Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Lesotho

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

Country overview

As a member state of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), Lesotho has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

Central Bank of Lesotho (CBL),
Lesotho Financial Intelligence Unit (LFIU).

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Lesotho is section 15 of the Money Laundering and Proceed crime ACT 2008.

Data protection regulations

The Data Protection Act, 2013 (the DP Act) enforces Lesotho’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 Lesotho

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 Lesotho

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.

Lesotho National Identity Card

The national ID issued by the Department of National Identity and Civil Registry (NICR) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is the primary KYC document in Lesotho.

Lesotho Passport

Passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs And International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho. They may not be a commonly used document but are an acceptable KYC document.

Lesotho Driver’s License

Drivers licenses issued by The Department of Traffic and Transport (DTT), it can be used to verify the holder’s identity.

Verify Basotho 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.