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After a ransomware attack caused a significant disruption in payment systems across 300 small local banks in India, demands for the introduction of decentralization in finance have only grown louder. 
According to several crypto experts, ransomware attacks like these increasingly questioned the safety of centralized banking structures and the inherent security flaws they possess.&nbsp; 
What Happened? 
On Wednesday, a ransomware cyberattack targeted C-Edge Technologies, a key provider of banking technology systems for relatively smaller financial institutions, leading to a temporary shutdown of their payment services. 
In response to the breach, the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) issued an advisory late Wednesday, announcing that it had temporarily isolated C-Edge Technologies, which cannot access payment systems. 
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The NPCI said, “Customers of banks serviced by C-Edge will not be able to access payment systems during the period of isolation.” 
The impact of this incident is significant yet contained, affecting around 0.5% of India’s payment system volumes. The majority of affected banks are smaller institutions, many of which operate primarily outside major urban centers.&nbsp; 
India’s banking landscape includes approximately 1,500 cooperative and regional banks, with the current disruption impacting a subset of these. 
What could be a feasible solution against such attacks? 
India’s recent ransomware attack on payment systems highlights a pressing need for decentralization and blockchain adoption. Unlike traditional systems, blockchain’s decentralized nature prevents single points of failure and enhances security. How can India leverage blockchain to safeguard its financial infrastructure from similar cyber threats in the future? 
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