Telecom companies will soon verify user identities with just their mobile numbers, relieving consumers of password fatigue when transacting via smartphones. In the interim, if there’s a delay in getting the OTP, they get timed out, forcing customers to toggle between sites. We are working on this kind of mobile identity, which will ensure secure transactions in one shot,” said a senior executive at one of the operators. On the other hand, we offer a unified API (application programming interface) that brands can leverage to enable Mobile Identity services for authenticating users,” said Rajdipkumar Gupta, managing director at Route Mobile. According to the telecom executive cited earlier, there won’t be any reduction in security measures.

Source: Economic Times December 26, 2020 12:37 UTC