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RBI Ropes in Olympian Neeraj Chopra for Cyber Frauds Awareness Campaign

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RBI ropes in Neeraj Chopra for banking fraud awareness campaignReserve Bank of India(RBI) roped in Olympic gold medalist, Athlete (Javelin) Neeraj Chopra for its new public awareness campaign against digital banking frauds. 

  • As a part of the campaign, Neeraj Chopra urges people not to disclose details such as one-time password(OTP), Card Verification Value(CVV) number and ATM PIN in front of others.
  • The campaign also states that the users should periodically change their online banking passwords and PIN numbers, and block their ATM, Credit, Debit or Prepaid cards if lost.

About Neeraj Chopra:

i.Neeraj Chopra, an Indian javelin thrower from Panipat, Haryana, won the gold medal at the Men’s Javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

ii.He became the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for Independent India.

iii.He won the gold medal at both the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games held in 2018.

iv.He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2018.

Cashify appointed Actor Rajkumar Rao as its 1st brand ambassador:

Cashify, formerly ReGlobe, the trademark of Manak Waste Management Private Limited, has appointed Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao as its first brand ambassador.

Cashify is a re-commerce marketplace, which offers a platform to resell old or used electronic gadgets.

  • Rajkumar Rao has signed a multi-year contract with Cashify.
  • He will promote their products over the digital media platform through campaigns and other promotional activities exclusively for the smartphone buyback category.

Note:

Cashify has raised 15 million USD from Olympus Capital and has acquired UniShop to diversify its Omnichannel customer service.

About Reserve Bank of India:

Governor- Shaktikanta Das
Headquarters- Mumbai, Maharashtra
The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935, under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.