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August 2026
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SEBISEBI proposes fully digital KYC for NRIs, OCIs and foreign nationals located outside India in FATF-compliant countries; comment window closed on 4 September 2026
Digital KYC from abroad: draftComments invitedA SEBI consultation paper issued on 14 August 2026 proposes to let intermediaries on-board individual persons resident outside India digitally without insisting on physical presence in India, if the client is located in a FATF-compliant country. KYC records of such clients would be treated as portable, and video in-person verification would be subject to concurrent audit. Comments were due by 4 September 2026; the window has closed.
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