Modifications under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022 and Issuance of FAQs on V-CIP

PRESS RELEASE Modifications to the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022 Pursuant to representations received from various stakeholders and market participants, and in a view of providing greater clarity and incorporating certain Government directives, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has issued a circular dated January 02, 2026, titled “Modifications under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022”. The circular is available on the IFSCA website at: https://shorturl.at/k9HHZ To facilitate ease of reference and better understanding, all modifications issued under the IFSCA (AML, CFT and KYC) Guidelines, 2022 up to date have been consolidated and published as “IFSCA (AML, CFT and KYC) Guidelines, 2022 – updated as on January 02, 2026” on the IFSCA website at: https://shorturl.at/1Kcvv. Further, to provide clarity on the intent and scope of certain provisions relating to Video-based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP), Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been issued and are available under Point VI of the document titled “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on International Financial Services Centres Authority (Anti Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer) Guidelines, 2022” on the IFSCA website at: https://l1nq.com/ChC8T. Gandhinagar January 2026