The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

South Africa

Digital ID System
WIP

Smart Identity Card (Smart ID)

Governing entity
Ministry of Home Affairs
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
NA
Identity act codifies legal status
NA
Identity act sets up procedural rules for data management
NA
Identity act clarifies relationship with feeder documents
NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available
NA
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
NA
Enables authentication via government portal
NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NO
Digital Payment System
DPI-like

PayShap

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)
2024- 2.8 B
Annual volume of transactions
2024- 76 M
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
2024- 10
Types of transactions supported
P2P, B2B
Type of settlement system
RTGS
URL
https://www.payshap.co.za
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
NA
AML Law
NA
Digital Payment System
WIP

Real Time Clearing (RTC)

Payment system type
Interbank payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Central bank/ Bank association
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2021- 57 B
Annual volume of transactions
2021- 130 M
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
2023- 33
Types of transactions supported
P2P, B2B
Type of settlement system
RTGS
URL
https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated
30/06/25
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
NA
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
NO
Interoperability policy
YES
Participation rules
NA
Data-handling rules
NA
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
NA
Data Exchange System
DPI-like
SITA
Base technical architecture
ESB
Status of implementation
Active
Governing Entity
Government Information Technology Officer’s Council (GITOC) and SITA
Coordination unit
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
Public
Ownership
Public
URL
https://www.sita.co.za
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