News Explainer: Why India’s digital lending industry is worried After the recent ban on 94 lending apps, there is fear among the digital lending industry because anyone could be on the next ban... Sarvesh MathiFebruary 10, 2023
News Whitelist of approved digital lending apps sent to app stores: Finance Ministry A whitelist of legal apps is a significant step because it effectively disallows any lending app that is not approved by the RBI. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 9, 2023
News How much money was seized by the Indian state while investigating illegal loan apps? A total of Rs 2,116 crore has been identified as proceeds of crime accrued by the accused who were found to run these illegal... MitakshFebruary 8, 2023
News India blocks 138 betting apps, 94 lending apps with Chinese links; some non-Chinese apps also targeted This is the first time a large scale action to block lending and gaming apps has been ordered by the government Sarvesh MathiFebruary 7, 2023
News RBI ‘Alert List’ names 34 unauthorised forex apps, users may get booked for transactions India's central bank RBI has released a non-exhaustive list of unauthorized apps trading in foreign exchange (forex), says FEMA will apply to users Akshit ChawlaSeptember 12, 2022
News RBI Will Issue Whitelist of Lending Apps Allowed On Google Play and Apple App Store: Finance Ministry RBI will prepare a whitelist of legal lending apps and MeitY will ensure that only these apps are hosted on Google Play and Apple... Sarvesh MathiSeptember 9, 2022
News Summary: What are RBI’s new rules for digital lending apps and service providers? The RBI released a new regulatory framework to govern digital lending including lending through online platforms and mobile apps Sarvesh MathiSeptember 6, 2022
News ED Raids Razorpay, Cashfree, Paytm The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided offices of Paytm and Cashfree amid crackdown on extortion by loan apps connected to China Akshit ChawlaSeptember 5, 2022
News TLDR: ED Raids CoinSwitch Kuber, Sephora lawsuit, Privacy and Google, Twitter whistleblower, more Here is a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 26, 2022
News Predatory loan apps: Chartered Accountants under scrutiny, IT Ministry in consultation with Google Play Store The probe by ICAI for allegedly enabling these predatory loan apps comes along with MeitY working with Google Play store to curb them Sarvesh MathiAugust 23, 2022