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    SEBI proposes distinctive UPI IDs to curb fraudulent fund collections

    SEBI plans to create a singular Unified Funds Interface (UPI) deal with for amassing cash by registered intermediaries. The deal with will assist traders guarantee their funds attain solely SEBI-registered intermediaries and assist them determine and keep away from unregistered entities who won’t have entry to the distinctive UPI deal with.

    Topic to additional discussions with NPCI, an higher restrict of as much as ₹5 lakh per day for capital market transactions completed via UPI could also be set.

    “Over time, many unregistered entities have misled traders by unauthorised assortment of cash, which is usually siphoned-off for his or her private features. There’s a must proactively limit their proliferation and thereby allow traders to determine SEBI registered market intermediaries and make requisite funds to them in a extra legit, handy, and environment friendly method,” the regulator mentioned in a session paper on Friday.

    A UPI deal with (UPI ID) usually consists of a username and a deal with separated by an “@” image. Within the proposed mechanism, the username will probably be an alphanumeric ID generated for the person, whereas the deal with will probably be a singular identifier linked to the financial institution of the registered intermediaries.

    A thumbs-up icon inside a inexperienced triangle will additional verify that the funds are being made to verified registered market intermediaries, and its absence would warning traders of the danger of constructing funds to unauthorised entities.

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