Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Last week, Reserve Bank of India proudly announced the launch of a “Unified Payment Interface” (UPI) hailed as the next giant leap in “Digital Payment System Innovation”. UPI is expected to make our mobiles a universal instrument for all forms … Continue reading →

Today, I received an interesting question posed to me through the Cyber Law Guru mobile APP. The question was posed by one by name “Sisirk” and stated as follows: Question: As per their RTI reply, RBI hasn’t really given permission … Continue reading →

One of the suggestions under the Unified Payment Interface is that the participating bank would issue a “Virtual Address” to the customer. This will replace the account number. This virtual address would be used by remitters to send payment. This … Continue reading →

The Unified Payment System launched by RBI on 12th April 2016 on a platform managed by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) poses a huge challenge to the security of public money held in Banks. As we go forward, the … Continue reading →

If you are an ICICI bank customer, beware that your Bank account information is open to anybody who is in possession of your mobile. This is breach of privacy under the age old Banking laws besides it is a violation … Continue reading →