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JioFinance App With UPI, Banking Services Launched in Beta By Jio Financial Services
JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...
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Zerodha's Nithin Kamath Warns Against "Shady" Loan Apps, Shares Key Red Flags
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zerodha Nithin Kamath recently warned his followers about the alarming rise of predatory digital lending apps that demand extensive access to users' personal information.
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Paytm Disbursed Over Rs. 5,500 Crore in Loans; While UPI Crosses 10 Billion Transactions in August
Fintech major Paytm on Tuesday said it disbursed $667 million (Rs. 5,517 crore) loans through its platform and deployed 87 lakh devices for offline payments in August. Meanwhile, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions crossed 10 billion mark in August, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said.
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Paytm Reported 51.5 Percent Rise in Q4 Revenue, Posted Profit for Second Consecutive Quarter
Indian digital payments firm Paytm reported a 51.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, aided by a surge in loan growth, and posted an operating profit for a second consecutive quarter. Paytm's parent, One 97 Communications, said revenue rose to Rs. 23.35 billion in the January-March quarter, from Rs. 15.41 billion a year earlier.
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Chase India Proposes Setting Up Self-Regulatory Body for Digital Lending Industry Amid Crackdown on Loan Apps
Amid the government crackdown on illegal loan apps, research firm Chase India in a report on Tuesday proposed setting up a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the digital lending industry.
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Girl With 'AI Earrings' in Dutch Museum Sparks Fierce Art Controversy Over Use of Artificial Intelligence
An image hanging in the Mauritshuis museum in the Dutch city of The Hague has sparked a controversy over the use of AI in art. One of several fan recreations replacing Johannes Vermeer's 1665 masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring" while it's on loan for a huge Vermeer show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, the AI artwork by Berlin-based digital creator ...
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Don't Ignore These Red Flags Before Using Digital Lending Apps
Many fraud loan apps seek permission to your personal data and access to camera as well as contact list, which could be used later for harassment or blackmail.
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Google Asked by RBI, MeitY to Step up Checks Against Illegal Lending Apps in India: Report
The government and the Reserve Bank of India have urged Google to introduce tight checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India. Google has been asked to ensure that only whitelisted loan apps are available for download on the Google Play Store. As per RBI’s digital lending norms, all loan disbursals and repayments ...
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Nirmala Sitharaman Outlines Steps To Check Illegal, Fraud Loan Apps' Operations
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has discussed various issues related to illegal loan apps in a meeting and decided to take a host of measures to check operations of such apps, amid rising instances of digital fraud.
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Paytm Denies Link With Chinese Loan Merchants Under Enforcement Directorate Scanner
Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, on Sunday denied any link with the merchants that are under the Enforcement Directorate scanner in the Chinese loan app case.
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India Aims to Copy China, But Not in Lending-by-App Craze
There’s a lot about Beijing’s decades-long infrastructure push and investment-led growth that India wants to emulate. But when it comes to the consumer economy, aping China’s out-of-control digital lending boom is strictly off the policy agenda. The Reserve Bank of India’s recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire...
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RBI’s Digital Lending Norms Will Help Sector Scale Up, Become More Responsible, Industry Says
The RBI’s digital lending norms, introduced on Wednesday, have been welcomed by the industry. The new regulations will help the sector scale up and become more responsible. According to the new guidelines, all loan disbursals and repayments are required to be executed only between the bank accounts of the borrower and regulated entities like bank...
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RBI Issues Stringent Norms For Digital Lending Services Aimed at Curbing Malpractice
The RBI has issued stringent norms for digital lending services and apps, as part of its attempts to curb malpractice in the sector. The central bank has mandated that digital loans must be credited directly in the bank accounts of borrowers and not through any third party, digital lending entities and not the borrowers should pay fees or charges p...
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Taking Action Against Dubious Digital Loan Apps, Indians Who Help Set Them Up, Finance Minister Says
Dubious digital loan apps will face action from the government, including those originating outside the country, along with Indians who help set them up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. The minister was responding to a supplementary question in the Rajya Sabha on reports of dubious digital loan apps backed by Chinese entities w...
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Lookout Notice Issued Against 3 Chinese Nationals For Operating Illegal Loan App
The Bureau of Immigration has issued a lookout circular against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating an illegal digital loan app in India, officials said on Sunday.
