India, Oct. 11 -- Google Pay has not yet integrated the government's Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI), a system that flags mobile numbers based on their likelihood of being linked to financial scams, onto its platform, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Friday.

Developed by the DoT, the FRI classifies phone numbers by risk level to help digital payment platforms detect and block fraudulent transactions. When users attempt payments through digital platforms, medium-risk numbers trigger warning pop-ups advising caution. High and very high-risk classifications can result in complete transaction blocks.

According to a DoT official, the idea of FRI is to stop financial fraud at its source. "With Google Pay yet t...