Nadra unveils new platform for online business.

ISLAMABAD -- In a significant step towards promotion of digital transformation in the country, National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has introduced a new platform that allows entrepreneurs and startups to leverage Nadra's digital identity stack for building new services. Unveiling an innovative platform Nishan Pakistan at Nadra Headquarters here, the authority chairman Tariq Malik emphasised the programme's key attributes, signifying a digital paradigm shift from organisation-centered to user-centered verification services.

He said that Nadra is showcasing its flagship 'Nishaan' platform as a sandbox for businesses. It is designed as an Application Programming Interface (API) stack, enabling private entities to conduct online biometric verification through secure data sharing with Nadra, he added.

Mr Malik further noted that this unprecedented undertaking would unlock a plethora of use cases for businesses, including customer identification through contactless biometric verification.

By testing the platform with specific businesses using an open API mechanism, Nadra would explore new ways to create a strong digital ID ecosystem.

He said the Nishan Pakistan initiative will create new markets within the country. Prosperity begins to anchor the nation's economy when we invest in a particular type of innovation - the market creating innovation.

'This kind of innovation ignites the economic engine of a country, creates jobs and augments profits that fund public services and promote change culture in the society. In essence these market-creating innovations can ignite the fire and businesses can fan the flame by scaling it up', he...