KYC (Know Your Customer) & AML

Know your customer (KYC)

The objective of KYC  guidelines is to prevent banks  from being used, intentionally or unintentionally, by criminal elements for money laundering or terrorist financing activities. KYC procedures also enable banks  to know/understand their customers and their financial dealings better and manage their risks prudently.

Customer

For the purpose of KYC Norms, a ‘Customer’ is defined as a person who is engaged in a financial transaction or activity with a reporting entity and includes a person on whose behalf the person who is engaged in the transaction or activity, is acting.

Nomination:-
All account holders are requested to give nomination at the time of account opening. Nomination facility is available free of cost in every branch.
Account holder may change the name of nominee any time.

Periodic updation of KYC

A. Banks should carry out periodical updation of KYC information of every customer, which should include the following:

        i.  KYC exercise should be done at least every two years for high risk customers, every eight years for medium risk customers and every ten years for low risk customers. Such KYC exercise may include all measures for confirming the identity and address and other particulars of the customer that the bank  may consider reasonable and necessary based on the risk profile of the customer, taking into account whether and when client due diligence measures were last undertaken and the adequacy of data obtained.

      ii.   Banks  need not seek fresh proofs of identity and address at the time of periodic updation, from those customers who are categorised as ‘low risk’, in case there is no change in status with respect to their identities and addresses. A self-certification by the customer to that effect should suffice in such cases. In case of change of address of such ‘low risk’ customers, they could merely forward a certified copy of the document (proof of address) by mail/post, etc. Banks/FIs should not insist on physical presence of such low risk customer at the time of periodic updation. The time limits prescribed at (i) above would apply from the date of opening of the account/ last verification of KYC.

    iii.      Fresh photographs to be obtained from minor customer on becoming major.

B. Freezing and closure of accounts

        i.  In case of non-compliance of KYC requirements by the customers despite repeated reminders by banks, banks may impose ‘partial freezing’ on such KYC non-compliant accounts in a phased manner.

      ii.   During the course of such partial freezing, the account holders can revive their accounts by submitting the KYC documents as per instructions in force.

    iii.    While imposing ‘partial freezing’, banks have to ensure that the option of ‘partial freezing’ is exercised after giving due notice of three months initially to the customers to comply with KYC requirements to be followed by a reminder giving a further period of three months.

    iv.     Thereafter, banks/FIs may impose ‘partial freezing’ by allowing all credits and disallowing all debits with the freedom to close the accounts.

      v.    If the accounts are still KYC non-compliant after six months of imposing initial ‘partial freezing’ banks should disallow all debits and credits from/to the accounts thereby, rendering them inoperative.

    vi.     Further, it would always be open to the bank to close the account of such customers after issuing due notice to the customer explaining the reasons for taking such a decision. Such decisions, however, need to be taken at a reasonably senior level.

KYC:-
As per RBI guideline you are requested to do the compliance of KYC documents.

Documents Required for KYC (Know Your Customer)

 

Accounts of Individual Customer

1.

Proof of Identity and Address (Any One)

 

– Passport

 

– PAN Card

 

– Voter’s ID Card

 

– Driving License

 

– Identity Card (subject to bank’s satisfaction)

 

– Aadhaar Card

2.

Legal Name & Any Other Name Used (Any One)

 

– Letter from a recognized public authority or public servant verifying the identity and residence of the customer to the satisfaction of the bank

 

– Job cards issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government

 

– The Letter issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India containing details of Name, Address , and Aadhar Number or

 

– Any other document as notified by the Central Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India or any other document as may be required by the banking companies or financial institution or intermediary.

3.

Correct permanent address (Any One)

 

– Telephone bill

 

– Bank Account Statement

 

– Letter from any recognized public authority

 

– Electricity Bill

 

– Ration card

 

– Letter From Employer (subject to bank’s satisfaction)

 

– Any one document which provides customer information to the satisfaction of the bank will suffice

 

1.

Accounts of Companies

 

Name of the Company , Principle Place of Business, Mailing Address of the Company ,
Telephone / Fax Number

 

– Certificate of incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association

 

– Resolution of the Board of Directors to open an account and identification of those who have authority to operate the account

 

– Power of Attorney granted to its managers, officers or employees to transact business on its behalf

 

– Copy of PAN allotment letter

 

– Copy of the telephone bill

 

2.

Accounts of Partnership Firms

 

Legal name , Address , Names of all partners and their addresses , Telephone numbers of the firm and partners

 

– Registration certificate, if registered

 

– Partnership deed

 

– Power of Attorney granted to a partner or an employee of the firm to transact business on its behalf

 

– Any officially valid document identifying the partners and the persons holding the Power of Attorney and their addresses

 

– Telephone bill in the name of firm/partners

 

3.

Accounts of Trusts & Foundations

 

Name of Trustees , Settlers, beneficiaries and signatories , Names and addresses of the founder ,
The managers/directors and the beneficiaries , Telephone / fax Numbers

 

– Certificate of registration, if registered

 

– Power of Attorney granted to transact business on its behalf

 

– Any officially valid document to identify the trustees, settlers, beneficiaries and those holding Power of Attorney, founders/managers/ directors and their addresses

 

– Resolution of the managing body of the foundation/association

 

 

– Telephone bill

 

4.

Accounts of Preparatory Concerns

 

Proof of the name, address and activity of the concern

 

– Registration certificate (in the case of a registered concern)

 

– Certificate / license issued by the Municipal authorities under Shop & Establishment Act,

 

– Sales and income tax returns

 

– CST / VAT certificate

 

– Certificate / registration document issued by Sales Tax / Service Tax / Professional Tax authorities

 

– Registration / licensing document issued in the name of the proprietary concern by the Central Government or State Government Authority / Department.

 

– IEC (Importer Exporter Code) issued to the proprietary concern by the office of DGFT as an identity document for opening of bank account

 

– License issued by the Registering authority like Certificate of Practice issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Indian Medical Council, Food and Drug Control Authorities, etc

 

– Any two of the above documents would suffice. These documents should be in the name of the proprietary concern.

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