Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Equatorial Guinea

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

Country overview

Equatorial Guinea is a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Groupe d’Action contre le Blanchiment d’argent en Afrique Centrale (GABAC), Companies looking to digitally onboard customers and verify identities in Equatorial Guinea are expected to adhere to local and international KYC regulations.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

AML/KYC regulations in Equatorial Guinea are enforced by the

National Bank of Equatorial Guinea (BANGE)
Bank of Central African states.

The primary KYC regulation in Equatorial Guinea is the Law Against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing which was enacted in 2017

Data protection regulations

Although Equatorial Guinea doesn’t yet have an operational data protection agency, the data rights of its citizens and residents are enshrined in the Protection of Personal Data law which was created in 2016.

Data processors are required by law to obtain the consent of customers before processing their data. Processors are expected to secure customers' data and customers also retain the right to request the deletion of their data at any point.

Accurately verify users in Equatorial Guinea

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 Equatorial Guinea

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.

Equatorial Guinea National Identity Card

National Identity cards issued by the Centro Nacional de Emision de Documentos Oficiales (CNEDOGE) are the most common identification document in the country.

Equatorial Guinea Passport

Passports issued by the Centro Nacional de Emision de Documentos Oficiales are an acceptable KYC document for Equatorial Guineans

Equatorial Guinea Driver’s License

Equatorial Guinean driver's licenses are a valid KYC document for identifying the document holder.

Equatorial Guinea Resident Card

Resident cards for non-citizens living Equatorial Guinea can be used to verify their identities

Verify Equatorial Guineans 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.