Central Bank of Jordan adopts Sanad digital identity for customer verification across all banks

The Central Bank of Jordan announced that all banks operating in the Kingdom will adopt the digital identity available through the Sanad application as an official and approved method for verifying customers’ identities, equivalent to presenting a traditional personal identity document for banking transactions and services. The measure is positioned as part of efforts to automate and digitise banking operations, with the stated aims of improving operational efficiency, simplifying procedures and enhancing the customer experience, while raising the security and reliability of identity verification through digital technologies. Customers will be able to complete banking transactions by presenting their digital identity via the Sanad application without needing to provide a traditional personal identity, using secure and approved electronic verification mechanisms intended to protect data. The central bank also indicated it will continue to work with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship and other institutions to develop the digital financial services system.