One of South Africa’s major banks says it has 12 branches ready for the activation of Home Affairs services.
Major banks in South Africa are eager to offer passport and smart ID services at more of their branches, with one saying it has 12 more sites ready for the activation of Department of Home Affairs services.
Adding more branches could help speed up South Africa’s transition to smart ID cards and ultimately enable Home AffairsThe department had set a deadline of 31 March 2024 for the pilot project. However, FNB’s head of external communications and PR, Sizwekazi Mdingi, told MyBroadband that the deadline was extended to the end of September.
“Work is currently underway, within the Banking Association of South Africa structure, to finalise the PPP with Legal, Information Technology, Human Resources and other workstreams,” she added. “As Absa regards this as an essential service to support the DHA in fulfilling its social responsibility, we have an additional 12 branch sites ready for the activation of DHA services,” said Mhlanta.
“Once the partnership agreements are finalised, we would be able to take the next steps in this exciting journey.”
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