The Telegraph

NPCI launches biometric authentication for UPI to boost secure, PIN-less payments

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which operates UPI, IMPS and other retail payment systems, on Tuesday launched biometric authentication for UPI payments at the Global Fintech Fest ...
moneycontrol.com

NPCI rolls out UPI payments with fingerprint and face authentication instead of PIN

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched biometric authentication for UPI payments at the Global Fintech Fest on October 7 in Mumbai. The biometric authentication will be ...
Reuters

India to roll out biometric authentication for instant digital payments from Wednesday, sources say

MUMBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - India will allow users to approve payments made through popular domestic payments network, the Unified Payments Interface, using facial recognition and fingerprints starting ...
Mint

Now, approve UPI payments with fingerprint, facial authentication

Mumbai: The government is rolling out fingerprint and facial approval of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions to simplify digital payments and strengthen verification. Users will now also ...
Indiatimes

RBI overhauls digital payment security: New risk-based authentication for safer transactions - Here's all you need to know

India's digital payments will undergo a major security overhaul by April 2026, as the RBI mandates a risk-based authentication model. Moving beyond sole OTP reliance, banks will use device, location, ...