India doubles down on biometrics to prevent tax fraud, Aadhaar authentication use cases expand
India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is set to implement biometric authentication to help curb “rampant” Goods…
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.
Deadline looms to link India’s digital identity and tax accounts
Just days ahead of the June 30th deadline for individuals and businesses to link their PAN with Aadhaar digital identities,…
UIDAI refuses disclosure on liveness project as Indian police crack down on cybercrime
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has declined to answer inquiries regarding its recent efforts to combat Aadhaar-based frauds,…
India’s Account Aggregator DPI could promote equitable financial access: World Bank
India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face a credit gap of between $250 billion and $300 billion. The World…
India expands partnership on digital public infrastructure experience-sharing at G20
India recently concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four countries to share its digital stack experience with them. The…
Rumored breach of India’s vaccination data portal threatens to undermine DPI influence
Reports are swirling that India’s public vaccination portal, CoWIN, has suffered a breach of huge volumes of personal information, including…
Mixed progress for digital IDs linked to payments in Japan, Australia and India
In a wave of digital transformations across multiple nations, Japan has faced challenges with its My Number digital ID system,…
Facial recognition used to identify victims of deadly train accident in India
Railway authorities have used facial recognition technology to determine the identity of at least 50 dead bodies from the recent…
Indian PM warned of rising Aadhaar payment fraud
Financial fraud related to the country’s unique biometric identifier Aadhaar is rising rapidly in India with, Indian Parliament member John…
J-PAL shares lessons from India’s digital ID program Aadhaar
The story of the Aadhaar biometric identity scheme in India continues to be shared as an example of how countries…
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