A number of use cases for Papua New Guinea’s SevisPass digital ID are being explored to accelerate the country’s digital transformation, including a Know-Your-Customer requirement for opening bank accounts and verifying customer identities.
With a consultation workshop set for this month, executives from Department of Information and Communications Technology have already met with South Pacific to discuss the possibilities.
SevisWallet is a head start of applying a globally proven DPI approach to Papua New Guinea, which will start with digital ID and progress to integrating driver’s licences, Digital Police Clearance certificates and other digital credentials over time to serve the government’s needs.
The new SevisPass Credential becomes available to residents under a decentralised identity framework which can soon be used to register for SIM cards online and enrol in basic services. Verifiable credentials in the wallet can be exchanged via SevisDEx, the InterOperability Platform.
The private sector has been encouraged to indicate their wanted use cases for the wallet such as offering Loyalty Membership Cards, Employee ID Cards, and Professional Membership Cards.
MiBank has launched a pilot into digital bank account opening through the SevisWallet app.
