Oct 12, 2025:

SEBI Chief says, establishing easy, secure KYC access for NRIs for market participation is urgent goal

SEBI Chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey highlighted the urgent goal of establishing an easy and secure KYC access for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to facilitate their participation in the securities market.

Addressing the BFF Capital Market Confluence 2025 in Mumbai, he said that while SEBI has simplified KYC norms and allowed transactions and securities as soon as the process is completed, the system for NRIs still needs to be streamlined.

"We have a long way to go in investor awareness. We have simplified KYC norms and permitted transactions and securities as soon as this process is completed. However, we are yet to establish an easy and secure KYC access for NRIs to facilitate their participation in the security market this will be an urgent goal for us," Pandey said.