Capitec said the launch marked the beginning of a phased national rollout that will expand to 100 locations by mid-2026.

Under the new system, South Africans can complete a secure Smart ID application within minutes at selected bank branches using fully integrated digital systems.

Standard Bank has expanded its Smart ID services to four new bank branches around South Africa. Here's ...

Partnerships like this will help modernise Home Affairs and make life easier for all South Africans to to obtain these ...

Federal officials are looking to outsource the IT infrastructure that’s needed to support a planned smart-card system for authenticating employees governmentwide. And the outsourcing plan makes sense, ...

Several federal agencies said they will meet an Oct. 27 deadline for starting to issue smart ID cards to workers, but some of the initial rollouts will involve only a small number of cards. Several ...

As the debate over a national personal identification system intensifies in the wake of Sept. 11, the smart card industry is gearing up a campaign to make sure its chip-based technology is the leading ...

FNB will charge the standard Home Affairs fee of R140 for smart ID applications, with no added admin or convenience fee.

The government has approved major reforms to the national identity documentation framework, introducing QR-based verification, stronger anti-fraud measures and enhanced biometric standards as part of ...

LOTUS bank, in strategic partnership with Heckerbella, has launched the Smart ID Project at UNILAG, introducing a ...

For the first time in South African history, birth certificates, smart ID cards and passports can now recognise and record ...