NSE IX ‘Global Access’ soft launch sees 2,000 clients enrolled in a single day: Accelerating outbound investments from India
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NSE International Exchange’s Global Access platform saw 2,000 clients enroll on its first day, offering Indian investors fast, low-cost access to US stocks and soon over 30 global markets, with digital onboarding and fractional investing features.
- NSE IX’s Global Access platform enrolls 2,000 clients on day one
- Platform offers quick digital onboarding and fractional investing
- Plans to expand access to over 30 global markets in 3-6 months
NSE International Exchange (NSE IX) is witnessing strong early momentum for its newly soft-launched Global Access platform, with 2,000 clients enrolling on the very first day of opening. V Balasubramaniam, MD and CEO, NSE IX made this announcement at the Global Securities Markets Conclave 2.0, emphasizing the growing demand among Indian investors for seamless, low-cost access to international markets (starting with US stocks and set to expand to over 30 global venues).
“Just yesterday (February 25), we opened the soft launch, and I’m told by my team that already 2,000 clients have already enrolled in a single day,” he said.
The Global Access platform is operated via a dedicated subsidiary, NSE IX Global Access that enables quick digital onboarding with 30-second video KYC, fractional investing in equities and ETFs, browser/mobile access, and competitive low costs. It targets retail investors and NRIs under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), bypassing the need for a traditional demat account initially.
“We are enabling that anybody could in 30 seconds flat do a video KYC from wherever they are, and they could actually just use our gateway to trade on international markets,” Balasubramaniam explained, drawing parallels to early innovations in Indian mobile trading.
The US market went live first during the soft-launch phase (with testing ongoing for about 10 days before full partner onboarding), with plans for rapid expansion: “In the next three to six months, we should have more than 30 markets available for access to people.”
This outbound push complements NSE IX’s inbound efforts in GIFT City, where it maintains over 99% market dominance. Balasubramaniam positioned it as key diversification for India’s rising affluent class: “As we move towards Viksit Bharat, this is another kind of diversification which Indian investors need.”
Additional color from the speech includes tech enhancements like AI integration in training, a new near-DR site for zero data loss resilience, and appeals for pending SEBI guidelines on direct IFSC listings by Indian companies.
Beyond outbound access, Balasubramaniam highlighted inbound progress at GIFT City, where NSE IX holds over 99% market share in trading and incremental business. He announced fresh sustainable finance wins: “Today we are very happy to announce that we just got the first blue bond also to be listed on NSEIX. So, in fact, I am told this is Asia’s first blue bond.” This builds on last year’s first international green bond from Sri Lanka and aligns with BIMSTEC focus, including a same-day MoU with Colombo Stock Exchange.
On cross-border equities, he revealed: “We are getting probably the first company from Cyprus which will also do a list on to us. So that becomes the first foreign equity listing which is going to happen on us.” This follows the MoU signed during the Prime Minister’s Cyprus visit, leveraging Cyprus as a European gateway amid the India-EU FTA, with Ellinas Finance’s secondary listing imminent (expected early March 2026).
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