April 9th, 2025 11:45 AM 3 COMMENTS

New Aadhaar App Unveiled by Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently revealed the new Aadhaar app for Indian users. This app is focused on boosting privacy and at the same time making it convenient for the users to identify themselves. With the new Aadhaar app, users can do face identification directly from the mobile app. With just a tap, users will be able to share the necessary data. The new Aadhaar app is currently in the... Read More

March 19th, 2025 10:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

UIDAI Partners with Sarvam AI to Enhance Aadhaar Services

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has partnered with Bengaluru-based Generative AI (GenAI) company Sarvam AI to deploy an indigenous GenAI solution aimed at improving Aadhaar services and enhancing user experience. Also Read: Indian Government Allows Aadhaar Face Authentication for Private Entities AI-Powered Services With the agreement coming into effect from March 18th, Sarvam will deploy the AI solution to perform voice-based interactions for resident-centric use cases.  This will... Read More

February 28th, 2025 9:31 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Government Allows Aadhaar Face Authentication for Private Entities

The Indian government has permitted Aadhaar-enabled face authentication to be integrated into private entities' mobile apps, enabling seamless and secure identity verification for users. This move is expected to enhance ease of living, facilitate digital transactions, and improve service accessibility across sectors, including hospitality, healthcare, credit rating bureaus, e-commerce, educational institutions, and aggregator service providers. Also Read: Aadhaar Has Enabled Jio to Activate Millions of Customers: Infosys Chairman Expanded Use... Read More

May 3rd, 2023 5:47 PM 14 COMMENTS

UIDAI Launches Facility to Verify Mobile Numbers and Email IDs with Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new facility on its website and mobile app to allow residents to verify their mobile numbers and email IDs that have been linked with their Aadhaar. The feature is designed to address instances where residents are unsure of the mobile number that has been seeded to their Aadhaar. By using the "Verify email/mobile Number" feature on the official website or... Read More

March 7th, 2019 8:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

New Voluntary eKYC Aadhaar Based Verification Process to Make Customer Acquisition Faster and Cheaper for Telcos

A new notification which allows for voluntary Aadhaar based-digital verification will help the top three telecom companies of India, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in speeding up their subscriber addition process, industry executives said. The industry experts also added that this would bring down the costs of user acquisition as well for these companies, especially in the rural regions. In their words, Aadhaar would be a full proof... Read More

January 2nd, 2019 6:45 PM 14 COMMENTS

Government Introduces a New Bill to Allow Voluntary Use of Aadhaar for Availing SIM Cards

The government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection. The bill, which seeks to amend three separate laws governing Aadhaar, telecom sector, and banking regulation, also gives a minor an option to opt out of the 12-digit identity... Read More

December 19th, 2018 7:40 PM 8 COMMENTS

Telecom Companies Stand For QR Code Verification Method, Claim Equal Efficiency as Aadhaar

Telecom operators have expressed reluctance towards the readoption of the Aadhaar-based verification method saying that the new QR based verification technology is equally efficient and takes the same amount of time as the verification from the 12-digit identity number. The telecom operators have also said that the Aadhaar based verification method will also not benefit their customer acquisition, reported ET Telecom. Supreme Court Ruled Aadhaar Authentication for Private Telcos A... Read More

November 19th, 2018 8:44 PM 15 COMMENTS

Aadhaar-Based eKYC Verification Process Likely to Be Discontinued in a Couple of Days: COAI

Telecom operators have completed the adoption of a new e-KYC (Know Your Customer) process in around 85% of the country and the rest is likely to be covered soon, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, COAI Director General Rajan Mathews said the use of the Aadhaar-based process is likely to end in a day or two. "I would say a good 80-85%... Read More

November 2nd, 2018 11:20 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telcos Planning to Rollout New Digital Verification Method for Subscriber Addition by November 20

Telecom operators have sought time till November 20 to implement the new digital system for subscriber registration and verification in place of the Aadhaar-based system. "...in order to ensure proper implementation and cause no inconvenience to the customers, we request that an additional period of 15 days, till November 20, 2018, be granted for the implementation of the new digital process," COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews said in a... Read More

October 5th, 2018 8:15 PM 10 COMMENTS

UIDAI Says Service Providers Can Use Offline Verification Modes of Aadhaar

Aadhaar-issuing body, UIDAI today said that service providers could make use of the offline verification modes of Aadhaar such as eAadhaar and QR code, which allows a user to avail services without any access to biometrics or authentication or revealing the 12-digit Aadhaar ID. UIDAI made this statement after the Supreme Court judgement on restricting the use of Aadhaar. In an interview to PTI, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)... Read More

October 1st, 2018 2:56 PM 29 COMMENTS

UIDAI Seeks a Plan From Telcos on How to Discontinue Aadhaar-Based eKYC by October 15

Aadhaar body, UIDAI has asked telecom service providers in the country to prepare a plan in the next 15 days on how to stop using the 12-digit Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication. This move comes a week after the Supreme Court decision which imposed curbs on the use of Aadhaar as a mandate by private firms including banks and telcos. UIDAI has already issued a circular on the same to telcos including... Read More

August 18th, 2018 2:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

Telcos Can Soon Issue New SIM Cards Using Face Authentication Feature for Aadhaar, Says UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which announced the face authentication feature for Aadhaar earlier this year, today stated that it would start the rollout of the feature in a phased manner. The feature will start rolling out with telecom service providers from September 15. When UIDAI announced the face recognition feature, it thought of starting the service from July 1, which was later pushed to August 1. However,... Read More

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