BANKING AFFAIRS

BANKING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of KYC in banking?
A
It is used for customer identification
B
It is used for increasing the CRR of banks
C
It is used for money laundering
D
Both A and C
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Know Your Customer (KYC) standards are designed to protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing. KYC involves several steps to: establish customer identity; understand the nature of customers’ activities and qualify that the source of funds is legitimate; and.

Detailed explanation-2: -eKYC: It is carried out with the help of an investor’s Aadhaar number. While completing the eKYC process, the authentication of the investor’s identity can be done either via a one time password or biometrics. This data is uploaded into the records of the KRA. CKYC: It allows investors to carry out their KYC only once.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reserve Bank of India has issued regulatory guidelines on Know Your Customer (KYC) norms / Anti Money Laundering (AML) Standards / Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) from time to time.

Detailed explanation-4: -KYC process includes ID card verification, face verification, document verification such as utility bills as proof of address, and biometric verification.

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