No data breach of customers' financial details with BHIM app, says NPCI

Reacting to the allegations of security chinks at a partner's end, the NPCI said an independent verification of the news was undertaken and no data breach was found

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which runs the BHIM App, on Tuesday asserted that there has been no data compromise pertaining to the popular small payments application.

Reacting to the allegations of security chinks at a partner's end, the NPCI said an independent verification of the news was undertaken and no data breach compromising financial details of customers was found. The BHIM App has so far had 136 million downloads. 

Vpnmentor, an Israeli ethical hacking and research firm, had on Monday claimed that data of over 7 million BHIM users was alleged to have been potentially exposed due