Stay compliant and onboard customers faster in The Republic of Congo

With Smile ID, you can quickly verify identities and stay compliant with digital KYC and data regulations in The Republic of Congo.

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

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 the Civil Identification Directorate, Ministry of Interior, to every Congolese citizen and resident aged 16 and above. 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.