Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Gabon

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

Country overview

As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and The Action Group against Money Laundering in Central Africa (GABAC), Gabon has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

AML/KYC regulations in Gabon are enforced by a number of regulators including the

Banque centrale des états de l'afrique centrale(BEAC),
Le Groupe d'action contre le blanchiment d'argent en Afrique centrale (GABAC).

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Gabon is Regulation No. 01/03 -CEMAC-UMAC relating to the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in Central Africa.

Data protection regulations

The Gabon data protection authority ('CNPDCP') enforces Gabon’s data protection laws via the Gabon Law No. 001/2011 on the Protection of Personal Data

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 Gabon

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 Gabon

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.

Gabon National Identity Card

The National ID issued by the Civil Registry and it’s the primary KYC document in Gabon.

Gabon Health Insurance ID

Health Insurance IDs issued by Department of Documentation and Immigration. They are required for healthcare activities and can also be used as a KYC document.

Gabon Passport

Passports issued by the Department of Documentation and Immigration. It is not the most common document but is an acceptable KYC document.

Gabon Resident Card License

Resident cards issued by the Department of Documentation and Immigration can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Verify Gabonese 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 document

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.