Fayda ID

Governing entity

National ID Program

Status of implementation

Active

Legally binding redress mechanism

Both

URL

https://id.gov.et

Last Updated

10/03/25

Claim digital ID

YES

ID or Civil Registry Act

YES

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

NA

Uses biometrics

YES

Enables authentication

YES

Enables KYC

YES

Enables authentication via government portal

NA

Two or more sectoral use cases enabled

YES

EthSwitch

Payment system type

Cross-domain payment system

Status of implementation

Active

Operator

Central bank/ Bank association

National or Regional

National

Annual value of transactions (USD)

?- USD 1.5 B

Annual volume of transactions

2023- 14 M

Cost of transactions

NA

Participants

NA

Types of transactions supported

P2P P2M

Type of settlement system

NA

URL

https://ethswitch.com

Last Updated

01/10/24

Active real-time payment system

YES

Cross-border payments

NA

QR code transactions

NA

Bank participation

YES

Non-bank participation

YES

Interoperability policy

YES

Participation rules

YES

Data-handling rules

NA

Reporting forum

YES

AML Law

YES

Base technical architecture

X-Road

Status of implementation

Pilot

Governing Entity

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Coordination unit

Information Network Security Administration (INSA)

National or Regional

NA

Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral

NA

Permitted participants

NA

Ownership

Public

URL

https://insa.gov.et

Last Updated

01/10/24

Semantic interoperability

NA

Real-time sharing

NA

Scalable architecture

NA

Auditable

NA

Procedural rules for data mgmt

NA

Enrolment and participation information

NA

Used by more than one public entity

NA

Impact metrics

NA