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Samoa

Digital ID System
WIP

Samoa National Digital Identification System - NDIDS

Governing entity
Registrar General
Status of implementation
Active
Legally binding redress mechanism
Legally established mechanism
URL
https://www.sbs.gov.ws
Last Updated
01/10/24
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
YES
Terms of data storage and sharing available
YES
National Data Protection Act exists
NO
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
NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NA
Digital Payment System
NA

NA

Payment system type
NA
Status of implementation
NA
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
NA
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
NA
NA
Base technical architecture
NA
Status of implementation
NA
Governing Entity
NA
Coordination unit
NA
National or Regional
NA
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
NA
Permitted participants
NA
Ownership
NA
URL
NA
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