back at the country's key tech milestones | Sohini Bagchi 12 Aug, 2022
India may not have started at the forefront of tech innovation, but over the last 75 years the country has caught up with the rest of the world. As we approach 75 years of India's independence, the country today i... |
| 20.07.2022 | UIDAI Bug Bounty program: Top 20 hackers to dig up bugs in Aadhaar databases | Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a bug bounty program to smoke out bugs and vulnerabilities in Aadhaar and its databases. As a part of the bug bounty program, the organisation will select top 20 ethical hackers... |
| 20.07.2022 | UIDAI Invites Top Hackers To Expose Vulnerabilities In Aadhaar’s Security System | UIDAI has called for empanelment of 20 top white hat hackers to expose any vulnerabilities in its Central Identities Data Repository
In its endeavour to secure Aadhaar data hosted in UIDAI’s CIDR, the UIDAI intends to conduct a ‘Bug Bounty’... |
| 05.07.2022 | An interview with Torche Africa’s Sisan Dorsu on building a biometrics payment startup | Sisan Dorsu is the co-founder of Torche Africa, a Nigerian startup building a biometrics payment solution. For Torche, it is important to build a solution that enables people to move money without the complexities of cards, passwords, or PI... |
| 30.06.2022 | As Silicon Valley fantasizes about Web3, India leaps ahead on payments | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
For more than a decade, Silicon Valley’s moguls have been promoting Bitcoin and blockchain-based cryptocurrencies,... |
| 30.05.2022 | UPSC Key – May 30, 2022: Why and What to know about ‘Mission Karamyogi’ to ‘Unicorn’ for UPSC CSE | Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for May 30, 2022. If you missed the May 27, 2022 UPSC key from the Indian Express, read it here
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| 18.02.2022 | UPSC CSE Key – February 18, 2022: What you need to read today | Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for February 18, 2022. If you missed the February 17, 2022 UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here
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Police want to identify suspect via Aadhaar, Delhi HC seeks ... |
| 16.11.2021 | BREAKING: DGV raises $3.1m to bring financial services to India’s underbanked dairy farmers | Digivriddhi Technologies (DGV), an Indian fintech startup focused on the dairy industry, has raised $3.1 million in its pre-Series A round.
Among the participants in the round was Info Edge Ventures, a fund backed by internet giant Info Edg... |
| 16.11.2021 | DGV raises $3.1m to bring financial services to India’s underbanked dairy farmers | Digivriddhi Technologies (DGV), an Indian fintech startup focused on the dairy industry, has raised $3.1 million in its pre-Series A round.
Info Edge Ventures, a fund backed by internet giant Info Edge — an early investor in food delivery d... |
| 12.10.2021 | Lost your Aadhaar card? Here's how to download a copy via your phone | Did you just misplace your Aadhaar card and worried about how to get it back? The process to retrieve the Aadhaar card is pretty simple and easy. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a service for Aadhaar cardholder... |
| 13.10.2020 | Order Aadhaar PVC card: How to get it, what are the charges | Aadhaar PVC card: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched ‘Order Aadhaar Card’ service which facilitates an individual to get their Aadhaar details printed in PVC card form by paying a fee.
In a tweet, UIDAI said t... |
| 18.02.2019 | India’s state gas company leaks millions of Aadhaar numbers | Another security lapse has exposed millions of Aadhaar numbers.
This time, India’s state-owned gas company Indane left exposed a part of its website for dealers and distributors, even though it’s only supposed to be accessible with a valid ... |
| 01.02.2019 | Thousands of Aadhar numbers leaked due to negligence of Indian state government | Owing to a security error, the Indian state government might have leaked thousands of Aadhar numbers.
As per the report by TechCrunch, the web system which was used for marking the attendance of government employees in Jharkhand was shocki... |
| 31.01.2019 | Indian state government leaks thousands of Aadhaar numbers | A lapse in security has led to the leaking of more than 100,000 Aadhaar numbers, TechCrunch can reveal.
One of the web systems used to record attendance of government workers for the Indian state of Jharkhand was left exposed and without a ... |
| 07.01.2019 | Leaked audio reveals iSpirt and Khosla Labs knew about Aadhaar amendment bill | Last Friday, the government got Aadhaar amendment bill passed through the Lower House (Loksabha) amid the opposition protests that they infringe on the Supreme Court Aadhaar verdict.
