Good news for Capitec, Absa, FNB and Standard Bank customers in South Africa – with more banks to come

Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber says the department has hit its target for bank branches offering Smart ID services ahead of schedule, with more banks and services to be added soon.On Wednesday (11 November), Schreiber noted that the digital Smart ID programme had reached 750 bank branches, meeting the target initially set for March 2027.