Archive · 11 Sep 2026
India Explores Global Entity Locker Integration With Russia, EU
India has a digital wallet called Entity Locker for businesses and organisations.
It can store important documents such as bank records, guarantees and safety certificates.
The government is talking with Russia, the European Union and Singapore about connecting their systems.
This could let companies share trusted documents electronically across borders.
The receiving organisation could check that a document really came from an approved source.
Businesses might no longer need to send the same paper or scanned copies many times.
This may especially help exporters, startups and smaller companies.
The plan is still being discussed and is not yet a finished international system.
India is discussing Entity Locker integration with Russia, the European Union and Singapore.
The talks involve diplomatic channels and banks from the participating countries and bloc.
Entity Locker is designed to let organisations store, share and verify authenticated business documents digitally.
The proposed system could help exporters and MSMEs reduce paperwork and cross-border verification costs.
The discussions remain preliminary and Entity Locker has not been publicly listed on the BRICS summit agenda.
- Who
- The Government of India, through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the National e-Governance Division, is discussing the plan with Russia, the European Union and Singapore.
- What
- India is exploring cross-border integration of Entity Locker, a digital platform for storing, sharing and verifying organisational documents.
- When
- The discussions are at a preliminary stage; India is also scheduled to host the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13.
- Where
- The diplomatic discussions involve India, Russia, the European Union and Singapore; the BRICS Summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
- Why
- The proposed integration aims to make business-document verification faster and safer while reducing paperwork and compliance costs in cross-border commerce.
- Platform
- Entity Locker is a secure cloud-based platform for companies, MSMEs, startups, trusts, societies and government entities.
- Countries and bloc in talks
- Russia, the European Union and Singapore.
- Documents covered
- Potentially bank records, electronic bank guarantees, FSSAI certificates and other corporate or regulatory credentials.
- Lead agencies
- The National e-Governance Division developed Entity Locker under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Current status
- The proposed international integration is being discussed diplomatically and remains preliminary.
- Domestic integration
- Entity Locker can receive digitally executed electronic bank guarantees through an integration with National E-Governance Services Ltd.'s digital-document platform.
- Related international work
- Kenya has signed implementation and non-disclosure agreements with India for DigiLocker, while development of a foundational DigiLocker solution in Cuba has begun.