Jaitley made the reference in the Lok Sabha while talking about the need for having a strong payment system.
"In a private transaction, just as for instance today, this radio taxi service controversy is going on. How does a consumer pay for these radio taxies which are currently in controversy? These are not governmental transactions or banking transactions," he said while moving for consideration the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014.
US-based Uber is at the centre of a storm following the alleged rape committed by a driver registered with it.
Uber had faced issues with its payment system. Following Reserve Bank of India's direction, the company has now complied with the norms.
The company had run into regulatory hurdles with the RBI after the latter raised concerns about Uber's payment system including its authentication process.