Nov 8 , 2025
The Ethiopian Bankers Association (EBA) has handed over biometric registration kits purchased on behalf of commercial banks to support the Fayda National Digital ID rollout. Commercial banks under the association contributed a combined 17 million dollars to acquire 6,000 biometric kits, with contributions proportionate to each bank’s capacity and branch network. In the first phase, 2,000 kits were distributed to 31 commercial banks during a handover ceremony held at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia headquarters on Churchill Avenue last Monday. Demissew Kassa, secretary general of the Association, said the initiative was undertaken in collaboration with the Ethiopian National ID Program (NIDP). Each kit includes a laptop, fingerprint and iris scanners, and a facial recognition camera equipped with LED lighting. He noted that the equipment will accelerate the government’s plan to register 40 million citizens under the national digital ID system. The remaining 4,000 kits are currently being procured and will be distributed to banks upon arrival.
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