Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in The Republic of Congo
Country overview
Country overview
The Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville is a member of the Groupe d'Action contre le Blanchiment d'Argent en Afrique Centrale(GABAC), and has made strides towards bringing its KYC/AML regulations to a global standard.
Regulatory overview
Regulatory overview
KYC/AML regulations
AML/KYC regulations in the The Republic of Congo are enforced by a number of regulators including the
- Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC).
- Agence Nationale D' Investigation Financiere (ANIF)
The primary KYC/AML regulation in the The Republic of Congo is Law No. 04/016 of 19 July 2004 concerning the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Data protection regulations
While data rights in Congo Brazzaville are protected by the 2019 Law on the Protection of Personal Data, there is no current active data protection regulator.
Pending the formation of the data protection agency, is advised to adhere to global data protection standards to prevent retroactive sanctions.
Accurately verify users in The Republic of Congo
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 The Republic of Congo
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.
Congo Republic National ID
The national ID card is issued by Direction Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration to every congolese citizen and resident above 16. It is the most common ID type for KYC.
Congo Republic Driver’s License
Driver licenses issued by the Direction generale des transports terrestres (DGTT) are an acceptable KYC document in Congo Brazaville.
Congo Republic Passport
The Direction Générale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration issues passports to Congolese citizens that can be used to verify their identities.
Verify Congolese 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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