The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Belize

Digital ID System
WIP

NA

Governing entity
NA
Status of implementation
Pilot
Legally binding redress mechanism
NA
URL
NA
Last Updated
01/10/24
Claim digital ID
NO
ID or Civil Registry Act
NA
Regulation for digital ID
NO
Identity act codifies legal status
NO
Identity act sets up procedural rules for data management
NO
Identity act clarifies relationship with feeder documents
NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available
NO
National Data Protection Act exists
YES
Data leak disclosure process exists
YES
Data handling terms exist
NO
Uses biometrics
NO
Enables authentication
NO
Enables KYC
NO
Enables authentication via government portal
NO
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NO
Digital Payment System
DPI-like

Interbank payment system APSSS

Payment system type
Interbank payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Central bank
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2024- USD 45 M, NA
Annual volume of transactions
2024- 270 K, NA
Cost of transactions
0.25 USD per transaction (real-time), HIgher for EFTs of highter amounts, Unknown
Participants
NA
Types of transactions supported
P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system
RTGS
URL
https://www.centralbank.org.bz
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
YES
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
NO
Interoperability policy
NA
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
YES
AML Law
YES
Data Exchange System
WIP
e-Services Portal
Base technical architecture
X-Road and Red Hat
Status of implementation
Pilot
Governing Entity
Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics & E-Governance
Coordination unit
E-Governance and Digitalization Unit
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
NA
Ownership
Public
URL
https://digitalagenda.gov.bz
Last Updated
01/10/24
Semantic interoperability
NA
Real-time sharing
NA
Scalable architecture
YES
Auditable
NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt
NA
Enrolment and participation information
NA
Used by more than one public entity
NA
Impact metrics
NA