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Deepfake Gang Busted in Ahmedabad After Using AI to Bypass Aadhaar Verification and Execute Loan Fraud

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026Gaurav Thakur

Ahmedabad cyber police arrest four accused who used deepfake technology and AI tools to bypass Aadhaar biometric checks, change registered mobile numbers, open bank accounts, and apply for fraudulent loans. [...]

Digital Arrest Scams in India Crash 86 Per Cent in 2025 as MHA’s Cyber Crime Crackdown Shows Results — But Rs 644 Crore Still Lost

April 23, 2026April 24, 2026Surabhi Sharma

Digital arrest scams in India dropped 86% in 2025 with cases falling from 1.23 lakh to 17,264. But Rs 644 crore was still lost. Inside the MHA crackdown. [...]

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UPI Crosses 228 Billion Transactions Worth Rs 300 Trillion in 2025: Inside India’s Digital Payments Revolution

April 22, 2026April 22, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s digital payments revolution reached a staggering new milestone in 2025, with the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processing 228.5 billion transactions worth Rs [...]

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UPI Marks 10 Years With Record Rs 29.53 Lakh Crore March 2026 as RBI Enforces Two-Factor Authentication

April 16, 2026April 22, 2026Ankit Thakur

UPI celebrates tenth anniversary with record Rs 29.53 lakh crore in March 2026 transactions. RBI mandates two-factor authentication from April 1. [...]

Credit Line on UPI Is Reshaping How India Borrows as Banks Race to Scale CLOU in 2026

April 12, 2026April 22, 2026Gaurav Thakur

The RBI-approved Credit Line on UPI (CLOU) is transforming India’s digital lending landscape. With 228. [...]

UPI Hits All-Time High of Rs 29.52 Trillion in March 2026 as India Caps Record FY26 for Digital Payments

April 7, 2026April 18, 2026Gaurav Thakur

UPI transactions surged to Rs 29.52 trillion in March 2026, capping FY26 at Rs 314 trillion with 730 million daily transactions. [...]

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RBI Digital Rupee Crosses 10 Million Wallets as India’s Fintech Ecosystem Reshapes Global Payments in 2026

March 30, 2026April 3, 2026Gaurav Thakur

India’s CBDC Experiment Reaches a Tipping Point The Reserve Bank of India’s digital rupee, officially designated the e-Rupee (e₹), crossed 10 million active [...]

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UPI Crosses 800 Million Daily Transactions as CRED Gets Payment Aggregator Licence From RBI

March 25, 2026April 22, 2026Surabhi Sharma

India’s Unified Payments Interface has crossed 800 million daily transactions for the first time. [...]

RBI’s Digital Lending Overhaul: New Guidelines Reshape India’s ₹5 Lakh Crore Fintech Credit Market

March 24, 2026April 3, 2026Surabhi Sharma

Regulation Catches Up With Innovation The Reserve Bank of India has issued a comprehensive overhaul of its digital lending guidelines, effective from April [...]

UPI Transactions Surge 11x in Four Years: How India Became the World’s Digital Payments Capital

March 24, 2026April 3, 2026Surabhi Sharma

The Numbers That Changed Everything When the Department of Financial Services released its comprehensive study on India’s digital payments ecosystem in February 2026, [...]