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

Jamaica

Digital ID System

WIP

National identity (NIDS)

Governing entity: National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA)
Status of implementation: Pilot
Legally binding redress mechanism: Legally established mechanism
Funding organizations identified: Inter-American Development Bank
Technical Support organizations identified: Inter-American Development Bank
URL: https://www.nidsfacts.com
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: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: YES
Terms of data storage and sharing available: YES
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NA

Digital Payment System

WIP

Mobile money

Payment system type: Mobile money
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2022- 2.2 M USD
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2M
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://boj.org.jm
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: NO
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

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Jam-DEX(CBDC)

Payment system type: CBDC
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2022- 2.2 M USD
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2M
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://boj.org.jm
Last Updated: 26/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: NO
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

WIP

JDXP (Jamaica Data Exchange Platform)

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: NA
Coordination unit: eGov Jamaica Limited
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public, Private
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com
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