UIDAI restricts e-wallets from accessing Aadhaar database
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has restricted mobile wallet companies from accessing the Aadhaar database, effective July 1. The Aadhaar issuing body has said that most payment companies do not have the necessary infrastructure to protect users' data. All payment firms must now depend on customers to provide virtual Aadhaar numbers for authentication as they cannot do eKYC.