Category: Identity Systems
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Jamaica Is Digitalizing but Not Yet Integrated
Jamaica has set a clear direction to become a more digital society. Initiatives such as the National Identification System (NIDS), the expansion of digital payments (JAM-DEX), and broader access to internet services all point toward a future where identity, transactions, and public services are increasingly digitized. The intent is clear, and progress is underway. Becoming…
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Jamaica’s Digital Identity Ambition Meets Data Protection Reality
A few years ago, I attended a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica where representatives from financial institutions were invited to learn about the proposed National Identification System (NIDS). I was there representing a bank within a Jamaican financial group. The presentation outlined how the system would allow banks and other…
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The Missing Identity in Jamaica’s Digital Economy
I can’t remember exactly how I stumbled upon the article, Corporate Digital IDs to Fight Business Fraud, but it was an insightful read. More importantly, it exposed a blind spot we may have as Jamaica pushes toward a digital economy. We spend a lot of time discussing digital payments, central bank digital currencies, national identification…
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Trust, Biometrics and the Future of Identity in Jamaica
In the previous article, One Person, Many Identities: Jamaica’s Fragmented Identity Problem, we discussed how Jamaica’s identity system is spread across several government agencies. Jamaica’s proposed National Identification System (NIDS) aims to address this by establishing a single root identity for each person. But an important question remains: how will identities actually be enrolled? Enrollment…
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One Person, Many Identities: Jamaica’s Fragmented Identity Problem
In the previous article, The Growing Threat of Identity Fraud in Jamaica, we examined how identity fraud can occur when individuals manipulate documents to impersonate others within financial systems. While such cases often appear to be isolated crimes, they point to a deeper structural issue: Jamaica’s identity ecosystem is fragmented. Today, identity information is managed…