Samsung Wallet Updated With Support for Digital IDs, Flight Boarding Passes, FASTag and More for Indian Users

Samsung Wallet Updated With Support for Digital IDs, Flight Boarding Passes, FASTag and More for Indian Users

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Samsung Wallet has been updated with support for several new features in India. Owners of the company’s Samsung Galaxy smartphones will now be able to store official documents securely using the Samsung Wallet app. They will also be able to recharge and manage their FASTag funds from within the Wallet…

UIDAI Introduces AI-Based Fingerprint Authentication Feature for Aadhaar

UIDAI Introduces AI-Based Fingerprint Authentication Feature for Aadhaar

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and faster detection of spoofing attempts, an official release said on Monday. The artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism which has been developed in-house is now using a “combination…

Indian Banks Said to Soon Use Face Recognition, Iris Scan for Some Transactions

Indian Banks Said to Soon Use Face Recognition, Iris Scan for Some Transactions

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The Indian government is allowing banks to verify individual transactions that exceed a certain annual limit using facial recognition and an iris scan in some cases, in a bid to reduce fraud and tax evasion, three sources told Reuters. A few large private and public banks have begun using the option, said one of the sources, a banker, who declined to name the banks. The advisory allowing the…

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

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Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday issued directives for sub-KYC user agencies to provide Aadhaar authentication services to their clients for the purpose of know your customer (KYC). This comes after the government last week notified 155 entities as sub-KUAs (KYC user agencies) to use Aadhaar authentication services of the…

Aadhaar Data of Farmers Exposed by Government’s PM Kisan Website, Security Researcher Reports

Aadhaar Data of Farmers Exposed by Government’s PM Kisan Website, Security Researcher Reports

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Aadhaar data of a large number of farmers was leaked by a government website designed for the welfare of the agriculture sector in India, a security researcher has reported. The website, called PM Kisan, allows the government to distribute grants to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi programme….