Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Guinea

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

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), Guinea has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée (BCRG),
Cellule de renseignement financier Guinée (CRF)

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Guinea is Article 19 of the 2007 Money Laundering Law No. L/2006/010/AN.. Read more about it here

Data protection regulations

The Data Protection Authority of Guinea (DPA) enforces Guinea’s data protection laws via the Guinea Law No. L/2016/037/AN on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection Law

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 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 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.

Guinea National Identity Card

The national ID card issued by the Police Service which reports to the Ministère de la sécurité is the primary KYC document in Guinea.

Guinea Voters ID

Voter IDs issued by La Commission électorale nationale indépendante, Guinea (CENI) are required for voting in election and can also be used as a KYC document.

Guinea Passport

Passports issued by Direction Centrale de la Police aux Frontiéres(DCPAF) may not be popular but are an acceptable kyc document

Guinea Driver’s License

Drivers licenses issued by Ministère des transports et des communications can be used to verify the holder’s identity

Verify 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.