KUALA LUMPUR: There are around 2.8 million people who have registered for MyDigital ID in the second quarter of this year, says Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) said that this was an increase from the first quarter of 2025, which saw 1.8 million people registered.
“This number is expected to increase with the rising use-case, which refers to the identity authentication for the government digital services,” she said in the Dewan Rakyat on behalf of the Prime Minister, on Monday (July 21).
She added that MyDigital IDs are used to log in to MyGov portal, authentication for MyJPJ application and verification when purchasing prepaid SIM cards.
She was responding to a question by Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee (PN- Beluran) who had asked the government to state the updates on the MyDigital ID initiatives.
The expanded usage of MyDigital ID in government and private services will further drive the registration of users, she added.
Dr Zaliha added that 10 government applications systems have integrated with MyDigital ID while 12 are still underway and the remaining are either in planning and evaluation stages.
“To date, the total number of integrations has significantly increased to 35 government application systems, with 17 more in progress and 21 in initial discussions.
“Additionally, seven non-government application systems have been successfully integrated, and two more are underway, bringing the total number of integrations to 82 systems—almost double the number compared to last March,” she added.
Dr Zaliha also said that MyDigital ID will also involve digital applications from the financial and banking sectors.
She added that six banks have completed the sandbox testing phase under the supervision of Bank Negara.
“This demonstrates the efforts and confidence of financial and banking institutions in advancing the fintech sector through the use of a valid and secure digital identity.
“In terms of security, MyDigital ID uses biometric technology, e-KYC, and cryptography, and does not store users' personal data to reduce the risk of leakage,” she said, adding that there are collaboration with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and the police to combat cybercrime.
