The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Malawi

Digital ID System
WIP

National Registration and Identification System (NRIS)

Governing entity
National Registration Bureau (NRB)
Status of implementation
Pilot
Legally binding redress mechanism
NA
URL
NA
Last Updated
01/10/24
Claim digital ID
YES
ID or Civil Registry Act
YES
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
NO
Data leak disclosure process exists
NO
Data handling terms exist
NO
Uses biometrics
YES
Enables authentication
NA
Enables KYC
NA
Enables authentication via government portal
NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NA
Digital Payment System
WIP

Nat Switch

Payment system type
Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Bank association
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2022- USD 312 M
Annual volume of transactions
2022- 11.5 M
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
2023- 13
Types of transactions supported
P2P P2M
Type of settlement system
NA
URL
https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
NA
QR code transactions
NO
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
YES
Interoperability policy
NA
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
YES
Data Exchange System
WIP
Data Exchange System
Base technical architecture
ESB
Status of implementation
Pilot
Governing Entity
Ministry of Information and Digitalization
Coordination unit
Ministry of Information and Digitalization
National or Regional
NA
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
NA
Permitted participants
NA
Ownership
Public
URL
https://www.pppc.mw
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