Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Burundi
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), Burundi has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.
- Official language
- French
- Population with ID
- 37%
- Currency
- Burundian Franc
Regulatory overview
Regulatory overview
KYC/AML regulations
AML/KYC regulations in Burundi are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Banque de la République du Burundi(BRB),
- Burundi Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Burundi Is the Burundi Law No. 1/23 of June 23, 2014, on the prevention and suppression of money laundering and terrorist financing.
Data protection regulations
There is no specific data protection legislation has been adopted.
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 Burundi
Stay compliant, prevent fraud and streamline your user verification process for customers across Africa with Smile ID. Verify users with confidence with:
The most extensive ID coverage in Africa
99.8% recognition accuracy for faces of all skin tones
A solution that is compatible with any device
Verify Burundians 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.
Documents we verify in Burundi
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.
Burundi Passport
Passports issued by Commissariat General des Immigrations may not be the most popular ID but are acceptable KYC documents.
All-in-one KYC/AML provider
Our identity verification solutions cater to various use cases, ensuring secure and compliant onboarding processes for businesses across industries.
Document Verification
Accurately verify customers anywhere
AML Check
Screen users against over 1100 global and African watchlists
Government KYC Check
Verify users against reliable government sources
Biometric Authentication
Accurately match faces for user-friendly authentication
Business Verification
Access reliable records from Africa's business registries
Fraud Prevention
Automatically spot anomalies to prevent fraud on your platform
Bank Account Verification
Easily confirm bank account ownership
Phone Number Verification
Validate phone number records in South Africa and Nigeria
Ready to get started?
We are equipped to help you level up your KYC/AML compliance stack. Our team is ready to understand your needs, answer questions, and set up your account.