Zetrix Teams with China’s Blockchain Platform on Cross-Border Digital ID Verification

Zetrix, a layer-1 public blockchain platform, has established an exclusive partnership with Astron-Xinghuo BIF, the international chain of China’s national public permissioned blockchain operating under the Ministry of Industry and IT (MIIT). Through the collaboration, they are introducing ZID, a service enabling Chinese nationals and businesses to convert their identification documents into Web 3 Verifiable Credentials (VCs).

This latest development builds upon Zetrix’s earlier ZCert system, which first enabled digital authentication of Chinese IDs outside mainland China.

The new service allows business entities to present their registration credentials to overseas organizations for real-time verification. Similarly, individual Chinese citizens can digitize and verify their national IDs beyond China’s borders. The platform also supports the digitization of driving licenses for international verification through the Zetrix infrastructure.

The implementation leverages blockchain technology’s immutable nature to ensure the authenticity and tamper-resistance of credentials issued through ZID. This technological foundation provides a secure method for credential verification across borders, similar to approaches being tested by other international initiatives in digital credential verification.

You Xiaoyu, Head of the International Department of Astron, emphasized the significance of cross-border trust in digital verification, stating, “We would like to create a trusted data channel, together with MYEG, to facilitate the international cooperation between China and the rest of the world in the digital age.”

Zetrix, developed by MY E.G. Services Bhd, is expanding its digital identity solutions beyond this partnership. TS Wong, Co-founder of Zetrix, projects that “Digital IDs issued as Verifiable Credentials will usher in the next wave of innovation and introduce the first billion users to the Web 3 ecosystem.”

The service represents a significant step in the digitization of identity verification across international borders, combining governmental authorization with blockchain technology. This development comes as various nations, including Switzerland and Cyprus, are implementing their own digital identity frameworks.

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December 11, 2024 – by Ali Nassar-Smith