e-KYC Setu System

Background

The e-KYC Setu is a system put in place by NPCI to enable verification of identity of a client or its beneficiary owner by a reporting entity (RE) regulated by RBI.

The verification shall be carried out through e-KYC authentication under the Aadhaar Act without disclosing the Aadhaar number of the individual to the reporting entity.

e-KYC Setu System

e-KYC Setu System developed by NPCI facilitates one stop solution to simplify the on-boarding journey for the regulated entities under RBI by utilizing the Aadhaar based e-KYC services.

• The e-KYC Setu system offers a secure and user-friendly digital journey for completing KYC of beneficiary owners.
• The e-KYC Setu system assists regulated entities (REs) in reducing operational complexities and minimizing the burden of managing Aadhaar data.
• The eKYC Setu system provides flexibility to REs to choose the appropriate tech platforms for capturing Aadhaar numbers and OTPs based on their business use cases.
• Entities can easily onboard on the eKYC Setu system through NPCI's single window onboarding process.

e-KYC Setu Services Flow:

*Authentication, e-KYC, e-KYC Setu System, AUA, KUA, ASA, CIDR and other related terms relevant to the UIDAI ecosystem adhere to the explanations provided on the official UIDAI website.

To know more about NPCI’s e-KYC services, kindly write to: ekycservices@npci.org.in