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An Overview of Account Aggregator Framework

tallyMar-02-2023

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An Overview of Account Aggregator Framework

An Account Aggregator (AA) is an RBI regulated entity (with an NBFC-AA license) that helps individuals/MSMEs effortlessly consolidate their financial information in one place. They can then share this information with financial institutions with their consent, securely and in real-time. No data is ever shared without the consent of the user.

Account Aggregator aims to make financial services like loans and credits much more seamless and much more accessible to all sections of society.

In order to get a loan, you have to go and get the data from the multiple bank accounts, you have to disclose your assets which might be in the form of mutual funds or any other saving instrument or provide net banking login information so that the bank can have the access to this data directly and protect and create a big file and go over it before they can actually sanction the loan. With AA this process becomes simpler so the user can register with an AA and connect all their bank accounts to the AA.

How do Account Aggregators work?

The Account Aggregator ecosystem consists of three participants: financial information users (FIU), Account Aggregator (AA), and financial information providers (FIP).

  1. Account Aggregators - They are non-banking financial companies, licensed by RBI, that act like a bridge, to collect data with user consent from, Financial Information Providers (FIP) that hold your personal financial data like banks, and share the data with, Financial Information Users (FIU) like lending agencies or wealth management companies that are providing financial services to you.

  2. Financial Information Providers (FIP) - FIPs include financial institutions like banks, NBFCs, pension funds, mutual funds and others. They function as the source of user data, which can be consolidated in the AA and upon consent can be shared further with FIUs. To maintain sustainability, all institutions must be FIPs initially and then turn to FIUs.

  3. Swift and seamless access to financial solutions

    The processing of financial solutions like loans and other credits involves a lot of paperwork and related hassles. However, the use of Account Aggregators expedites the processing of loans through its extra-convenient and quick data sharing capabilities, in the most secure manner.

  4. Financial Information Users (FIU) - These are entities that use the data provided by the user through the AA network. These can be the banks or NBFCs, where you have applied for a loan or any other financial service. The use of data is strictly as per a data-sharing agreement or Consent Artefact that clearly defines the parties who have the user’s consent for data access and the purposes and duration for which the data can be used.

The Account Aggregator framework works as follows.

Step 1: The individual/business opens an account with an Account Aggregator (like TallyEdge). With the account created, user can link bank accounts, deposits, mutual funds, and other financial assets owned by the individual or business.

Step 2: The customer can provide consent to a lender to access their financial data through the AA. This usually happens when the customer is looking for a loan or some other financial product that requires their financial information to be collated and shared.

Step 3: After consent is provided, the account aggregator seeks permission from the Financial Information Providers to access the customer's data.

Step 4: The data received by the Account Aggregator is sent to the lender (FIUs), which, in turn, empowers lenders to better evaluate the customer's financial profile, repayment capability and risk associated with providing a loan.

All data movement happens securely, in-real time and only upon user’s consent

Account aggregator ecosystem


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