Photocopying Ghana Card now prohibited for transactions as NIA enforces new identity rules
The latest amendment to LI 2111 reinforces those earlier measures by making biometric verification mandatory for transactions involving the Ghana Card and introducing penalties for organisations and individuals who continue to rely on photocopies or visual inspection instead of the approved verification process.
Photocopying or visually inspecting the Ghana Card for the purpose of carrying out transactions is now an offence following the coming into force of amendments to Ghana's identity registration regulations, with biometric verification now mandatory.
In March 2025, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the National Identification Authority engaged the Ghana Association of Banks and all 25 universal banks on identity verification requirements.
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