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RBI mandates stronger 2-factor authentication in new guidelines
Business Standard
|September 26, 2025
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated two-factor authentication for all types of digital payments in the country starting from April 1, 2026, with a view of strengthening the security of transactions.
According to RBI, at least one form of authentication for a transaction is required to be dynamically created or proven. This implies that the proof of possession of this authentication should be unique to that transaction.
This story is from the September 26, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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