UIDAI Moves to Ban Aadhaar Photocopies, Mandates QR-Based Digital Verification Layer: L1 — Identity The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is preparing to notify a new rule that will prohibit hotels, event organisers, telecom companies and other private entities from collecting or storing physical photocopies of Aadhaar cards. 12 Under the forthcoming regulation, any entity performing Aadhaar-based identity verification must register with UIDAI as an Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) and adopt digital methods — either QR-code scanning or a forthcoming Aadhaar mobile application currently in beta testing. 3 ...
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/L2 Payments & Financial Rails — NPCI, UPI, RuPay, and the economics of India’s payment ecosystem. This week was dominated by UPI’s tenth anniversary on August 25 — a moment that gave the government, NPCI, and the broader fintech ecosystem a chance to take stock. But the celebratory data releases also masked three consequential policy and product shifts that will shape the next decade of L2 infrastructure. Here’s what matters. ...