Tag: Digital Payments

Why KKR, Singtel and Tata Are Selling Their India Data Centre Business

KKR, Singtel and the Tata Group plan to sell STT Global Data Centres India (STT GDC India). They are its key shareholders. The sale could be one of the largest data centre deals in India. According to a report in The Economic Times, the multi-billion-dollar sale comes amid a global rush to add data centre capacity. Hyperscalers and infrastructure providers are driving that rush. STT...

Binance Loses $3.64 Billion in Net Outflows as Customers Rush to Move Funds After Record Hack

Binance recorded $3.64 billion in net outflows after it reopened withdrawals on Sunday. The reopening followed a $6.3 billion hack. Customers rushed to move their funds off the world’s biggest crypto exchange. The Numbers Between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. UTC on Nov. 1, Binance processed $4.65 billion in withdrawals and $1.01 billion in deposits. The exchange shared the figures in a post on X. The net...
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Indian Banking Fraud Surges as 84% of Leaders Report Higher Losses: BioCatch

A new BioCatch survey paints a stark picture of India’s banking fraud landscape, with 84% of banking leaders reporting rising fraud losses over the...

India’s Bank Fraud Losses Triple Even as Cases Fall

RBI’s Annual Report 2024–25 shows a sharp disconnect between the number of bank frauds and the money being lost. The total value of bank...

Akamai and Visa Build the Trust Layer for Agentic Commerce

Akamai and Visa have announced a strategic collaboration to secure the emerging world of agentic commerce, where autonomous AI agents browse, compare and purchase...

Karnataka Now Accounts for 25.76% of India’s Cybercrime Cases

Karnataka, India’s technology hub, now accounts for 25.76% of all cybercrime cases registered nationwide, according to the Additional Director General of Police (Training). Speaking...

India Introduces Biometric UPI Payments with Face and Fingerprint Authentication

Facial Recognition and Fingerprint Verification to Replace PIN for Seamless Digital PaymentsIn a landmark move to strengthen digital payment security and convenience, India is...

HCLTech Finds AI Trust and Readiness Gaps in Payments Sector

HCLTech’s latest industry report reveals a paradox at the heart of the payments sector: while nearly every firm uses AI in some form, very...

₹40 Crore Fraud Hits MobiKwik After “Processing Glitch”

Fintech platform MobiKwik is once again under scrutiny after a major “processing glitch” triggered unauthorized payouts amounting to ₹40 crore. The company’s statement attributes...

ED Busts Global Cyber Scam, Seizes ₹2.83 Cr in Assets

India’s Enforcement Directorate has arrested a prime suspect behind a transnational cyber scam involving fake call centres that defrauded foreign nationals. The agency has...

RBI Asks Banks to Integrate DoT’s Fraud Risk Tool

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued an advisory asking all banks to integrate the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Financial Fraud Risk Indicator...

Govt, UPI Apps Join Hands to Tackle Payment Fraud

In a move to strengthen security across India’s booming digital payments ecosystem, the government is working with third-party UPI apps such as Google Pay,...

78% Prefer Platforms Without Convenience Fees

A recent national survey by LocalCircles has revealed that a significant majority of Indian consumers are routinely paying convenience fees while making purchases or...

ED Issues FEMA Notice to Paytm

Digital payments giant Paytm has received a show cause notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act...