India scales farmer ID system for payments with KPMG support
The India office of influential accounting firm KPMG has explained how it supported the advancement of the country’s Digital Agriculture…
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Shift to SSI could preserve security of India’s digital ecosystem at scale
The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and the Digi Yatra Foundation have released a joint paper that argues for…
HID backs India’s move to stronger MFA for its giant volume of digital payments
HID has signalled its preparedness to help Indian banks and payment providers comply with the Reserve Bank of India’s sweeping…
UIDAI selects 20 bug bounty hunters to bolster India’s digital ID security
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a structured bug bounty program. The authority will open its core…
India will not force smartphone makers to preinstall Aadhaar app
Following pushback from smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, the Indian government has abandoned its plans to pre-install the…
India weighs mandatory KYC, age checks for online social platforms
India could tilt toward greater digital identity-anchored online safety and age assurance to enforce restrictions with the release of a…
IATA trials show biometric, contactless air travel ‘works securely and efficiently’
A future of fully contactless international travel could pretty smoothly transition into the present. That’s the conclusion drawn from a…
Mantra Softech taps $14M investment to accelerate development
Mantra Softech is accelerating development of its biometrics and digital identity technologies with $14 million it raised in an initial…
India is leading example of digital infrastructure, IMF says
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is being recognized as a foundational public good and a new paper from the International Monetary…
India mandates medical colleges to issue ABHA patient IDs in digital health push
India’s National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed that all medical colleges must generate and issue patient IDs to all those…
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