The Ghana Card’s built-in safeguards are positioning it as one of the most secure identification systems in Africa, with advanced fraud-prevention features ensuring credibility in national and financial transactions.
At a stakeholder engagement in Accra, Moses Afetsi Positive, Chairman of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Board, praised Margins ID Group through its subsidiary Intelligent Card Production Systems (ICPS) for embedding technology that makes the Ghana Card nearly impossible to duplicate or misuse.
Highlighting the company’s innovations, Margins ID Group CEO Moses Baiden revealed that the specialised printers used in Ghana Card production are self-auditable, making every card traceable from issuance to distribution.
“The printers we designed for you are self-auditable, so you know where each card goes to and who issues it. This reduces fraud risks significantly,” Mr. Baiden explained.
According to him, the self-auditing process ensures accountability at every stage, preventing card diversion or unauthorized issuance and long-standing weaknesses in identity systems elsewhere.
ICPS operates the largest secure card production facility in Sub-Saharan Africa, backed by international certifications such as ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for information security and PCI CP for payment card security.
These benchmarks, coupled with strict internal compliance protocols, guarantee the integrity of Ghana’s identification system.
While commending the company’s adherence to global standards, Mr. Positive cautioned that “human behavior remains the weakest link,” urging NIA staff to pair technological safeguards with ethical discipline to maintain public trust.
The NIA Board’s engagement with Margins ID Group was among its first official activities since inauguration and reflected a renewed focus on ensuring long-term sustainability of the Ghana Card project.
Over the past decade, Margins ID Group has worked with the NIA to register Ghanaian citizens, Ghanaians abroad, and eligible foreign nationals. The Ghana Card has since become mandatory for banking, telecommunications, healthcare, and government services, making fraud-prevention central to its credibility.
Board members toured ICPS’s Accra facility, observing the end-to-end secure production process. They were briefed on how layered cybersecurity standards, biometric data encryption, and traceability mechanisms combine to prevent identity theft, counterfeit cards, and fraudulent access to services.
Mr. Positive said the Ghana Card’s fraud-proof design makes it not only a tool for national security but also a reliable driver of economic activity in Ghana’s digital economy.
Margins ID Group reaffirmed its commitment to delivering secure, innovative identity solutions that protect national systems while fostering confidence in e-governance and financial inclusion.
With strengthened collaboration between the NIA and its technical partners, the Ghana Card is expected to serve as a model in Africa for secure digital identity, assuring citizens that their personal data and transactions remain safeguarded.
