The RBI's KYC norms required the physical presence of the customer when they open a bank account. This meant customers had to do biometric fingerprint scanning based authentication for opening an account even when they use Aadhaar eKYC. This was a huge bottleneck for Fintech startups that are trying to provide innovative banking services through mobile and online channels.
Recently RBI came out with an amendment to the KYC norms for bank account opening allowing the use of OTP based Aadhaar authentication for doing eKYC to opening a bank account which is going to be a real shot in the arm for Fintech startups.
