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By circumventing the rules for accessing Aadhaar data on the state-run document platform, the fintech firm seems to have landed itself and its clients in trouble.
Editor's note: Update: After this story was published, a government official told The Morning Context that there was no unauthorized access of Aadhaar data by Karza Technologies. The firm failed to redirect its users to DigiLocker's authentication page, which was deemed as a violation of DigiLocker's terms of services that led to the ban, as we have detailed in the story. The official added that the government is now working towards building a comprehensive compliance framework for DigiLocker's partners in lieu of this incident. Karza Technologies would say it only tried to ease the verification process for official documents on behalf of its clients. But, in doing so, not only did the fintech software firm misuse its access to the Indian government’s DigiLocker platform, it may have also allowed its clients to gain unauthorized access to Aadhaar data. In October, DigiLocker, which is operated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, or MeitY, sent a letter to all the entities on its network informing them that Perfios-owned Karza Technologies had been banned from the platform owing to violations of the Aadhaar …
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
A Rs 10,440 crore share swap with listed Shalimar Paints could give the building materials startup a public market presence without a traditional IPO. But the novel route leaves investors grappling with dilution, valuation and governance concerns.
