Taxi-app firm Uber has clashed with Indian authorities over the way customers pay fares.

It criticised "antiquated" rules that demand credit-card payments use a two-step authentication process.

The row follows Uber's suspension of its operations in Nevada after a state court banned it from operating there.

In addition, Uber has been declared illegal in Thailand, and it is fighting legal action in France that seeks to outlaw one of its services.

Uber has faced criticism and protests in many different nations

The row in India arose after taxi drivers in the country said Uber drivers were breaking rules set by the Reserve Bank of India, which demands that any credit-card payment uses two-step authentication.

The Reserve Bank agreed that paying for a ride in an Uber cab via smartphone did break these laws and set a deadline of 30 November for it to comply.

(Source: BBC)