• FIUs: FIU stands for “Financial Information User’. An FIU consumes the data from a FIP to provide various services to the end consumer. E.g., a lending Bank wants access to the borrower’s data to determine if a borrower qualifies for a loan. The lending Bank is the FIU. Banks play a dual role – both as a FIP and an FIU.

  • FIPs: FIP stands for ‘Financial Information Provider’ – the data fiduciary. FIPs are the institutions that hold your data for E.g., For example, your Bank, NBFC, Mutual Fund Depository, Insurance Repository, Pension Fund Repository, etc.