Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Comoros
Country overview
Country overview
As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Comoros has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.
Regulatory overview
Regulatory overview
KYC/AML regulations
AML/KYC regulations in Comoros are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Banque Centrale des Comores (BCC),
- Comoros Cellule de renseignement financier (CRF).
The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Comoros is the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Ordinance No. 3-002/PR 2003.
Data protection regulations
La Commission Nationale de Protection des Données Personnelles Comores (CNPD)
enforces Comoros’s data protection laws.
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 Comoros
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 on the continent
99.8% recognition accuracy for faces of all skin tones
A solution that is compatible with any device
Documents we verify in Comoros
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.
Comoros National Identity Card
The national ID card issued by Ministry of Justice, it’s the primary KYC document in Comoros.
Comoros Voters ID
Voter IDs issued by La Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) are required for voting in elections and can also be used as a KYC document.
Comoros Passport
Passports issued by Directeur Général De la Sûreté. May not be popular but are an acceptable kyc document
Comoros Resident Card
Resident cards are issued by Comoros. It can be used to verify the holder’s identity.
Verify Comorians 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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