Margins ID Group’s expertise makes Ghana Card global model — NIA Board Chairman
The Board Chairman of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Moses Afetsi Positive, has praised the expertise and commitment of Margins ID Group, the company whose subsidiary, Intelligent Card Production Systems (ICPS), conceptualised, designed and produced the Ghana Card.
He said the company’s work had been central to the establishment of Ghana’s robust national identification system, which had become a cornerstone of governance and national development.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement with Margins ID Group, Mr Positive described the company’s performance as a testament to Ghana’s ability to meet global standards, while stressing the importance of discipline and responsibility in sustaining such achievements.
He was particularly impressed by the various International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) certifications the company had attained, global benchmarks for quality, safety and sustainability.
He, however, cautioned against the possibility of unethical human conduct by the NIA staff using the system built by Margins.
“ISO certifications tell you what to do, but the human factor is something you always have to work on. ISO will help and give you the structures, but people — I know — will always find a way out,” Mr Positive stressed, underscoring the need to combine internationally recognised standards with ethical human behaviour.
Stakeholder meeting to strengthen collaboration
The NIA Board and Margins ID Group convened last Wednesday to review the Ghana Card project and explore strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability of Ghana’s digital identity system.
The meeting marked one of the board’s first official engagements since its inauguration and reflects a renewed focus on consolidating the Ghana Card project as the backbone of service delivery, economic transactions, and governance in Ghana.
The company had earlier engaged the NIA Board during internal deliberations, but the visit was the first official one.
Commitment
Margins ID Group, through its subsidiary ICPS, reaffirmed its commitment to providing secure, scalable, and innovative identity solutions that align with Ghana’s development agenda.
As part of the engagement, the board members toured the Margins ID Group’s headquarters and ICPS facility in Accra.
ICPS operates the largest secure card production facility in Sub-Saharan Africa, with stringent compliance frameworks and security protocols designed to protect the integrity of Ghana’s national identification system.
Margins ID Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Moses Baiden, and the Group’s Executive Directors, offered the NIA Board a first-hand view of the entire Ghana Card production process — from software development to card issuance.
Explaining the advanced safeguards embedded in the Ghana Card production process, Mr Baiden said the printers designed for the project included self-auditing features that guaranteed accountability at every stage.
“The printers that we designed for you are self-auditable, so you know where each card goes and who issues the card,” he revealed.
The feature, he said, enhanced traceability and significantly reduced fraud, ensuring that every cardholder could be tracked from production to distribution.
Globally certified standards
ICPS holds multiple international certifications, including ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management, PCI CP (Payment Card Industry Card Production & Provisioning), and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 for Information Security Management Systems.
Margins ID Group itself also has several global accreditations alongside Cybersecurity Establishment and Cybersecurity Service Provider certifications.
With the Ghana Card now serving as the foundation for banking, health care, telecom services, and e-governance, the strengthened partnership between NIA and Margins ID Group promises to further entrench the card as the key enabler of Ghana’s digital future.
