National Securities Depository Ltd (NATS)

National Securities Depository Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides depository services in India. It operates through Depository, Database Management Services, and Banking Services segments. The company offers SPEED-e for demat account holders to submit instructions directly on the internet; IDeAS for viewing balances and transactions; SPICE for clearing members to digitally submit power-of-attorney/demat debit and pledge instruction-based delivery instructions; and STeADY for brokers to submit electronic contract notes. It also provides value-added services comprising DPM plus, delivery instruction management system, STP navigator, auto download, and eSigner; digital integration products consisting of digital LAS, demat account validation, MF conversion and redemption APIs, eDIS and margin pledge, and open architecture system; and issuer service offerings, such as issuer companies, e-AGM, e-voting, tax services, direct payout mechanism, and reference data products, as well as online platforms for issuances, including CP issuance platform, issuer portal, security and covenant monitoring, system-driven disclosure, FPI monitor, and corporate bond database. In addition, the company offers account maintenance, dematerialization, rematerialization, and transmission/nomination; market, off market, and inter-depository transfers; depository account validation; consolidated account statement; auto delivery out; dividend distribution; and stock lending and borrowing services. Further, it is involved in electronic infrastructure for dematerialization of securities; facilitation of electronic settlement of trades; and set-up of system infrastructure, connectivity, software application, and database management systems. The company was formerly known as NSDL Depository Limited and changed its name to National Securities Depository Limited in January 2013. National Securities Depository Limited was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.