At the BFF Capital Market Confluence 2025 in Mumbai, SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey called for a quick and secure KYC process that lets Non‑Resident Indians (NRIs) invest in Indian stocks without delays.
He said SEBI has already loosened KYC rules for Indian residents, letting traders buy and sell securities right after completing KYC. “But NRIs still face extra hurdles,” he explained. “Creating an easy, secure KYC link for them is now a top priority.”
Pandey stressed that a healthy market needs broad, informed participation. A recent nationwide survey revealed that while 63 % of Indian households know about securities products, only 9.5 % actually invest. Urban investors show a higher rate—15 % compared with just 6 % in rural areas. The survey also found that only 36 % of investors hold high or moderate knowledge of the market, underscoring a big awareness gap.
“Every day our stock exchanges process over 1,600 crore trade messages, peaking at 2,900 crore,” Pandey said, highlighting the trust millions of investors place in these platforms. Protecting that trust remains SEBI’s core mission.
To strengthen resilience, SEBI is focusing on three pillars, starting with technology. The regulator notes that algorithmic and high‑frequency trading now dominate equity and derivatives markets. SEBI will keep tightening its rules to ensure fairness, transparency, and market stability.
On cybersecurity, Pandey warned that a single cyber‑attack could ripple across the entire market. SEBI has issued a comprehensive cyber‑security and cyber‑resilience framework, set guidelines for identified gaps, and is stress‑testing mission‑critical institutions with live disaster‑recovery drills. The authority also backs redundancy plans for backbone connections and safeguards for depository participants, taking lessons from hard‑broker outages.
In short, SEBI is working to make investing easier for NRIs, boost overall participation, upgrade tech oversight, and secure the market against cyber threats, aiming to keep India’s securities ecosystem solid and trustworthy.
Source: aninews
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