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Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in The Gambia

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

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The Gambia Overview

The Gambia is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). Companies looking to digitally onboard customers and verify identities in The Gambia are expected to adhere to local and international KYC regulations.

Regulatory Overview

KYC/AML regulations

AML/KYC regulations in The Gambia are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Central Bank of The Gambia, and
- The Gambia Revenue Authority

The primary KYC/AML regulation in The Gambia is the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Act of 2012.

Data protection regulations

The Gambia does not currently have data protection regulations but it is expected to enact them in 2023.

Data controllers and processors active in The Gambia are advised to adhere to international data protection standards including obtaining customers’ consent before processing and transferring personal data.

Accurately verify users in The Gambia

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 verify in The Gambia

Gambia National Identity Card

The Gambia Biometric Identification System (GAMBIS) issues national ID cards that can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Gambia Voter Identity Card

Voter ID cards issued by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) are used to vote in elections and are acceptable as a kyc tool.

Gambia Passport

The Gambia Biometric Identification System (GAMBIS) issues passports that can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Gambia Driver’s License

The Gambia Biometric Identification System (GAMBIS) issues driver licenses that can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Gambia Resident Card

The Gambia Biometric Identification System (GAMBIS) issues resident cards that can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Gambia - Ecowas ID

The ECOWAS ID can be used to verify the identity of citizens of ECOWAS member countries who are resident in The Gambia

Verify users in The Gambia 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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