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A citable reference of real, sourced facts about India’s KYC and identity-verification infrastructure — each figure attributed to its original source, nothing estimated or invented.
Aadhaar authentication volume
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| UIDAI recorded 221 crore (2.21 billion) Aadhaar authentication transactions in August 2025 — a 10% increase over August 2024. | UIDAI official press release |
| As of September 2026, Aadhaar authentication volume is running at roughly 100 million transactions per day, with infrastructure being scaled toward a 250–300 million/day target. | UIDAI Chairman Neelkantha Mishra, remarks at Global Fintech Fest 2026 |
| 600+ entities now use the Aadhaar authentication ecosystem. | UIDAI |
RBI KYC Master Direction — key thresholds
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| OTP-based Aadhaar eKYC is capped at ₹1 lakh per year in transaction value per customer. | RBI KYC Master Direction (amended August 2025) |
| Only Video KYC (V-CIP, Para 19) is treated as equivalent to in-person, face-to-face verification, and removes the ₹1 lakh/year cap. | RBI KYC Master Direction |
| CKYC records must be uploaded to CERSAI within 3 working days of account opening for all regulated entities. | RBI KYC Master Direction |
Figures on this page are refreshed periodically. If you’re citing one of these numbers for your own compliance or reporting purposes, verify it against the linked primary source first — regulatory thresholds in particular are amended from time to time.
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More about India KYC
To learn more about India KYC, explore our PAN Verification API and Aadhaar Verification API, or talk to our team. For the official source, see the RBI’s Master Direction on KYC.
