Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Liberia

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

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

Regulatory overview

KYC/AML regulations

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

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

The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Liberia Is The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act, 2012.

Data protection regulations

The Liberia data protection enforces Liberia’s data protection via the ECOWAS Supplementary ACT,

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 Liberia

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 Liberia

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.

Liberia National Identity Card

The national ID card issued by National Identification Registry (NIR) is the primary KYC document in Liberia.

Liberia Passport

Passports issued by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may not be popular but are an acceptable KYC document

Liberia Driver’s License

Drivers licenses issued by Liberia Motor Vehicle Division – Ministry of Transport, which can be used to verify the holder’s identity

Verify Liberians 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.