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Understanding OCR in Banking: Definition and Applications

OCR is the process of using technology to read characters from printed or handwritten text included inside digital images of actual documents, such scanned paper documents (optical character recognition). OCR’s primary function is to read a document’s text and convert the characters into code that may be used for data processing. Another name for optical character recognition is text recognition (OCR).

Bank Account Verification: The Benefits of Using Bank Account Verification APIs

When a consumer opens a bank account, the bank goes through a procedure called bank account verification. It enables all required checks to be made on the account user and the source of their income, successfully stopping illegal activities like money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In this post, we’ll examine how to validate a bank account and its owner, as well as the legal considerations that must be made while validating a client’s bank account.

SEBI's Regulations on E-Wallet KYC: What You Need to Know

Banks and fintech have been ordered by SEBI to ensure that investors complete transactions for mutual funds using e-wallets that comply with KYC requirements. The start date for this is May 1, 2023. The most recent SEBI circular suggested that all e-wallets fully comply with the RBI’s KYC requirements. In 2017, SEBI gave permission for fund firms to utilise e-wallets to collect up to Rs. 50,000 each fiscal year.