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JioFinance App With UPI, Banking Services Launched in Beta By Jio Financial Services
JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...
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Zerodha's Nithin Kamath Warns Against "Shady" Loan Apps, Shares Key Red Flags
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zerodha Nithin Kamath recently warned his followers about the alarming rise of predatory digital lending apps that demand extensive access to users' personal information.
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Paytm Disbursed Over Rs. 5,500 Crore in Loans; While UPI Crosses 10 Billion Transactions in August
Fintech major Paytm on Tuesday said it disbursed $667 million (Rs. 5,517 crore) loans through its platform and deployed 87 lakh devices for offline payments in August. Meanwhile, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions crossed 10 billion mark in August, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said.
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Paytm Reported 51.5 Percent Rise in Q4 Revenue, Posted Profit for Second Consecutive Quarter
Indian digital payments firm Paytm reported a 51.5 percent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, aided by a surge in loan growth, and posted an operating profit for a second consecutive quarter. Paytm's parent, One 97 Communications, said revenue rose to Rs. 23.35 billion in the January-March quarter, from Rs. 15.41 billion a year earlier.
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Chase India Proposes Setting Up Self-Regulatory Body for Digital Lending Industry Amid Crackdown on Loan Apps
Amid the government crackdown on illegal loan apps, research firm Chase India in a report on Tuesday proposed setting up a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the digital lending industry.
-
Girl With 'AI Earrings' in Dutch Museum Sparks Fierce Art Controversy Over Use of Artificial Intelligence
An image hanging in the Mauritshuis museum in the Dutch city of The Hague has sparked a controversy over the use of AI in art. One of several fan recreations replacing Johannes Vermeer's 1665 masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring" while it's on loan for a huge Vermeer show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, the AI artwork by Berlin-based digital creator ...
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Don't Ignore These Red Flags Before Using Digital Lending Apps
Many fraud loan apps seek permission to your personal data and access to camera as well as contact list, which could be used later for harassment or blackmail.
-
Google Asked by RBI, MeitY to Step up Checks Against Illegal Lending Apps in India: Report
The government and the Reserve Bank of India have urged Google to introduce tight checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India. Google has been asked to ensure that only whitelisted loan apps are available for download on the Google Play Store. As per RBI’s digital lending norms, all loan disbursals and repayments ...
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Nirmala Sitharaman Outlines Steps To Check Illegal, Fraud Loan Apps' Operations
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has discussed various issues related to illegal loan apps in a meeting and decided to take a host of measures to check operations of such apps, amid rising instances of digital fraud.
-
Paytm Denies Link With Chinese Loan Merchants Under Enforcement Directorate Scanner
Digital financial services firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, on Sunday denied any link with the merchants that are under the Enforcement Directorate scanner in the Chinese loan app case.
-
India Aims to Copy China, But Not in Lending-by-App Craze
There’s a lot about Beijing’s decades-long infrastructure push and investment-led growth that India wants to emulate. But when it comes to the consumer economy, aping China’s out-of-control digital lending boom is strictly off the policy agenda. The Reserve Bank of India’s recently released guidelines for app-based loans show a clear desire...
-
RBI’s Digital Lending Norms Will Help Sector Scale Up, Become More Responsible, Industry Says
The RBI’s digital lending norms, introduced on Wednesday, have been welcomed by the industry. The new regulations will help the sector scale up and become more responsible. According to the new guidelines, all loan disbursals and repayments are required to be executed only between the bank accounts of the borrower and regulated entities like bank...
-
RBI Issues Stringent Norms For Digital Lending Services Aimed at Curbing Malpractice
The RBI has issued stringent norms for digital lending services and apps, as part of its attempts to curb malpractice in the sector. The central bank has mandated that digital loans must be credited directly in the bank accounts of borrowers and not through any third party, digital lending entities and not the borrowers should pay fees or charges p...
-
Taking Action Against Dubious Digital Loan Apps, Indians Who Help Set Them Up, Finance Minister Says
Dubious digital loan apps will face action from the government, including those originating outside the country, along with Indians who help set them up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. The minister was responding to a supplementary question in the Rajya Sabha on reports of dubious digital loan apps backed by Chinese entities w...
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Lookout Notice Issued Against 3 Chinese Nationals For Operating Illegal Loan App
The Bureau of Immigration has issued a lookout circular against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating an illegal digital loan app in India, officials said on Sunday.
