Perplexity to get new feature showing which stocks politicians have invested in: here’s how

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AI startup Perplexity is about to make politics and money more transparent. The company’s CEO, Aravind Srinivas, has confirmed that Perplexity will soon roll out a feature showing which Indian politicians have invested in which stocks.

The announcement came on Saturday, just hours after Perplexity launched a similar feature in the United States. “Holdings of Indian politicians coming in a few weeks,” Srinivas wrote in response to an X post. His colleague Jeff Grimes, who heads the company’s Live Events product, also added that Perplexity plans to integrate this information into the stock pages of India’s major exchanges — NSE and BSE — making it easily accessible to anyone searching for a company’s profile.

In the U.S., this feature is already live on Perplexity Finance. It aggregates publicly available data to show stock ownership and trading activity of over 600 members of Congress, as mandated by the STOCK Act. The tool lets users view the shares politicians hold, along with their recent trades, in real time.

Now, the company wants to bring that same level of transparency to India’s political and financial ecosystem. Once launched, Indian users will be able to see which politicians have invested in public companies listed on Indian exchanges.

When asked about the upcoming feature, Perplexity’s AI chatbot explained that it’s part of the company’s broader goal to “enhance transparency in financial markets” and give ordinary investors access to insights that were once buried in complex disclosures.

This development could have far-reaching effects in India, where public interest in the financial dealings of elected officials has been growing. It may also encourage better accountability among lawmakers and boost investor confidence by revealing potential conflicts of interest in stock trading.

If implemented effectively, Perplexity’s upcoming tool could make it easier than ever to track how the country’s leaders are investing their money — and whether those investments align with the policies they promote.