SEBI rolls out new IT platforms

India’s securities regulator has moved more of its day-to-day enforcement and supervision online, launching three new platforms for communication, case handling and cyber oversight. (sebi.gov.in) The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, said Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey launched the systems on March 24, 2026, and disclosed them in Press Release No. 23/2026 on April 10. The three platforms are the Single Universal Platform for Communications, the e-adjudication portal and Cyber-Sec Audit Compliance. (sebi.gov.in) Single Universal Platform for Communications, or SUPCOMS, is replacing email-led exchanges between SEBI and outside entities such as registered intermediaries. SEBI said the system centralizes official communication, keeps records accessible to both sides and creates an audit trail. (sebi.gov.in) The e-adjudication portal moves quasi-judicial proceedings onto a dedicated digital channel. SEBI said parties can download show-cause notices, file replies and join online hearings through the portal. (sebi.gov.in) Cyber-Sec Audit Compliance, or C-SAC, is an artificial-intelligence-enabled review tool for cyber audit reports filed by SEBI-regulated entities. SEBI said it identifies compliance gaps and risk areas, assigns risk scores and supports what the regulator calls a risk-based supervision approach. (sebi.gov.in) That cyber layer comes after SEBI tightened reporting timelines for cyber incidents in recent years and expanded technology oversight across exchanges, brokers, depositories and other market institutions. The new platform is designed to reduce manual review and feed faster supervisory decisions from the audit data firms already submit. (sebi.gov.in) The broader shift is procedural as much as technical. SEBI said the new systems are meant to improve efficiency, speed up communication with regulated entities and make enforcement-related processes more transparent and easier to track. (sebi.gov.in) For brokers, exchanges, advisers and other firms under SEBI supervision, the practical change is that more interactions now move from inboxes and fragmented filings into regulator-run systems with permanent records. SEBI framed that as a step toward a more standardized, digital compliance process. (sebi.gov.in)