FRI, it said, underscored the growing impact of coordinated inter-agency action and citizen participation in combating digital financial crimes. Launched on May 22, 2025, FRI is being implemented through DoT's Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)
The advisory explained that Washington uses a special "D risk indicator" in its travel alerts to highlight countries where US citizens face a high danger of wrongful or arbitrary detention. Afghanistan, the report said, tops this list due to the severity of threats on the ground.
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday outlined in Parliament the government's sweeping measures to combat cyber fraud and international spoof calls.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) welcomes the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) advisory issued on June 30, 2025, directing all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Co-operative Banks to integrate the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) developed by DoT
FRI allows for swift, targeted, and collaborative action against suspected frauds in both telecom and financial domains. With UPI being the most preferred payment method across India, this intervention could save millions of citizens from falling prey to cyber fraud, the ministry said.
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 10 (ANI): The US State Department on Tuesday (local time) introduced a new risk indicator for 35 countries, including Pakistan, to communicate more clearly to American citizens the "risks of kidnapping and hostage-taking" by criminal and terrorist actors around the