Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in Namibia
Country overview
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), Namibia has implemented KYC/AML regulations in line with international standards.
Regulatory overview
Regulatory overview
KYC/AML regulations
AML/KYC regulations in Namibia are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Central Bank of Namibia (CBN),
- Securities Exchange Commission (SEC),
- Namibia The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
The primary legislation governing KYC/AML in Namibia is the Prevention and Combating of Terrorist and Proliferation Activities Act,
2014 (Act No. 4 of 2014).
Data protection regulations
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) enforces Namibia’s data protection laws via Article 13 of the Namibian Constitution.
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 Namibia
Stay compliant, prevent fraud and streamline your user verification process for your customers in Namibia and across other African countries 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 Namibia
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.
Namibian National Identity Card
The national ID card issued by the Department of Civil Registration under MHAI is the primary KYC document in Namibia.
Namibian Voters ID
Voter IDs issued by the Electoral Commission of Namibia(ECN) are required for voting in elections and can also be used as a KYC document.
Namibian Passport
Passports issued by the Department of Immigration Control and Citizenship under MHAI. may not be popular but are an acceptable KYC document
Namibian Driver’s License
Drivers licenses issued by the Roads Authority Namibia – NaTIS can be used to verify the holder’s identity
Verify Namibians 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.
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