E-Zwich smart card launched in Ghana
30 April, 2008
category: Biometrics, Financial
The Universal Electronic Payments System, E-Zwich, has been launched in Ghana. E-Zwich is a smart card that works both on-line and offline because the cardholder’s biometric has to be verified before a transaction is authorized.
The E-Zwich platform makes possible electronic payments to all Ghanaians whether banked, unbanked or underbanked because its accessible even in the remotest parts of the country, where electricity and telecommunication services might be unavailable or unreliable. The E-Zwich smart card includes a biometric that enables the card owner to approve all transactions using a fingerprint.