The three proposed amendments that got a nod from the cab... |
| 15.01.2018 | Encounter Aadhaar authentication failure? No worries, UIDAI now adds your face | The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday that it would allow using facial recognition as an additional means of Aadhaar authentication.
The move will allow easy authentication for those individuals, who face a dif... |
| 10.01.2018 | UIDAI brings 16-Digit Virtual ID to secure Aadhaar Data Privacy | Taking steps towards addressing concerns over reported vulnerabilities of Aadhaar data, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced 16-digit temporary Virtual ID and toned down know-your-customer (KYC) for Aadhaar nu... |
| 08.01.2018 | Want Anybody's Personal Details From Aadhaar, India's Billion-Person Identity Database? Yours For $8 | We’ve been writing about the world’s largest biometric database, India’s Aadhaar, since July 2015. Over 1.1 billion people have now been enrolled, and assigned an Aadhaar number and card, which represents 99.9% of India’s adult population. ... |
| 22.12.2017 | How government can adopt a digital strategy (and you can be positioned for the opportunities) | Share this article:
We are living in the best of times; thanks to technology.
For example, instead of going to libraries, we can simply get the best answers on Google; we no longer have to send letters through the post office, instead we si... |
| 24.08.2017 | India’s Supreme Court rules that privacy is a fundamental right for citizens | India’s universal identification program — Aadhaar — suffered a setback today after the country’s Supreme Court voted unanimously in favor of individual privacy.
Given the prevalence of data in today’s digital age, and the trend towards ‘sm... |
| 12.07.2016 | Opening the gates on Indian financial data | Piyush Khaitan Contributor
Piyush Khaitan is the founder and CEO of NeoGrowth.
India’s digital landscape is changing faster than we can imagine, and it could mean huge improvements in financial access for many. As we speak, three key factor... |
| 06.12.2013 | Inside India’s Aadhar, The World’s Biggest Biometrics Database | India’s Unique Identification project, also known as Aadhar, earlier this week finished capturing demographic and biometric data of over half a billion residents–the largest biometric project of its kind currently in the world.
It’s been a ... |
| - | Aadhaar Data Breach: 20,100 User Details Published On Punjab Government Website | A Punjab government entity has published the Aadhaar details of 20,100 citizens on its official website. These details include Aadhaar numbers, user names and their father’s name. The data belongs to people who have applied for low-cost hou... |
| - | UIDAI Launches mAadhaar App; Allows User To Carry Aadhaar Card On Mobile | Image Credits
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a mobile app for Aadhaar card users called mAadhaar. The app will allow users to use their cards without carrying them in a physical form.
Users of the mAadhaar... |
| - | UIDAI Shuts Down Over 20 Unauthorised Websites, Apps For Illegally Collecting Aadhaar Information 4 | The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has reportedly shut down 12 websites and 12 apps available on Google Playstore. These apps and websites were allegedly offering Aadhaar-related services illegally and charging excessive m... |
| - | UPSC CSE Key – May 10, 2022: What you need to read today | Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for May 10, 2022. If you missed the May 9, 2022 UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here
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| - | Aadhaar Details Published On Over 200 Government Websites, Confirms UIDAI | After a Punjab government entity published the Aadhaar information of 20,100 citizens on its official website in August this year, the Unified Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has reported another breach. This time around, more tha... |
| - | Paytm, PhonePe & FreeCharge Not Accepting Aadhaar For KYC, Users Outraged On Twitter | Digital payment companies Paytm, PhonePe, and FreeCharge are not accepting Aadhaar for the RBI’s mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) user validation process for mobile wallets. The RBI had introduced mandatory KYC guidelines in March this ye... |
| - | President Approves Aadhaar Ordinance Allowing Private Cos To Access Aadhaar Info | According to a government notification on March 2, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has approved promulgation of an ordinance which will allow voluntary use of Aadhaar by private entities.
According to the notification, the amendment... |
| - | After Paytm, This Vigilante Hacker Is Now Dodging Aadhaar Security Of UIDAI | Inspired by the popular award-winning cybersecurity-based American TV series Mr. Robot’s protagonist Elliot Alderson’s quote “A bug is never just a mistake. It represents something bigger. An error of thinking that makes you who you are,” a... |