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This article has been contributed by Harshita, with inputs from the entire team.
Just yesterday, one of my friends was talking to me of her break-up (no, not over drinks) and her incessant talk hovered around the assertion that it would have worked if she knew the guy better. To be honest, she failed to secure my undivided attention (not because her story was unappealing, but primarily because I was continuously thinking of a topic for my next article). During that long phone conversation, I stumbled upon a topic for this post.
Owing to the well-paced growth of retail banking operations in India, the Reserve Bank of India introduced the “Know-Your-Customer” norms for all banks, in late 2002. Though I cannot help my dear friend in resolving her “Know-Your-Mate” issue in relationships, I can definitely shed some light on the KYC norms adopted by the Indian Banking system as well as other regulatory bodies.
Those who are thinking, that this article is of no use to them, since they are not related to the banking sector should amend their opinion because if not employees, they are bank customers for sure.
Often, we come across the term “KYC norms” while reading newspapers (Did you read this one?), filling out forms etc., but do you really understand its significance?
About KYC
In order to prevent identity theft fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing activities, financial institutions and other regulated companies are required to perform identification of their clients and ascertain relevant information for conducting any financial transaction with them. To be precise, it is not only confined to identity matching, but extends to monitoring customer transactions as against their recorded profile history on customer account and checking with peers via specialized transaction monitoring software. Therefore, the purpose of KYC itself is a reason for its mandatory nature.
Situations where KYC is required
Like a KYC form, I have tried to be as direct and precise as possible in this post. Hence, jumping straight to the relevance of KYC norms, here is an illustrative list of instances where you will be required to provide KYC details.
So, my advice to you is: Be prepared with the documents for the above-mentioned situations.
Now, what exactly are the documents required to execute a KYC?
Following illustrates a list of documents required for fulfilling the KYC norms:
– Identity Proof (any one of the following)
– Address Proof (any one of the following)
If you don’t have any of the above, rush to the respective authorities.
An overview of e-KYC:
Already bored with all the talk on KYC? Wait, there is more 😛
Considering the widespread use of technology, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has given its approval for paperless authentication or e-KYC. This service is offered by UIDAI with the objective of digital verification of credentials. Prospective/existing customers are required to give their consent to banks so that they can access the data from UIDAI’s central data repository where personal details like ID and address proof, e-mail address, mobile number, gender, and photographs etc. will be available online. Oh yes! I think you feel relieved.
Track your KYC status online:
Not only this, our generous government has also provided us with the facility how to track your KYC status online. If you are enthusiastic and want to have a look, click on the link given below:
https://www.cvlkra.com/kycpaninquiry.aspx
Well, that is it. Thanks for being so patient.
Cheers 🙂
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