Papua New Guinea finalizes rules linking SIM cards to SevisPass digital ID

Papua New Guinea is finalizing SIM registration rules that will require mobile numbers to be linked to the holder's SevisPass national digital ID. Subscribers will have 12 months to link their SIMs once the regulation is endorsed, with operators connecting via the SevisDEx platform and no longer storing raw biometrics.

• Subscribers get 12 months to link SIMs to SevisPass once rules are endorsed
• Registration and electronic KYC will run through the SevisDEx platform
• Operators will stop storing raw biometrics, relying on SevisPass tokens
• SevisWallet is also planned to link with the electoral roll