{"id":4179,"date":"2020-06-15T06:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T06:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/in\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2025-10-28T01:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:02:23","slug":"sebi-notification-now-allows-paperless-investor-onboarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/sebi-notification-now-allows-paperless-investor-onboarding","title":{"rendered":"SEBI notification now allows paperless investor onboarding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6189 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/SEBI-notification.jpg\" alt=\"SEBI notification now allows paperless investor onboarding\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>SEBI notification now allows paperless investor onboarding<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">In a circular released on April 24 2020, SEBI has permitted the KYC process for individual investors to be completed online. The circular allows investors to begin an account-based relationship with a Registered Intermediary (RI) via online KYC, <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/video-kyc\">video-based in-Person Verification<\/a>, and online submission of documents under <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/esign-workflow\">eSign<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">But what does this mean for you? Here we&#8217;ll unpack the contents of the circular and what it means for both investors and RI\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Everything you need to know about SEBI&#8217;s circular on <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">online KYC<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEBI, in a recent <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sebi.gov.in\/legal\/circulars\/apr-2020\/clarification-on-know-your-client-kyc-process-and-use-of-technology-for-kyc_46565.html\">circular<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has envisaged a completely online process for RI&#8217;s to onboard investors. This process can either be completed via the online submission of KYC information or through an in-person verification process that takes place through video.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">We will illustrate the steps involved in both processes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/video-kyc\"><b>Online KYC Process<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Firstly, the steps to be undertaken for onboarding through the submission of documents online are outlined below:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The investor visits the online platform of the RI and fills up the online KYC form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The name, photograph, address, mobile number, email ID, and bank details of the investor are captured online, and the requisite documents are also submitted online.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The investor now provides either a photo or a scanned copy of his or her PAN, signed and canceled cheque, or any other Officially Valid Document (OVD) after duly eSigning the same. Here, OVD refers to &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Passport,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Driving license,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Proof of possession of Aadhaar number,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Voter&#8217;s Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government or the letter issued by the National Population Register containing the details of name, address, or any other document as notified by the Central\u00a0<\/span>Government in consultation with the Regulator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\"> Once the investor fills up the online KYC form, the process can be completed by either &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Taking a print-out of the KYC form, physically signing it, and sending a scanned copy or photo of the form to the RI after duly eSigning the form, or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Affixing a cropped signature online on the filled KYC form and submitting it to the RI after duly eSigning it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The circular also lays down regulations on how the RI\u2019s must verify the documents and details provided by the investor &#8211; <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Mobile number and email ID are to be verified through a One-Time Password (OTP) mechanism, and the mobile number submitted should preferably be seeded with the individual&#8217;s Aadhaar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">PAN is to be verified using the Income Tax Database.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\">Bank details are to be verified using the Penny-Drop mechanism (for those unfamiliar with this, it&#8217;s when a nominal amount such as Rs. 1 is deducted from your bank account).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Aadhaar is to be verified either through <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/aadhaar-based-ekyc\">eKYC<\/a>, which is the online authentication of Aadhaar through UIDAI&#8217;s database, or offline through QR code or Aadhaar XML. It must be noted here that SEBI allows only a handful of entities to perform online authentication using Aadhaar:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Bombay Stock Exchange Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">National Securities Depository Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Central Depository Services (India) Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">CDSL Ventures Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">NSDL Database Management Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">NSE Data and Analytics Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">CAMS Investor Services Private Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Computer Age Management Services Private Limited<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">This means that all other entities must use offline Aadhaar to verify the KYC information of investors. Additionally, SEBI requires all non-Aadhaar OVDs to be submitted through <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/digilocker.gov.in\/\">DigiLocker<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\"><b>Video In-Person Verification Process\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">SEBI&#8217;s notification outlines a second process that allows investors to submit KYC information online via video, called <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">Video In-Person Verification (VIPV)<\/a>. This is meant to ease the undertaking of the In-Person Verification (IPV) process for intermediaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">SEBI has stated that RIs can use their own Applications to undertake online KYC, provided that these platforms have the facilities to capture photos, scan documents, accept documents via <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/digilocker.gov.in\/\">DigiLocker<\/a>, capture video, geo-tag customers, and can only be used by authorized persons of the RI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The VIPV process outlined by SEBI is as follows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">An authorized official of the RI begins VIPV of the investor after obtaining consent.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The process must take place in a live environment, and the investor must be clear and recognizable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The process must include random questions and responses to ensure the liveliness of the video.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The investor must display their OVD, KYC form, and signature. However, this can also be confirmed via OTP.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">The official must ensure that the photo of the customer downloaded through Aadhaar verification matches with the investor in the video.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">\u00a0Once the interaction is concluded, it must be saved in a secure manner along with the date and time stamps.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">It&#8217;s important to note here that SEBI does not require VIPV for an investor either if their <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/video-kyc\">KYC verification<\/a> is completed via <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/aadhaar-based-ekyc\">Aadhaar-based KYC<\/a> or when the KYC form has been submitted online and the required documents have been provided via <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/digilocker.gov.in\/\">DigiLocker<\/a> or other verifiable sources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">This indicates that there are now three paths for an RI to onboard investors online:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Via Aadhaar authentication through UIDAI (<a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/aadhaar-based-ekyc\">eKYC<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Via Offline Aadhaar (QR Code or XML)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Via VIPV<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Paperless Onboarding through <a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\">Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Similar to financial institutions and <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">online onboarding<\/a>, this notification is set to impart huge financial benefits for RI&#8217;s. Paperless onboarding comes with a slew of advantages and is set to have a huge impact on the securities market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\"><strong><a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/\">Melento (Formerly SignDesk)<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been helping banks and <strong><a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/why-nbfcs-need-to-adopt-video-kyc-right-now\">NBFCs onboard customers<\/a><\/strong> via video and cutting their onboarding costs by 90% with our ML-enabled digital onboarding product, <\/span><strong><a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">Scan.it<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Now, after adding new and improved features to our product, we&#8217;re set to do the same for SEBI-registered intermediaries and other entities as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">Our <a style=\"color: #333300;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/why-you-should-be-onboarding-customers-with-video-kyc\">video onboarding<\/a> product is tried and tested and has been proven to get results by making onboarding smooth, convenient, and cost-effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\">See for yourself by booking a <a style=\"color: #333300; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'open sans';\" href=\"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/digital-kyc\">demo now<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#name\"><br \/>\n<button class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit envor-btn envor-btn-primary envor-btn-normal\" type=\"button\"><b>Request for free demo<\/b><br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEBI notification now allows paperless investor onboarding In a circular released on April 24 2020, SEBI has permitted the KYC process for individual investors to be completed online. 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