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Aadhaar had crossed the one billion mark in September 2015 and become the world’s largest biometric identity project. iSPIRIT (Indian Software Product Industry Round Table) is a volunteer organisation and is the driving force behind India Stack. India...

Aadhaar Facial Recognition: A Boon or a Bane?

Steven De NazarethJul 25, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

The need for facial recognition came into place when there was a clash between authenticating those that were beneficiaries of the subsidy and the error in the authorization. In order to overcome this shortcoming, facial recognition would allow the beneficiaries...

RBI Sets Deadline for Banks to Tweak System for Virtual ID Integration

Vijay RaoJul 24, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

June 30th 2018 is the deadline for all banks to tweak their systems to enable Virtual IDs instead of Aadhaar. Also, banks have to migrate to the KYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism as decreed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Customers have a choice...

Will the Aadhaar Act Stand The Test of Time?

Steven De NazarethJul 17, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

The Aadhaar Act was notified by the Centre as on 26 March 2016. With this, Indian citizens now have a unique identity number assigned to them with statutory backing. The basis of the Act was to empower Aadhaar with the legal leg room to help transfer...

Is UIDAI’s Virtual ID a Feasible Solution For Aadhaar?

Steven De NazarethJun 28, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

After a lot of hear and cry about the ease of purchasing the Aadhaar database for as little as ₹500, UIDAI launched the Virtual ID (VID) to counter this revelation. This VID is in place for the Aadhaar number for authentication and provides a limited...

UIDAI’s Latest Steps To Solve Aadhaar Related Security Concern

MichelleMay 29, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) stated in a circular that it has classified AUAs (and KUAs, wherever it’s applicable) into two categories namely Global AUAs and Local AUAs. This is being done to ensure the security of Aadhaar numbers....

How Aadhaar Based eSign Impacts eCommerce In India?

Vijay RaoFeb 14, 2018 Aadhaar, Audit Trail, eSign No Comments

Imagine you were in Mumbai city but had to travel to Bangalore to sign and validate an important agreement. You also have another agreement to sign in Chennai – clearly involves extensive time, efforts and the undeniable hassles that come with...

What Is Virtual ID And How Does It Safeguard Aadhaar Details?

Vijay RaoFeb 05, 2018 Aadhaar No Comments

What Is Virtual ID and How to generate one? According to the circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a Virtual ID is a 16-digit fungible number that is mapped to your Aadhaar number. Once a Virtual ID is generated, you...

Aadhaar Based eSign To Help Universities & Professors

Vijay RaoJan 03, 2018 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

The rapid adoption of the Aadhaar based eSign across the industries has only inspired a greater need for the more comprehensive adoption of the legally binding technology. The fact that the eSign saves time, expenses and complementary resources associated...

Aadhaar based eSign: Valid or Invalid?

Vijay RaoDec 29, 2017 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

The Aadhaar based eSign has made life easy for many individuals and businesses who are now able to make a legally binding electronic signature from any part of the world. Users just need to have a mobile phone number that is linked to Aadhaar. The facility...

Aadhaar Based eSignature: Checklist To Find The Best Vendor

Vijay RaoDec 28, 2017 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

The Aadhaar based eSignature has proven to be a game-changing development in India. Organizations that are using this technology have discovered the massive benefits of eSigning an online document. The growing demand for the service has only increased...

How Aadhaar Based eSign & eKYC Will Boost Your Workflow

Vijay RaoDec 27, 2017 Aadhaar, Documents, eKYC, eSign No Comments

Aadhaar represents the unique identity of every Indian. It has reached out to the masses in such an emphatic way that at the time of writing this document almost 99.9 percent or 1.3 billion Indians over the age of 18 have been issued the biometric-enabled...

Difference Between Offline Signature and Online Signature

Vijay RaoDec 27, 2017 Aadhaar, Audit Trail, eSign No Comments

Imagine being in Mumbai city but having a need to travel to Bangalore only because a specific document needs your review and signature. Speed post or courier may help in some cases but are they reliable and fast enough? The onset of eDocuments and eSignatures...

Aadhaar eKYC – What Is It And The 3 Incredible Advantages

Vijay RaoDec 01, 2017 Aadhaar, eKYC No Comments

A job applicant at a hospital ended up getting psychiatric sessions thanks to mistaken identity according to a World Privacy Forum report. Funny as it is, Identity theft or mismanaging the same has proven to cause colossal financial as well as emotional...

