UIDAI delays India’s biometrics program for fighting GST fraud by blocking database
Biometric authentication measures meant to combat tax fraud committed through India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration process are on…
Aadhaar
Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every individual resident of India. The Aadhaar project aims to provide a single, unique identifier which captures all the demographic and biometric details of every resident of India.
Biometric authentication tender launched for food benefits program in Indian state
A tender process is underway to select a biometric solution provider for a supplementary food distribution program dubbed “poshahar” in…
India ups investment in digital public infrastructure, plans DigiLocker extension
The Digital India program that includes the national digital identity, Aadhaar, as well as public sector systems for biometric authentication…
Indian central bank to pilot open banking platform using Aadhaar KYC
India’s central bank is planning a pilot program for a digital platform intended to extend the country’s digital public infrastructure…
The India Stack infrastructure roadshow stops in Trinidad and Tobago
India is hoping to be a global leader in digital public infrastructure and identity software, and it is pitching its…
India’s data protection bill passes lower house of Parliament, raises privacy concerns
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2023 passed in the lower house of Parliament and will now face the…
India deploys fingerprint liveness detection to combat Aadhaar payment fraud
India’s finance minister says custom-coded anti-spoofing software has been deployed, designed to prevent biometric fraud on the Aadhaar-enabled payment system….
Papua New Guinea to tap India’s digital public infrastructure experience
India will share the experience of its digital public infrastructure (DPI) known as “India Stack” with Papua New Guinea to…
Galaxy phone users in India now have access to digital IDs via Samsung Wallet
It is now possible for users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to access their Aadhaar digital ID, PAN cards and other…
Aadhaar biometrics verification for GST registration pilot in India to expand
Applicants registering for Goods and Service Tax (GST) numbers in the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry will be asked to…
