LEI Full Form

LEI Full Form

LEI full form is Legal Entity Identifier

LEI full form is Legal Entity Identifier

It is introduced to know about parties to financial transactions worldwide 

RBI introduced the Legal Entity Identifier  system for all payment transactions of value ₹50 crore and above  

LEI is a 20 digit code unique code to identify parties 

LEI coding format first 4 digit of LEI is the prefix used to identify the Local Operating Unit who issued the LEI code 

7 to 18 digits  are the entity-specific part of the code is that is generated by the LOU 

19 & 20 digits are the two check digits that are described in the ISO 17442 standards 

Validity period of LEI is one year from the date that the Legal Entity Identifier is registered 

For companies annual renewal of LEI is must. After renewal LEI code remain unchanged.