Trusted user verification for digital Africa
Smile ID, Africa's leading identity verification solution, allows you to remotely verify IDs in seconds while staying compliant and preventing fraud at scale.
Schedule a demoAchieve more with reliable identity verification
Accelerate onboarding, reduce fraud, and stay compliant with seamless, secure, and scalable identity verification built for modern businesses.
Meet compliance
Support AML, KYC and data regulations in every market you enter, with automated compliance workflows built for scale.
Fraud prevention
Detect and prevent fraud with ML-powered risk assessment and real-time identity verification across multiple touchpoints.
Growth / conversion
Increase conversion rates with fast, user-friendly verification flows that don't compromise on security or accuracy.
International expansion
Expand confidently across Africa and globally with coverage for 8500+ identity documents in 226 countries.
Scale Securely with Africa-Focused KYC & AML Tools
Our identity verification solutions cater to various use cases, ensuring secure and compliant onboarding processes for businesses across industries.
Onboarding solutions
Document Verification
Verify government-issued identity documents with AI-powered analysis and real-time validation.
AML Check
Screen users against global sanctions lists and PEP databases for AML compliance.
Government KYC Check
Access official government databases for comprehensive identity verification.
Business Verification
Verify business entities, shareholders, and beneficial ownership information.
Fraud Prevention
Detect and prevent identity fraud with machine learning-powered risk assessment.
Bank Account Verification
Verify bank account ownership and validity in real-time.
Authentication solutions
Biometric Authentication
Secure biometric verification using facial recognition and liveness detection.
Phone Number Verification
Verify phone numbers with SMS and voice verification methods.
Customised verification with a frictionless experience
Tailor your verification process with flexible checks that meet your compliance needs and scale with your business
Document Capture
Our image capture screen guides the user to take a clean photo. Works on older devices – Android 5 & above.
Customer success stories
See how leading businesses use Smile ID to streamline KYC, reduce fraud, and onboard users faster across Africa and beyond.
Trust the experts
We enable businesses to rapidly scale across the continent while confidently verifying their users' identities.
What our clients say
“Efficient and simple”
Smile ID has taken down around 90% of the fictitious sign-ups that we observe.
Bala Daniel
Senior Associate, Financial Crimes
Flutterwave
Biometric Fraud Detection
Information Security and Data Protection
Regulation & Compliance
Enterprise-grade security and compliance
At Smile ID, protecting your data is our top priority. With ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, and now ISO/IEC 30107-1:2023, our facial recognition tech blocked 100% of attack attempts in testing. That's why we're Africa's trusted leader in identity security.
Seamless integration
Well documented and easy-to-use APIs for developers
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We are equipped to help you level up your KYC/AML compliance stack. Our team is ready to understand your needs, answer questions, and set up your account.
