The "Validated UPI Handles" and "SEBI Check" will enhance Investor Protection and Combat deepfakes and cyber frauds. Investors can check on 'SEBI Sheck" whether a UPI handle or bank account is registered or not before making any payment.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday directed the UPI watchdog, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to examine the request of One97 Communication Ltd (OCL) to become a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) for the UPI channel for continued UPI operation of the Paytm app.