CRED secures RBI authorisation as payment aggregator, introduces biometric UPI payments.

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    "title": "CRED secures RBI authorisation as payment aggregator, introduces biometric UPI payments.",
    "excerpt": "CRED secures RBI authorisation as payment aggregator, introduces biometric UPI payments.\n\nCRED receives RBI approval to operate as a payment aggregator and adds biometric authentication for UPI payments up to ₹5,000.\n\nCRED has received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a payment aggregator, as per PTI reports. This allows the company to handle and route online payments for merchants within a regulated setup.\n\nPayment aggregators act as intermediaries between customers, merchants, and banks. They are required to follow RBI rules on capital, data storage, and transaction security.\n\nNew UPI authentication method.\n\nAlongside this, CRED has introduced biometric authentication for UPI payments of up to ₹5,000. Users can approve transactions using fingerprint or face recognition instead of entering a PIN.\n\nThe feature has been developed with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and is available on both Android and iOS devices. It covers credit card bill payments, utility payments, merchant payments, and peer-to-peer transfers.\n\nHow it fits regulations.\n\nDigital payments in India require at least 2 levels of authentication. For UPI, 1 of these must be dynamic or unique to each transaction.\n\nBiometric authentication meets this requirement as it is linked to the user's device and identity. It also reduces cases of failed transactions caused by...",
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