Aadhaar-based digital KYC has completely transformed the way organisations onboard new customers. With fully-automated onboarding / KYC systems in place, an increasing number of organisations are now using paperless means of completing the end-user KYC.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) have been consistently working to improve the uptake and usability of India’s Aadhaar-based e-KYC ecosystem.
Recently, on 13th September 2021, RBI released a circular stating that all RBI-governed entities, such as NBFCs, Payment System Providers, and Payment System Participants, can now apply for their own AUA / KUA license to use Aadhaar’s e-KYC and Aadhaar Authentication services of UIDAI.
When it comes to checking Officially Valid Documents (OVDs) and verifying KYC information, the maker-checker concept has been in place for a long time. However, due to the accelerated pace of digital transformation catalysed by the pandemic, the manual process of this maker-checker activity has started becoming more expensive and hence unviable.
On 10th May this year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) amended the Master Directions (MD) on KYC to expand the scope and usage of Video-based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP).
These amendments are a welcome move as they effectively eliminate the various ambiguities associated with the implementation of a V-CIP solution.
Continuing its winning streak of developing world-class digital platforms that facilitate ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and enhance the lives of discerning Indian citizens, ECS recently helped National E-Governance Services Ltd. (NeSL) – a Union Government Company, to develop a fully-digital platform to enable paperless execution of non-registrable agreements and digital payment of Stamp Duty in the the state of Tamil Nadu.
Earlier this year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had permitted banks and financial institutions to deploy Video Customer Identification Process (V-CIP) to digitally onboard new customers.
As social distancing becomes the new norm amidst the raging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organisations across the globe are focusing on contactless technologies to reduce in-person meetings with their customers.
In a welcome relief to Aadhaar holders and Aadhaar-based e-KYC Authenticating Entities alike, the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, 13th November 2019 amended the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to make the e-KYC process easier.