New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Match Group is doubling down on India as a growth market for Tinder and Hinge, even as dating-app scams attract greater scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers globally.

The company sees significant headroom in India, driven by rising smartphone use, wider internet access and still-low dating-app adoption compared with markets such as the US, said senior vice-president and head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, who was in India last week.

That optimism comes amid growing concerns over online fraud. The scrutiny comes as a year-long investigation led by US senator Maggie Hassan found shortcomings in Tinder's global fraud-detection systems.

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