The Central Know Your Customer (CKYC) initiative, established by the Government of India aims to streamline and simplify the KYC process across financial institutions. Managed by the Central Registry of Securitization Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI), CKYC serves as a unified repository for storing KYC records of individuals.
Central KYC Records Registry (CKYCRR) set up under Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records Rules, 2005), is a Reporting Entity, substantially owned and controlled by the Central Government, and authorized by the Government to receive, store, safeguard and retrieve the KYC records in digital form of a client in such a manner and to […]
This is regarding the introduction of CKYC reference ID and the masking of the KYC identifier in CKYCRR responses.
Amendment to the Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 Please refer to the Master Direction – Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016 dated February 25, 2016, as amended from time to time, in terms of which Regulated Entities (REs) have to undertake Customer Due Diligence (CDD), as per the process laid out […]
The KYC record of a client is uploaded on the system of KRAs by the intermediaries performing client due diligence as per the provisions of SEBI KRA Regulations, 2011. Additionally, the KYC information is uploaded on CKYCRR by the intermediaries in terms of SEBI master circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/SECFATF/P/CIR/2023/169 dated Oct 12, 2023 on KYC norms in […]
Please refer to the Master Direction (MD) on KYC dated February 25, 2016, as amended from time to time, in terms of which Regulated Entities (REs) have to undertake Customer Due Diligence (CDD), as per the process laid out therein, for their customers.
The Reserve Bank has, from time to time, taken measures to rationalise the KYC related instructions taking into account the available technological options for enhancing customers’ convenience within the framework prescribed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) and rules framed thereunder.
IRDAI had issued Master Guidelines on AML/CFT for General insurers and Life insurers in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Subsequently, multiple circulars had been issued on the subject.
CKYC Communique exempts the reporting entities from uploading Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) related KYC records to CKYCR
CKYC Communique exempts the reporting entities from uploading Foreign Portfolio Investor’s related KYC records to CKYCR.