Biometric verification of Ghana Card now mandatory — Interior Minister

He explained that biometric verification authenticates the identity of a person at the point of transaction by matching the individual’s fingerprint or other approved biometric information with records in the National Identity Register or through match-on-card verification using NIA-approved devices.

The Minister said individuals confirming another person’s identity in private or informal transactions should equally use biometric verification where practicable and must not retain or share Ghana Card data except where permitted by law or with the consent of the cardholder.

By Eric Appah Marfo, GNAAccra, July 22, GNA– Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, says biometric verification of the Ghana Card has become the mandatory standard for identity verification in Ghana.