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The '''International Financial Services Centres Authority''' ('''IFSCA''') is the unified regulatory authority responsible for regulating and developing financial services conducted within India's International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs). Established on 27 April 2020 under the '''International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019''', the Authority was created to consolidate the regulatory functions previously exercised by multiple domestic financial regulators within IFSCs. Headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the IFSCA is the first unified financial regulator in India, overseeing banking, capital markets, insurance, pension funds, fund management, aircraft leasing, ship leasing, fintech, and other financial services operating within designated international financial centres, principally [[ | The '''International Financial Services Centres Authority''' ('''IFSCA''') is the unified regulatory authority responsible for regulating and developing financial services conducted within India's International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs). Established on 27 April 2020 under the '''International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019''', the Authority was created to consolidate the regulatory functions previously exercised by multiple domestic financial regulators within IFSCs. Headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the IFSCA is the first unified financial regulator in India, overseeing banking, capital markets, insurance, pension funds, fund management, aircraft leasing, ship leasing, fintech, and other financial services operating within designated international financial centres, principally [[Gujarat International Finance Tec-City]] (GIFT City). | ||
The IFSCA regulates a broad range of financial institutions and market participants operating within IFSCs, including banks, stock exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories, insurance companies, reinsurance entities, aircraft leasing companies, ship leasing businesses, fund management entities, alternative investment funds (AIFs), fintech firms, and capital market intermediaries. Its responsibilities include licensing financial institutions, supervising market participants, issuing regulations, promoting financial innovation, ensuring market integrity, protecting investors, and facilitating the development of internationally competitive financial markets. By combining the regulatory functions that are exercised elsewhere in India by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI), the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI), the [[Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India]] (IRDAI), and the [[Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority]] (PFRDA), the Authority provides a single-window regulatory framework within IFSCs. | The IFSCA regulates a broad range of financial institutions and market participants operating within IFSCs, including banks, stock exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories, insurance companies, reinsurance entities, aircraft leasing companies, ship leasing businesses, fund management entities, alternative investment funds (AIFs), fintech firms, and capital market intermediaries. Its responsibilities include licensing financial institutions, supervising market participants, issuing regulations, promoting financial innovation, ensuring market integrity, protecting investors, and facilitating the development of internationally competitive financial markets. By combining the regulatory functions that are exercised elsewhere in India by the [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI), the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI), the [[Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India]] (IRDAI), and the [[Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority]] (PFRDA), the Authority provides a single-window regulatory framework within IFSCs. | ||