The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

El Salvador

Digital ID System
WIP

National digital identity

Governing entity
Registro Nacional de las Personas Naturales
Status of implementation
Active
Legally binding redress mechanism
NA
URL
https://simple.sv
Last Updated
17/03/25
Claim digital ID
YES
ID or Civil Registry Act
YES
Regulation for digital ID
NA
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
NO
Data handling terms exist
NO
Uses biometrics
YES
Enables authentication
YES
Enables KYC
NA
Enables authentication via government portal
YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NA
Digital Payment System
DPI-like

Transfer 365

Payment system type
Interbank payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Central bank
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2022- USD 9.7 M
Annual volume of transactions
2022- 7.79 M
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
2021- 26, NA
Types of transactions supported
P2P, B2B, G2P
Type of settlement system
ACH
URL
https://insights.som.yale.edu
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
YES
Interoperability policy
NA
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
YES
Digital Payment System
WIP

Chivo Wallet (CBDC)

Payment system type
CBDC
Status of implementation
Pilot
Operator
Central bank
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
P2P, B2B, G2P
Type of settlement system
ACH
URL
https://insights.som.yale.edu
Last Updated
02/10/24
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
YES
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
YES
Interoperability policy
NA
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
NA
Data Exchange System
DPI-like
Tenoli
Base technical architecture
X-Road
Status of implementation
Active
Governing Entity
Secretaria de Innovación de la Presidencia
Coordination unit
Secretaria de Innovación de la Presidencia
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
Public
Ownership
Public
URL
https://tenoli.innovacion.gob.sv
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
NA