Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Eswatini
Country overview
Country overview
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
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
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Documents we verity in Eswatini
Give users the flexibility to verify their identity using any of the following ID documents. All we need is a document photo and a selfie.
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.
Transcribes document text with 96% accuracy
Checks for accurate format
Identifies tampered and forged documents
Verifies security features
Scan your document
Our image capture tool guides users to take clear photos even with older devices.
Smile for a selfie
We ensure a real user is behind the camera by asking them to smile to test for liveness.
Get real-time results
In a few seconds, we will confirm the document is authentic and belongs to the user.
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