IFSCA circular F. No. IFSCA/2/2025-AMLCFT/01 · 26 Feb 2025
Official title
Registration on FIU-IND FINGate 2.0 portal for compliance with International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022
Summary
Check the official recordRegulated Entities in GIFT-IFSC must register on the FIU-IND FINGate 2.0 portal to comply with anti-money laundering guidelines. Entities must complete registration before they start business. If business starts urgently, entities must complete registration within 30 days. Entities must update the portal within 30 days of any change to their line of business. If technical issues prevent registration, entities must notify the FIU-IND helpdesk and the IFSCA Division of AML & CFT weekly. If registration is impossible due to external factors, entities must submit required filings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 via email. Failure to comply with these requirements constitutes a breach of the terms of registration, recognition, license, or authorization.
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CIRCULAR
F. No. IFSCA/2/2025-AMLCFT/01
25^th^ February 2025
To
All Regulated Entities
GIFT-IFSC
Sub: Registration on FIU-IND FINGate 2.0 portal for compliance with International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022.
Sir/Madam,
This Circular is issued in continuance of the Circular dated 14^th^ March 2024, issued under F. No. 886/IFSCA/FATF-C/Coordination/2023-24, regarding Registration on FIU-IND FINGate 2.0 portal (‘FIU-IND Portal’) for compliance with International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, available at https://ifsca.gov.in/Legal/Index/TCce8MyOmco= .
The Regulated Entities shall ensure that the registration on FIU-IND portal is completed prior to commencement of business and in case of an urgency to commence business, the registration shall be completed within 30 days from the date of commencement of business. In the event of any difficulty in registration, including technical issues, the Regulated Entities shall intimate the same via email to the FIU-IND helpdesk (helpdesk-re@fiuindia.gov.in) with a copy to following email addresses:
Additionally, a copy shall also be marked to the Division of AML & CFT, International Financial Services Centres Authority at email-id: aml-cft-div@ifsca.gov.in on a weekly basis until such registration is completed.
The Regulated Entities shall also ensure that any addition or modification to their Line of Business is updated on the FIU-IND portal within a period of thirty days from the date of commencement of such an additional Line of Business.
Where a Regulated Entity is unable to complete the registration due to reasons beyond the control of the Regulated Entity or an update on the FIU-IND portal prior to commencement of business, it shall make all necessary filing under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with FIU-IND through email, stating the reason for not reporting through FINGate 2.0 portal.
The requirements outlined in paragraphs 2 and 3 above shall be deemed to be part of the Conditions for registration / recognition / license / authorization and non-compliance thereof shall be construed as breach of terms and conditions of registration / recognition / license / authorization.
Copy of this circular is available on the IFSCA website at https://ifsca.gov.in/Legal/Index/TCce8MyOmco=
Pradeep Deo,
Chief General Manager,
Division of AML & CFT, IFSCA
