Ghana has rolled out a rule that forces businesses to scan the biometric data on the Ghana Card instead of just photocopying or looking at it the old‑fashioned way.
Under the law the card holds fingerprints, iris scans, a photo, a signature and 10 fingerprints. Checking must now be done via a mobile app that verifies the data on the spot.
That means faking a card is a lot harder, though offence now carries penalties—up to 24,000 cedis ($2,100) for organisations and 6,000 cedis ($525) for individuals if they keep using photocopies.
The National Identification Authority says companies that haven’t yet set up the new system should start immediately, or risk fines and prosecution.
The change is part of a wider push to make identity security stronger across Africa, with Ghana at the front line of the fight against fraud.
