Google Pay does not access Aadhaar database, Google tells Delhi HC

Google on Monday said that its Google Pay platform does not require access to Aadhaar database, reported Economic Times.

Google made the submission in an additional affidavit before Delhi High Court in response to public litigation alleging the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) had allowed Google Pay access to the BHIM Aadhaar platform without informing the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

“The Respondent 2 (GPay) is entirely unconnected to BHIM AADHAAR which is a separate product. It is further submitted that Google Pay does not require user’s Aadhar details, in any manner whatsoever and therefore, neither does it require to access the Aadhaar database nor does it have access to the Aadhaar database,” Google’s affidavit is quoted as saying.