<h1>IEPFA announces integrated claims portal and AI tools to speed recovery of unclaimed dividends, shares, and instruments</h1> The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, held a round table on unlocking idle financial assets, attended by senior officials from the securities regulator, central bank, pension and insurance regulators, market institutes, and industry compliance officers. Participants discussed legal and regulatory reforms to improve inter-agency coordination, reduce claim timelines, enhance transparency in refunds of unclaimed dividends, shares and matured instruments, and expand financial inclusion. IEPFA announced procedural reforms including an integrated claims portal, simplified low-value claim processes and AI-driven solutions, and secured stakeholder commitments to accelerate recovery of unclaimed assets and strengthen investor protection.