South Africans will be able to apply for Smart ID cards at more Capitec branches across the country, as the bank expands its partnership with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Seven branches went ...
A digital partnership with major banks allows South Africans to apply for Smart ID cards at selected branches in minutes.
Over the course of a decade the DHA welcomed 30 bank branches to its Smart ID but recently added 17 more in a matter of months.
The government has denied claims that Home Affairs' smart ID partnership with banks is new and driven by the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The Smart ID services at Capitec are available across five provinces, with the sixth one to be added by Friday ...
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The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Wednesday clarified that the partnership between the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and banks for the Smart ID rollout began as part of ...
Digital Partnership Model with South Africa’s banking sector has officially been launched and citizens can apply for smart identity document cards at nine branches of financial services firms Capitec ...
Today’s announcement by Home Affairs Minister, the DA’s Dr. Leon Schreiber, that Capitec and Standard Bank branches have begun rolling out Home Affairs services, is an absolute gamechanger for South ...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
The first phase of the process has already gone live. Nine South African banks are involved in the initiative at the moment.
After Capitec and FNB got the ball rolling yesterday, Standard Bank also wants in on the party. After rolling out three branches with ...