The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Bahrain

Digital ID System

WIP

Smart ID

Governing entity: Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA)
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: NA
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: Thales Beyon Connect
URL: https://www.bahrain.bh
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NA
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NA
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NA
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: NA
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NA

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

Fawri+(instant payment system), Interbank payment system

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2023- 19.3 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 334 M
Cost of transactions: Variable, free up to 100 BD, then 0.1 BD up to 1000 BD
Number of participants: 2023- 23
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://benefit.bh
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: YES
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NA
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: YES
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

WIP

National Gateway Infrastructure

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: Information & eGovernment Authority
Coordination unit: Information & eGovernment Authority
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: NA
Permitted participants: NA
Ownership: NA
URL: https://www.bahrain.bh
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: NA
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: NA
Impact metrics: NA