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GIFT IFSC Employment Compliance: Labour Codes, SEZ Formalities and Regulatory Staffing Requirements
An IFSC unit’s employment compliance in GIFT IFSC involves three key areas: Indian labour laws, SEZ and Gujarat state requirements, and IFSCA staffing rules governing designated
Global In-house Centre and Ancillary Service in GIFT IFSC
GIFT IFSC provides a regulated framework for global financial institutions to establish back-office and support operations in India. The IFSCA (Global In-house Centre) Regulations,
Legal Services From GIFT IFSC: The IFSCA Framework and the Bar Council Rules
GIFT IFSC has a provision that surprises many lawyers: “Legal services” is a permitted ancillary service, listed in the First Schedule to the IFSCA (TechFin and Ancilla
The DPDP Act and GIFT IFSC: Understanding the Section 17(1)(d) Exemption
A significant part of GIFT IFSC’s service economy involves processing personal data for offshore clients, whether through fund administration, global in-house centres or back-off
IFSCA Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience Guidelines: Rules and Exemptions for GIFT IFSC
The IFSCA Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience Guidelines for GIFT City entities establish mandatory cyber risk management standards, with conditional, time-limited exemptions intro
IFSCA AML CFT KYC Guidelines, 2022: What Every Regulated Entity Must Have in Place
Financial crime compliance is the one obligation in GIFT IFSC that does not vary by business line. A fund manager, a banking unit, a payment service provider and an insurance offic
Digital Assets and Tokenisation in GIFT City IFSC: What the Law Currently Permits
Few subjects attract more confident misstatement than the legal status of digital assets in GIFT City IFSC. The accurate position as at 17 September 2026 is narrower than the enthu
Testing Before Licensing: The IFSCA FinTech Sandbox Framework, 2026
A sandbox is a legal device for suspending, temporarily and conditionally, rules that would otherwise prevent an untested product from reaching customers. GIFT IFSC’s version
Payment Service Providers in GIFT City IFSC: Authorisation Under the IFSCA (Payment Services) Regulations, 2024
Payments regulation everywhere begins with a definitional question: which activities are payment services, and which merely support them. The IFSCA (Payment Services) Regulations,
Managing General Agents in GIFT IFSC: The IFSCA (Managing General Agents) Regulations, 2026
A managing general agent is not a broker. A broker places business; an MGA underwrites it, binding the insurer’s capacity under delegated authority, and often handles claims
