Case Studies
Trusted at scale
See how Africa's largest banks and fintechs use Smile ID to eliminate fraud, increase conversion, and stay compliant—at scale.
The proof is in the data
These numbers come from real deployments across Africa's largest financial institutions. No estimates. No projections. Just what happened when Smile ID went live.
400M+
Verifications trained into our models
99.8%
Fraud detection accuracy
Paga reduced identity-related fraud by 40% with Smile ID's Biometric KYC
"Smile Identity's Biometric KYC product allows us to verify the true identity of our users quickly and with extreme confidence, without having to choose between high growth and fraud mitigation."
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Fairmoney sped up onboarding, reducing loan approvals to under 5 minutes with Smile ID’s Document Verification and Enhanced KYC products
“We were dealing with numerous issues with our previous KYC provider, prompting us to seek out a more reliable alternative. We scouted the market for potential partners. Eventually, after a thorough review process, we decided to move forward and partnered with Smile ID at FairMoney and it has been seamless so far.”
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Paystack onboarded more than 40,000 merchants across Africa using Smile ID’s KYB, Enhanced KYC and Biometric KYC products
“As Paystack continues to grow across Africa, it's important that we bring the right customers and merchants onto our platform quickly while meeting every local requirement. With Smile ID, we can verify people and businesses in real time across South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria. This verification data informs our decision-making and gives us confidence that the people using Paystack are genuine.”
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