Central Govt notifies 22 Private Reporting Entities to perform Aadhaar Authentication for PMLA Purposes [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified 22 private reporting entities to perform Aadhaar authentication for the purposes under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

The Central Government, being satisfied that the reporting entities other than banking companies mentioned in the TABLE below, after consultation with the Unique Identification Authority of India, permitted the Reporting Entities to perform authentication under the Aadhaar Act for the purposes of section 11A of the Money Laundering Act, namely:-

Sl. No.	Reporting Entities
1.	Godrej Finance Limited
2.	Paul Merchants Finance(P) Ltd.
3.	Svatantra Microfin Pvt Ltd.
4.	Svatantra Micro Housing Finance Corporation Limited
5.	Tata Motors Finance Solution Limited
6.	Uniorbit Payment Solutions Limited
7.	Subhlakshmi Finance Private Limited
8.	Hero FinCorp Limited (HFCL)
9.	SV Creditline Limited
10.	Branch International Financial Services Limited
11.	Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd
12.	Light Microfinance Private Limited
13.	Belstar Microfinance Limited
14.	IIFL Finance Limited
15.	Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited
16.	JMJ Fintech Limited
17.	Midland Microfin Limited
18.	Riviera Investors Private Limited
19.	Save Microfinance Private Limited
20.	Share India Fincap Private Limited
21.	Amazon Pay (India) Private Limited (APIPL)
22.	Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited

It was also stated, in the notification dated 4th May 2023 that the reporting entities shall comply with the standards of privacy and security under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsides Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

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