Description: Digizen ID is based on biometrics and smart cards. The re-designed process allows establishing verified identities and instantly issuing ID cards in rural villages – the fully digital process removes several barriers for identification, while providing banking-grade security. Digizen is the first digital identification approved by the Bank of Papua New Guinea.
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In Papua New Guinea there are approximately 8 million people, of which 85% do not have bank account, 20% have access to mains power, internet connectivity is poor and not widely available and only 5% have a birth certificate.
For people to access financial services, get business and employment opportunities, own land and to vote – a proper and trusted way to prove identity is a must. Digizen has embarked on a mission to provide People of Papua New Guinea with Digital Access Tool for financial inclusion and social participation.
There is strong demand from people in the rural PNG to be able to identify themselves and to access basic financial services such as opening a bank account, saving money and making payments. The first Digizen field tests were performed in Sogeri Village in Papua New Guinea.