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RBI/2026-27/257 September 18, 2026 Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026 Reserve Bank has issued Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the Directions) in compliance with the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005. The Directions in paragraph 5(1)(v) allow the banks to alternatively obtain the original certified copy which are certified by any one of the authorities / authorised officials mentioned therein in case of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), as defined in Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 {FEMA 5(R)}. The extant instructions have since been reviewed and it has been decided to extend the above facility in case of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). 2. Accordingly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, section 10(2) read with section 18 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, Rule 9(14) of Prevention of Money-Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 and all other enabling laws in this regard, the Reserve Bank being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest so to do, hereby issues the Amendment Directions hereinafter specified. 3. Short Title and Commencement (1) These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2026. (2) These Directions shall come into force with immediate effect. 4. These Amendment Directions shall modify the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Directions, 2025 as under: (1) Paragraph 5(1)(v) shall be substituted by the following, namely: “‘Certified Copy’ – Obtaining the certified copy by the bank shall mean comparing the copy of the proof of possession of Aadhaar number where offline verification cannot be carried out or the officially valid document produced by the customer with the original, and an authorised officer of the bank shall record the comparison on the copy as per the provisions contained in the Act. Provided that in case of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), as defined in Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 {FEMA 5(R)}, and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), the bank may alternatively obtain the original certified copy, certified by any one of the following:
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