Business News: SEBI Plans to Launch New Digital Portal For Foreign Portfolio Investors

SEBI News: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plans to launch a new digital site for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to simplify and improve the investment process in India. This portal will function as a one-stop shop for FPI participants, providing complete information on regulations, implementation procedures, and onboarding processes. While the current registration mechanism via NSDL will remain operational at first, SEBI intends to progressively transfer the entire onboarding process to the new platform.

New Digital Portal For FPI

Notably, the portal will be operated autonomously, rather than being outsourced to large organisations such as the NSE, BSE, NSDL, or CDSL. This decision is consistent with SEBI's continuous efforts to improve the ease of doing business in the country. Looking ahead, SEBI is considering establishing a separate FPI category for government bond investments, with a decision likely at the forthcoming board meeting of June 18, 2025. In addition, efforts are continuing with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to replace physical signatures with digital ones. This digital effort demonstrates SEBI’s commitment to making India an internationally attractive investment destination through openness, efficiency, and regulatory reforms.