RBI’s cloud storage plans should worry Big Tech in India

The proposed cloud facility could eventually help banks reduce their dependence on foreign tech giants for storing data.

For years now, Indian customers have seen their sensitive financial data being misused by scammers. Most of us know someone—a friend, a family member or a colleague—who has been a victim of phishing attacks by scamsters.

A key reason why fraudulent entities are able to access this information is India’s financial institutions use vulnerable systems to store data, making their databases prone to sophisticated cyberattacks. Here, the Reserve Bank of India has faced a tricky question: What is the most secure way of hosting customers’ sensitive financial data?

In recent years, a unanimous answer has emerged: Databases hosted in the …

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Ashwin Manikandan

Ashwin covered fintech and banking at The Morning Context. Previously, he was at The Economic Times, where he worked across the finance, tech and startup verticals, breaking stories related to India’s banking system, startups in the new economy, digital payments, insurance and cryptocurrencies.

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ashwin@mailtmc.com

Delhi