The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Benin

Digital ID System
WIP

eID

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

Domestic IPS

Payment system type
NA
Status of implementation
Pilot
Operator
NA
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
NA
Annual volume of transactions
NA
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
NA
Types of transactions supported
NA
Type of settlement system
NA
URL
https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system
NO
Cross-border payments
NA
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
NA
Non-bank participation
NA
Interoperability policy
NA
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
YES
Data Exchange System
DPI-like
X-Road BJ
Base technical architecture
X-Road
Status of implementation
Active
Governing Entity
National Interporability Committee
Coordination unit
Information Systems and Digital Agency
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
Public, Private
Ownership
NA
URL
https://xroad.bj
Last Updated
01/10/24
Semantic interoperability
YES
Real-time sharing
YES
Scalable architecture
YES
Auditable
YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt
YES
Enrolment and participation information
YES
Used by more than one public entity
YES
Impact metrics
YES