Archive · 22 Sep 2026
SEBI Plans Easier Digital Onboarding For Foreign Investors
SEBI is working to make it easier for investors from other countries to invest in India.
It wants the sign-up process to happen more quickly online.
The process may also be adjusted based on how risky an investor is.
SEBI Chairperson Pandey explained this at an investment conference.
A program called SWAGAT-FI is designed for trusted, low-risk foreign investors.
About 205 foreign portfolio investors were already using it.
The program began operating on June 1, 2026.
The goal is to reduce unnecessary difficulty for foreign investors.
SEBI plans to make digital onboarding easier for non-resident Indians and foreign investors.
SEBI Chairperson Pandey discussed the plans at the JP Morgan India Conference.
The regulator aims to reduce friction across the entire investment journey.
Onboarding is becoming faster, digital and more proportionate to investor risk.
Around 205 foreign portfolio investors were using the SWAGAT-FI framework after it became operational on June 1, 2026.
- Who
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), foreign investors and non-resident Indians; SEBI Chairperson Pandey discussed the plans.
- What
- SEBI plans easier, faster and more digital investor onboarding, including through the SWAGAT-FI framework.
- When
- SWAGAT-FI became operational on June 1, 2026; the remarks were made at the cited conference.
- Where
- The remarks were made at the JP Morgan India Conference.
- Why
- SEBI wants to reduce friction across the foreign investment journey and tailor onboarding more proportionately to risk.
- Regulator
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Focus
- Digital onboarding for foreign investors and non-resident Indians
- Framework
- SWAGAT-FI
- Target users
- Trusted, low-risk foreign investors
- Operational date
- June 1, 2026
- Users reported
- Around 205 foreign portfolio investors
- Statement venue
- JP Morgan India Conference