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Nithin Kamath slams ‘Dark Patterns’ in finance apps, tells how Zerodha remains clean

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Nithin Kamath slams ‘Dark Patterns’ in finance apps, tells how Zerodha remains clean

Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath on Wednesday noted that design tricks used in financial apps and websites are made to deliberately nudge users to do things which are not in their best interests. Referring to these tricks as ‘Dark patterns‘, Kamath said that the financial services business is often skewed towards what is good … Read more

6 in 10 consumers of online insurance sales platforms experience nagging, subscription trap: Survey

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6 in 10 consumers of online insurance sales platforms experience nagging, subscription trap: Survey

The mis-selling of insurance policies, encompassing life, health, motor, property, and other types of coverage, is a frequent reality. It is not uncommon for insurance agents or representatives to withhold crucial information regarding policy exclusions and limitations. Furthermore, there are instances where they may aggressively promote certain policies over others in order to achieve their … Read more