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Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Eswatini

With Smile ID, you can quickly verify identities and stay compliant with digital KYC and data regulations in Eswatini.

Eswatini Oveview

As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), Eswatini has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory Overview

KYC/AML regulations

AML/KYC regulations in Eswatini are enforced by a number of regulators including the

Central Bank of Eswatini (CBS),
Royal Eswatini Police Service(RSP)
Eswatini Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Eswatini is Section 19 of the Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (Prevention)(Amendment) ACT 2016.

Data protection regulations

Eswatini Communication Commission (ESSCCOM) enforces Eswatini’s data protection laws via the Eswatini Data Protection ACT, 2022.

Institutions are required to obtain users’ consent before processing and transferring personal data. Users are entitled to the erasure of their personal data upon request.

Accurately verify users in Eswatini

Stay compliant, prevent fraud and streamline your user verification process for customers across Africa with Smile ID. Verify users with confidence with:

General - The most extensive ID coverage on the continent

General - 99.8% recognition accuracy for faces of all skin tones

General - A solution that is compatible with any device

Documents we verity in Eswatini

Eswatini National Identity Card

The Document Services – Ministry of Home Affairs is the primary KYC document in Eswatini.

Eswatini Voters ID

Voter IDs issued by the Ministry of Public Works & Transport are required for voting in elections and can also be used as a KYC document.

Eswatini Passport

Passports issued by Ministry of Home Affairs they may not be as common but are an acceptable KYC document.

Eswatini Driver’s License

Driver licenses issued by Identity Document Services at the Ministry of Home Affairs can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Verify Emaswati using ID documents

Verifying users with ID documents and biometric face matching is one of the most reliable ways to determine a user's true identity. Our ID document verification solution checks that an ID document is authentic, accurately transcribes the text on the document and compares a user-submitted selfie to the document image.

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Scan your document

Our image capture tools guide users to take clear photos even with older devices.

Smile for a selfie

Ensure the real user is behind the camera with a smile to test for liveness.

Get real-time results

In a few seconds, you will confirm the document is authentic and belongs to the user behind the camera.

Comprehensive Identity verification
(KYC/AML) solution in one place

Choose the best method to verify and onboard your customers efficiently.

Document Verification: Verify over 8500 documents across 220 countries globally, including Angola, with a 96% OCR accuracy.

Enhance your security with advanced authentication solutions.

Smartselfie Authentication: Protect your system with our AI-powered SmartSelfie Authentication solution, boasting a 99.8% accuracy rate for African faces. Integrate this into your multi-factor authentication system for accurate identity verification during access attempts.

Access all the tools you need to stop fraud in one place.

AML Check: Run AML checks on users against against 1100+ global and African sanctions, PEP, and adverse media lists.

Duplicate Account Prevention: Prevent duplicate account fraud with real-time scanning of previously registered faces during onboarding using our Smile Secure product.

Integration options

Seamlessly integrate our solutions via API or no-code option with your existing infrastructure to automate compliance.

Smile Links: A flexible, no-code option for creating customised user verification flows

SDKs: Available for iOS, Android, Hosted Web, Flutter, and React Native

Server-to-server libraries: Support for Ruby, Java, PHP, Python, and Node.js

REST API: Robust and flexible integration for efficient compliance automation

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