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SEBI + APMI have specific requirements for digital investor onboarding - Leegality helps you comply with all of them

SEBI APMI Requirement

Clause 5.13 of SEBI APMI SOP

The investor to eSign the PoA, the account opening form, and the agreement via Aadhaar OTP

How Leegality help you comply

Affix the investor’s Aadhaar eSign on the investor onboarding kit

Investor/customer gets eSign link via Whatsapp/SMS/Email
eSign verification ensures that correct person is signing
Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.Aadhaar esign screenLeegality signing consentProtean aadhaar signing screenAadhaar esign screenWhatsApp chat from Leegality Business Account sharing two PDF files: Loan Agreement_signed and Audit Trail, both confirming completed eSigned Loan Agreement documents.
Clause 5.12 of SEBI APMI SOP

PoA to be eStamped

Affix compliant eStamps on PoA across 31 states/UTs

Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.
Clause 5.14 of SEBI APMI SOP

Audit Trails to have 7 mandatory details

Get an Audit Trail of each kit eSigned, containing 7 mandatory details

Date & Time of eSign
IP & Geolocation of eSign
Details of clients & Portfolio Manager
Authentication type such as OTP
Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.
Clause 5. 13 of SEBI APMI SOP

The investor to eSign the PoA, the account opening form, and the agreement via Aadhaar OTP

Leegality helps affix the investor’s Aadhaar eSign on the investor onboarding kit

Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.Aadhaar esign screenLeegality signing consentProtean aadhaar signing screenAadhaar esign screenWhatsApp chat from Leegality Business Account sharing two PDF files: Loan Agreement_signed and Audit Trail, both confirming completed eSigned Loan Agreement documents.
Clause 5.12 of SEBI APMI SOP

PoA to be eStamped

Leegality helps affix compliant eStamps on PoA across 31 states/UTs

Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.
Clause 5.14 of SEBI APMI SOP

Audit Trails to have 7 mandatory details

With Leegality you get an Audit Trail of each kit eSigned, containing 7 mandatory details

Date & Time of eSign
IP & Geolocation of eSign
Details of clients & Portfolio Manager
Authentication type such as OTP
Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from Leegality Business Account asking Kiran to eSign a Loan Agreement document for ABC Bank with an expiration date of 16-05-2025 23:59:59 and link to eSign.

ASK Asset & Wealth Management uses Leegality for their investor onboarding

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“With Leegality, we can now onboard more customers per month, get better word of mouth reviews, and increase the territories from where we source customers (e.g Tier II and Tier III cities).”

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Frequently asked questions

What about the custody AOF and fees declaration, where the client is required to provide a handwritten declaration — how do you digitize that?

The handwritten declaration requirement applies to physical signing. In a digital onboarding flow, the APMI SOP Clause 5.31.1 requires the client to type the declaration instead. 

You can do this by creating a digital template of the onboarding kit and providing a field to type out the declaration.

How can signing be done from the PMS provider side?

PMS/AIF companies can use any of the following IT Act eSign types:

  • Doc Signer — Your company's eSign is affixed automatically once the client has eSigned. No manual action needed.
  • DSC Token — Your team plugs in a DSC token manually. Up to 500 documents can be eSigned in a single session.
  • Aadhaar eSign — Your RM eSigns using their Aadhaar via OTP.
I want customers to see my branding during eSign. Is that possible?

Yes. With Leegality, you can customize the entire eSign journey, like eSign invite message, interface colors, and place your logo on the screen, etc. See more here.

What if there are multiple holders or signatories on the investor's side?

The number of signatories is entirely your choice. While creating the workflow, you simply add as many signers as you need to get the agreement eSigned from.

Should the PoA be eStamped and signed separately, or can it be part of the onboarding kit?

You can do it both ways - if you want, you can add the PoA to the onboarding kit in the same Workflow and eStamp it OR create a separate Workflow to eStamp and eSign the PoA.