<h1>Account Aggregator adoption expands as financial institutions and providers join the consent-based financial data-sharing network.</h1> A substantial number of financial entities have joined the Account Aggregator ecosystem as Financial Information Users and Financial Information Providers, a tax information network has been included as a Provider, and multiple companies have been granted Certificates of Registration to operate as Account Aggregators. The AA network, established under the NBFC Account Aggregator master direction, is a consent-driven financial data sharing system that operates only on an individual's direction and consent and underpins credit and investment facilitation.