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Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in the Democratic Republic of Congo

With Smile ID, you can quickly verify identities and stay compliant with digital KYC and data regulations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We handle onboarding and compliance in 52 African countries so that you can focus on other important things.

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DRC Overview

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a member of both the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) AND East and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), and has made strides towards bringing its KYC/AML regulations to a global standard.

Regulatory Overview

KYC/AML regulation

AML/KYC regulations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Banque Centrale du Congo (BCC)
- Cellule de Renseignement Financier (CRF),
The primary KYC/AML regulation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is Law No. 04/016 of 19 July 2004 concerning the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Data protection regulation

The Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2021, published its data protection law under the law on telecommunications, information, and communication technology N° 20/017 of 25 November 2020.

While the practical details of the law are still unclear, it is advised to adhere to global data protection standards including obtaining customers’ consent before processing and transferring personal data among others.

Accurately verify users in DRC

Our document verification solution enables us to accurately verify identities in DRC, keeping fraudulent users out and helping your business adhere to local KYC regulations. In addition, we have:

General - The most extensive ID coverage on the continent

General - A solution that is compatible with any device

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

Documents We Verify

DRC Voters ID

Voter cards issued by the Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) are mandatory for all citizens over the age of 18 and are an acceptable KYC document.

DRC Passport

Congolese passports are issued by the Ministère des Affaires Etrangères and are an acceptable KYC document in the country.

DRC Driver’s License

Driver Licenses in Congo are issued by the Ministère des Transports et Communications, and are acceptable as a KYC document.

Verify users in DRC 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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