Cashless Economy: Aadhaar Based eSign Plays A Central Role

Vijay RaoOct 12, 2017 Aadhaar, eKYC, eSign No Comments

Indian Government’s decision to fully digitize our economy ruffled many a business heads at the outset. Not anymore though. As with any radical change, the initial rough phase has been left behind as we begin to soak in the many benefits of the much...

What Is The Role Of Aadhaar In Businesses?

Vijay RaoSep 18, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) Since the launch of the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), the main objective of the Government has been to move towards a cashless economy. With the help of the Aadhaar-based Unified Payment Interface (UPI), an individual...

SignDesk.com Offers Online Signature Services

Vijay RaoSep 15, 2017 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

What Is eSign? eSign is an electronic signature service that facilitates a user to apply their digital signature on a document. The eSign service of authenticating users is made possible through the Aadhaar Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) service....

eSign: An Eco-Friendly Way Of Signing Documents

Vijay RaoSep 14, 2017 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

What Is eSign? eSign enables an Aadhaar holder to digitally sign a document from anywhere and at any time in an easy and secure manner. eSign authenticates the identity of an individual through Aadhaar eKYC information. An Aadhaar holder can sign a document...

How To Update Mobile Number With Aadhaar?

Vijay RaoSep 01, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

In general, there are four scenarios in which you can link a phone number to your Aadhaar account. The first being auto-registering your phone number while getting your Aadhaar, the second is linking your phone number after obtaining an Aadhaar (non-linked...

Digital Signature And Aadhaar-Based Electronic Signature

Vijay RaoAug 28, 2017 Aadhaar, eSign No Comments

A digital signature can be viewed as a fingerprint or a coded message that is unique to both the document being signed and the signer. It binds both of them together. If we recall, a handwritten signature also does the same thing. However, in digital...

What Are the Benefits Of Aadhaar Card?

Vijay RaoAug 21, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

In early 2010, a Central Government agency called the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), came up with the idea to assign unique numbers to each citizen of the country after collecting their biometric values and storing them. The Aadhaar...

Most Common Problems With Aadhaar Cards: How To Rectify?

SumanthaJul 03, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

Aadhaar is here to stay for the long run, although there are still a few kinks that the centre needs to work out. Some of these problems with Aadhaar makes it less-efficient than it actually is. These problems affect the end user, the person availing...

How To Update Mobile Number With Aadhaar?

SumanthaJul 03, 2017 Aadhaar 3 Comments

In general, there are three scenarios in which you can link a phone number with your Aadhaar account. The first being auto-registering your phone number while getting your Aadhaar, the second is linking your phone number after obtaining an Aadhaar (non-linked...

Aadhaar – Meaning And Its Prime Features

SumanthaMar 16, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

What Is Aadhaar? The term Aadhaar is derived from the language Hindi, with the literal meaning of the word being ‘Foundation’. Aadhaar is a cloud database identification system that holds the information such as name, fingerprint scan, iris scan,...

The Role Of Aadhaar In Business

SumanthaMar 16, 2017 Aadhaar No Comments

The purpose of this article is to understand how Aadhaar is being currently used and integrated into everyday life, and at the same time, we look to see how Aadhaar can be incorporated into businesses and other sectors of the economy. Unified Payment...

Aadhaar And The Ease Of Doing Business

SumanthaNov 04, 2016 Aadhaar 1 Comment

You may have heard of e-signatures, recently pioneered by enterprises like our own, SignDesk.com; this serves as a perfect example of what a service like Aadhaar could do for the Startup universe. It opens up avenues which would have been unthinkable...

What Is Aadhaar Based eKYC?

SumanthaSep 30, 2016 Aadhaar 7 Comments

KYC, which stands for ‘Know Your Customer’, must be a familiar term for any Indian who tried to get any utility connections like sim, LPG or open a bank account. KYC is a regulatory policy that has been developed and applied worldwide to curb...

Know The Many Benefits Of An Aadhaar Card

SumanthaSep 22, 2016 Aadhaar 5 Comments

In early 2010, a central government agency called the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), came up with the idea to assign unique numbers to each citizen of the country after collecting their biometric values and storing them. This unique...

Aadhaar – The Foundation For A Digitized India

SumanthaAug 30, 2016 Aadhaar 3 Comments

Out of India’s 1.2 billion population, the Aadhaar initiative has successfully issued cards to an astounding one billion! And to imagine the number of business or other opportunities it could open for people, we should all be looking at the new IT rush!...