FSA Seychelles – Circular No 3 of 2021

FSA Seychelles – Circular No 3 of 2021

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) of Seychelles has issued the Circular No. 3 on the 5th of March 2021, with subject of (Acceptance of digitally signed documents) and the aim of notifying all stakeholders of the Financial Services Authority’s (the Authority) acceptance of electronic documents that have been digitally signed and should be read in conjunction with the previously issued Circular No.13 of 2020 which outlines the current framework for authentication and acceptance of digital signatures.

In line with the Electronic Transactions Act, 2001 and the Electronic Transactions (Affixing of Digital Signature) Regulations, 2018, the Authority has taken a policy decision to accept only documents which are digitally signed using digital certificates issued by certifying authorities from DocuSign. The principal reason for such stems from an assured validation process which provides additional security to the Authority. 

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