Truecaller clarifies the UPI signup fiasco, blames app bug for quietly creating payments account

Truecaller app which was found to be signing up Indian users for its payment service without permission has introduced an update to its platform in India. Reports emerged on Monday that the previous software update had secretly signed up an undisclosed number of users to its payments services.

Truecaller app which helps users screen spam calls and has India as its one of the largest markets had a number of Indian users complaining on Monday this week that the spam-blocker app, had signed up them to its payments service without their permission.