-The Times of India BAREILLY: Two days after PM Modi urged Jan Dhan account holders at a rally in poll-bound UP's Moradabad city to hold on to the money deposited into their accounts by people with illegal cash, villagers across districts that TOI spoke with said the PM's advice didn't factor in "ground realities". "The PM may have meant well, but the fact is not one Jan Dhan account holder who let...
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Harried bankers want to shut shop till there's enough cash -Saloni Shukla
-The Economic Times MUMBAI: Bank employees want branches to be closed until the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) supplies sufficient quantities of currency notes as irate customers increasingly harass staffers and indulge in arson and physical assault amid a cash shortage following demonetisation of high denomination notes last month. "RBI should take a view to stop banking operations for 15 days till adequate money is available. Let RBI close the banks till...
More »Demonetisation: Micro-ATMs, Point of Sale asked to guard against cyber attacks
-PTI NEW DELHI: With the usage of micro-ATMs and POS counters witnessing a sharp surge post demonetisation, the country's premier cyber security agency CERT-In has cautioned customers, bankers and traders against skimming and malware attacks on these systems and asked them to adopt high-end encryption to plug possible breaches. The CERT-In, nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing attacks and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian Internet domain, has issued two specific...
More »With Rs 9.9 lakh crore back, Centre's estimates may go for a toss
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With over three weeks to go for the deadline to deposit invalidated 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, deposits in the scrapped currency continue to swell, straining the Centre's estimate of how much of the illegal tender might not come back into the system. Government data shows deposits in two high denomination notes by Saturday evening had totalled Rs 9.85 lakh crore. The imposing figure, shared by...
More »Aadhaar all set to replace PIN, password -Mahendra K Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Aadhaar number is all set to become an alternative for all online and card transactions which require password and PIN. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is developing a mobile app that can be used by shopkeepers, merchants or individuals for receiving payments. The move is part of the drive, anchored by Niti Aayog, to make India a cashless economy after the government scrapped high-value...
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