Cambodia considers digital identity and wallet functions for Verify.gov.kh
The document-checking platform could support electronic identity checks for businesses and information exchanges between institutions.
Cambodia is considering adding digital identity, wallet and secure data-sharing functions to Verify.gov.kh, its national platform for checking documents. Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth outlined the proposed expansion at the FrancoTech 2026 ministerial forum in Phnom Penh on November 15.
Vandeth said the system could become broader digital public infrastructure, helping people use government and private-sector services while enabling companies to check customers’ identities electronically. He said its technology allows document checks without requiring continuous access to databases held by issuing institutions.
By October, adoption had reached 38 ministries and other public institutions, alongside 77 educational establishments, according to the minister. He put the number of verified documents supported by the platform at about 12 million. Verify.gov.kh received a UN Public Service Award in 2026.
Vandeth also described overseas applications of the technology. Timor-Leste had adopted it for driver licensing under bilateral cooperation, while the Philippines had introduced a national digital identity system based on the Cambodian platform’s design, he said. He proposed a shared collection of government software and systems that other countries could draw on when developing services.
Within Cambodia, the government has introduced DG SuperApp as a common gateway to digital public services, in addition to platforms handling official documents, forms and government communications. Vandeth said Cambodia wanted to link services between ministries and make procedures simpler for companies and the public. He also urged that digital services be made accessible to remote communities.
