About Sahamati

Sahamati is the RBI-recognised Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for India’s Account Aggregator ecosystem — a cross-sectoral industry alliance built to advance consent-based financial data sharing.

Sahamati Foundation is a Section 8 not-for-profit, member-driven industry alliance dedicated to building and strengthening India’s Account Aggregator ecosystem. Recognised by the Reserve Bank of India as the Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for the AA ecosystem, Sahamati brings together institutions and individuals across finance, technology, and law to advance India’s Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture. Our work is anchored in a single conviction: that when individuals control their own financial data, they gain access to better, faster, and more equitable financial services.

 

Sahamati

Purpose

"To empower every individual with meaningful control over their own financial data."

Vision

"To build the world's best consent-based data sharing infrastructure, making accessible, equitable financial services a reality for every individual."

Mission

"To govern, grow, and strengthen India's Account Aggregator ecosystem by setting standards, building trust, and bringing together institutions across finance, technology, and law, so that data empowerment becomes the foundation of India's financial future."

AA Alliance Organising Principles

The working of Sahamati revolves around all its members representing varied industies and sectors willing to make data empowerment a reality.

Member-focused

The focus of the Sahamati AA alliance is to serve the needs of all its members, regardless of size, business, role or patronage to the alliance.

Member-driven

Sahamati governance is influenced by considerations of member’s voice, representation and expertise.

Membership supported

Sahamati’s funding needs are met by membership fees and sponsorships, with members acting as stakeholders of the alliance.

No Governance Capture

Governance is independent of the funding sources. The governance council is responsible for all decisions influencing members.

ISO Certification

Sahamati is now a proud ISO27001:2022 certified organization. This provides assurance to the clients, business partners, employees, subcontractors and all the stakeholders of Sahamati business, on the “Safety” of their respective information and “Security” in managing and handling of their information. These are driven by clearly defined policies, processes, controls and monitoring in accordance with globally accepted ISO27001:2022 standard. With this, we are also confident of providing services to the expected levels of security to the information we handle.

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