FIU-IND signs MoU with PFRDA against money laundering
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What happened
- FIU-India and PFRDA signed an MoU to combat money laundering; FIU also signed with SEBI the same day [PIB].
Background
- FIU-IND receives STRs under the PMLA, 2002.
Why it matters
- Bringing PFRDA and SEBI into data sharing closes routes that launderers could use.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2026-04-16): FIU-India and PFRDA signed an MoU to combat money laundering; FIU also signed with SEBI the same day.
- Bringing PFRDA and SEBI into data sharing closes routes that launderers could use.
Quotable data pointFIU-India and PFRDA signed an MoU to combat money laundering; FIU also signed with SEBI the same day.
PIB: Finance: FIU–PFRDA MoU, 16 Apr 2026
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: FIU-IND.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
FIU-IND works under
Answer (b) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
MoU partner
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
Practice · UPSC
Law
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: Finance: FIU–PFRDA MoU, 16 Apr 2026
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