E-kyc

No need for customers to visit bank branches for re-KYC, says RBI

Self-declaration via email, phone sufficient

Banks should not ask for verification at branch level if e-KYC done: RBI

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said banks should not ask for verifications/updates at the branch level in case a customer has done e-KYC or those who have completed the KYC (know-your-customer) process on C-KYC portal. Bank customers who've completed their KYC verifications online can do the annual updates as well as changes if any in their personal details online. A bank should not be demanding from a customer to walk into the branch for verification/updates. There is no such rule from the Reserve Bank on this, governor Shaktikanta Das told reporters on Wednesday. The governor also said, similarly for those customers who have uploaded their KYC details on the central-KYC (C-KYC) portal should not be asked for verification by any bank. In such case, the customer can just mail or message from the registered email ID or mobile to the bank to access the KYC details from the C-KYC portal. Blaming lack of awareness at the front-end of banks, deputy governor Rabi Sankar said the central ba

More than 1,750 mn Aadhaar authentications done in October 2022: UIDAI

So far, over 1,100 welfare schemes in the country run by both centre and states have been notified to use Aadhaar

A step-to-step guide to transferring Amazon Pay balance to bank account

Note, however, that you can only do this if you have completed your KYC

PM KISAN Yojana: List of documents required to receive the 12th installment

To avail of the benefits under PM KISAN Yojana, the farmer family must present the required documents before the state government

PM Kisan Yojana: How to know your registration number to avail of benefits

Under PM KISAN Yojana, the payment is done in the form of three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. But to avail of the benefits, the farmers need to get themselves registered under the scheme

PM KISAN: How to register under the scheme to receive the 12th installment

To use the scheme's benefits, a family must own cultivable land, the records of which must be available with the state authorities

MobiKwik denies KYC breach of 3.5 mn users amid IPO plans, says data 'safe'

According to the researchers, the entire database is available for 1.5 Bitcoin (nearly $84,000) on the Dark Web

KYC norms hindering financial penetration

CKYC is failing to have the desired impact due to lack of clear directions from the regulators, and lack of connectivity between the stakeholders and the repository

CDSL gets UIDAI nod for e-KYC authentication for opening accounts online

CDSL said it will facilitate intermediaries to offer seamless online account opening using Aadhaar-based e-KYC

After Covid-19

Digital public goods can backstop the Indian economy

RBI approves Aadhaar-based video authentication as alternative to e-KYC

Video KYC will have to be verified through Aadhaar

Linking Aadhaar with social media or ending encryption is counterproductive

The need of the hour is sustained research and development of privacy protecting surveillance mechanisms

Video-KYC needed for foolproof verification, suggests MSME report

The report has elaborated a nine-step process for performing video KYC, as part of performing a digital KYC wherever possible

Post SC ruling, Fintechs replacing Aadhaar with innovative e-KYC processes

While some have developed video-based authentication that uses govt identification such as PAN card, driving licence and passport, others are using selfie-based IDs through cell phones or laptops

Consent of clients must to use Aadhaar for e-KYC

The insurers have to maintain KYC records of their clients

Your Money: Revised e-KYC can expedite opening of accounts

But a/c has to be regularised in a year; there are also limits on amount