SBICAP Securities Limited, a group company of State Bank of India, has announced a strategic partnership with Appreciate Broking IFSC Pvt. Limited, an IFSC-registered intermediary, to enable retail investors seamless access to international investment opportunities through the regulated GIFT City IFSC ecosystem. According to a press release, the partnership was inaugurated by Shri Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman – State Bank of India, at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai on September 11, 2026. The solution combines SBICAP Securities' trusted customer franchise and distribution capabilities with Appreciate's full-stack IFSC infrastructure, delivering a seamless and future-ready global investing experience for retail investors.
The launch comes amid rising interest among Indian investors in global diversification, with international markets delivering strong performance over recent years and investors increasingly seeking exposure to global innovation, technology, healthcare, AI and other long-term growth themes. Baldev Prakash, Managing Director & CEO, SBICAP Securities Limited, stated that Indian investors today are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets to build globally diversified portfolios. He emphasized that through their partnership, they are bringing a simple, trusted and fully regulated pathway for customers to access international investment opportunities, creating a differentiated platform that combines convenience, investor protection and breadth of global access.
Through this partnership, SBICAP Securities enables access across both India INX GA and NSEIXGA – a subsidiary of IFSC Exchange Global Access Providers (GAPs), creating one of India's most comprehensive global investing platforms. The platform enables investors to access over 8,000 US-listed stocks and global ETFs across geographies, sectors and asset classes, alongside a planned range of global mutual funds, thematic portfolios, structured products and other international investment opportunities. As reported by The Hindu BusinessLine, investors can access products across both exchanges' subsidiaries without repeated onboarding, while benefiting from seamless remittances, institutional-grade custody, investor protection measures and fully compliant IFSC infrastructure.
The platform offers several key benefits for investors, including fractional investing starting at $1, enabling participation in equities with small ticket sizes, a fully regulated GIFT City IFSC investment route, single KYC and seamless onboarding; and multi-bank remittance support. According to The Hindu BusinessLine, the solution provides access through both India INX and NSEIX exchange GAPs under a single platform experience, US securities held with regulated US custodians, and future-ready access to global funds, mutual funds and structured investment products. The platform eliminates the complexity typically associated with international investing while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Shlok Srivastav, Co-Founder and COO, Appreciate, noted that global investing is becoming an unmissable component of wealth creation for Indian investors, combining the trust and reach of SBICAP Securities with Appreciate's infrastructure to deliver a seamless investing experience through GIFT City. Their mission has been to make international investing simple, affordable and accessible for all Indians, and this partnership represents one more step in that direction. The partnership reinforces both organisations' commitment to expanding access to financial markets for Indian investors while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance, transparency and investor protection.
