Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS)

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: The Hindu  Context: Scammers are reportedly using leaked biometric details (silicone thumbs), bypassing the need for OTPs, to siphon money from users’ bank accounts. About Aadhaar-enabled Payment System: Aadhaar-enabled Payment Services (AePS) is a bank-led model, which allows online financial transactions at Point-of-Sale (PoS) and Micro ATMs through the business …

Technology at your service – Transforming lives and society

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Achievements of Indians in Science & Technology; Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology   Source: IE Context: The digital revolution has transformed the lives of ordinary citizens, given the power to the poorest and marginalised, and offered the youth the ability to create.   Digital initiatives that have changed the …